White House EO Paused TikTok Ban

Updated on: Apr 11, 2025

Latest Event


  • Apr. 2025 White House Enforcement Delay
  • On Apr. 4, 2025, White House issued Extending the TikTok Enforcement Delay.
  • Extends deadline for compliance with EO 14166 prohibitions to Jun. 19, 2025.
  • No DoJ enforcement actions for noncompliance between Jan. 19 and Jun. 19, 2025.

On Jan. 20, White House issued order on TikTok ban enforcement.

  • White House issued Executive Order allowing time to investigate The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (HR 7521) re TikTok.
  • Follows White House Jan. 2025 President's America first priorities, see #240867.
  • EO Summary
  • Act prohibits entities from distributing, maintaining, or updating certain defined foreign adversary controlled applications, including TikTok, within the territory of the US.
  • Prohibitions with respect to foreign applications became effective on Jan. 19, 2025.
  • Attorney General ordered not to take any action to enforce the Act for 75 days.
  • To permit Trump Administration opportunity to determine appropriate action re TikTok.
  • Jan. 30, 2025 White House Fed Reg Publication
  • On Jan. 30, 2025, White House published Executive order 14166 in federal register.
  • Apr. 2025 White House Enforcement Delay
  • On Apr. 4, 2025, White House issued Extending the TikTok Enforcement Delay.
  • Extends deadline for compliance with EO 14166 prohibitions to Jun. 19, 2025.
  • No DoJ enforcement actions for noncompliance between Jan. 19 and Jun. 19, 2025.
Regulators
White House
Entity Types
CNSM; Corp
Reference
EO, 4/4/2025; EO 14166, 90 FR 8611, 1/30/2025; EO, 1/20/2025; HR 7521;
Functions
Legal; Operations
Countries
United States of America
Category
State
N/A
Products
Corporate
Rule Type
Final
Regions
Am
Rule Date
Jan 20, 2025
Effective Date
Jun 19, 2025
Rule ID
241192
Linked to
Reg. Last Update
Apr 4, 2025
Report Section
US Consumer