Extending the TikTok Enforcement Delay
Executive Order 2025-06162
|Signed on April 5, 2025
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What it means
Extends the delay in enforcing the ban on TikTok until June 19, 2025. The Department of Justice is prohibited from taking action against TikTok during this period and must issue guidance confirming there is no liability for activities during the delay.
Expected impact
- Provides additional time for potential negotiations or a solution regarding TikTok's ownership structure
- Offers temporary relief for the platform's 170 million American users who can continue using the app
- May signal the administration is seeking alternatives to an outright ban
- Creates a longer window for TikTok's parent company ByteDance to pursue legal challenges or divestiture options
- Could ease tensions with China temporarily while strategic discussions continue