06:54 AM EST, 02/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- TikTok returned to the US app stores of Apple ( AAPL ) and Google ( GOOG ) on Thursday after President Donald Trump delayed a ban on the Chinese-owned app, multiple media outlets reported.

Trump assured the tech giants that they would not face fines for distributing or maintaining TikTok, which briefly went dark last month, the reports said.

Trump signed an executive order extending the enforcement of the ban by 75 days, allowing TikTok to continue operating in the US temporarily, the reports added.

The executive order follows a law that took effect on January 19 requiring TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to either sell the app or face a ban on national security grounds.

Trump also said that the 75-day deadline could be extended, according to multiple media reports.