TikTok is once again available for download in U.S. app stores, following an extension granted by President Donald Trump, delaying the enforcement of a ban on the Chinese-owned social media platform until April 5.

The app, which has over 170 million users in the United States, briefly went offline last month as the initial deadline for the ban loomed. However, Trump signed an executive order giving TikTok an additional 75 days to either comply with regulations or face a potential sale.

TikTok has yet to respond to a comment request from BBC News.

Bloomberg, which was first to report TikTok’s return to the U.S. app stores, revealed that the move came after Apple and Google received assurances from the Trump administration that they would not face liability for hosting the app and that the ban would not be enforced immediately.

This ban, which passed with bipartisan support in Congress, was later signed into law by President Joe Biden. The legislation called for TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest the U.S. version of the platform to a neutral third party to avoid a complete ban. The Biden administration had raised concerns that TikTok could be leveraged by China for espionage and political manipulation.

Both China and TikTok have denied these claims. Additionally, Beijing has resisted calls to sell TikTok’s U.S. operations.

The law received broad support across both political parties in the U.S. and was ultimately upheld by the Supreme Court. Although Trump initially pushed for the app’s ban during his presidency, his stance seemed to shift in 2020, when he spoke positively of TikTok, noting the popularity his videos gained during the presidential campaign.

When TikTok resumed operations last month, a message thanking President Trump was sent to its users.

TikTok CEO Shou Chew met with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate after Trump’s electoral win in November and also attended his inauguration. Trump has since expressed a willingness to find a solution that aligns with the law’s intent rather than its exact requirements, even suggesting the possibility of TikTok being jointly owned. He proposed a deal where a buyer would own half of the platform’s U.S. operations, with the U.S. government receiving the other half.

Other figures previously linked to potential acquisitions of TikTok include billionaire Frank McCourt and Kevin O’Leary, a celebrity investor from Shark Tank. Additionally, Jimmy Donaldson (aka MrBeast), the most subscribed YouTuber, has claimed interest in acquiring the app after receiving inquiries from several investors.