An executive order from the president means fans of TikTok get a little more time to enjoy their favorite app. It briefly shut down Sunday following a congressional ban. President Trump pushed the deadline back 75 days,

Trump Monday signed an executive order that gave the social media app 75 days to find a U.S. buyer.

Via CNN - Sen. Josh Hawley, who has been a harsh critic of TikTok, praised the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the law banning TikTok from US app stores.

U.S. officials have long feared that the widely popular short-form video app could be used as a vehicle for espionage.

Multiple people on social media, including conservative media personality Candace Owens, have claimed that Israeli lobbying groups have pushed the U.S. to ban TikTok because of the high number of pro-Palestine content being created and shared on the app.

(CNN) — TikTok went offline in the United States Saturday night, less than two hours before a ban was slated to go into effect. The extraordinary blackout prevents access to one of the world’s most popular social media apps – one tha?t had been used by 170 million Americans.

NBC News received comments from Sens. Rand Paul, Josh Hawley, and Richard Blumenthal about the Supreme Court's ruling that the ban on Chinese-owned social media app TikTok can move forward this weekend.

The United States Supreme Court upheld a law on Friday that will force TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app or face a ban. However, the future of the platform is still unclear. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) praised the court's decision,

Paul said he was disappointed, adding, "I do believe that banning a social media app like TikTok is a violation of the First Amendment."

Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) says that’s because lawmakers agreed that it is a national security risk for Chinese company ByteDance to own the popular app. “The best way for TikTok to continue ...

like Josh Hawley of Missouri and Tom Cotton of Arkansas, remain strongly supportive of the ban. “ByteDance and its Chinese Communist masters had nine months to sell TikTok before the Sunday ...

The TikTok ban ignites a heated debate over privacy, free speech, and national security. While some view it as a necessary measure, others see it as an infringement on rights. The app is back online temporarily.