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This is an executive order (EO 14350) signed by the President on September 16, 2025, that extends a pause on federal enforcement of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act — the law commonly known as the TikTok ban law. It is the fourth such delay, following three prior orders issued in January, April, and June 2025.
The enforcement deadline is moved to December 16, 2025, giving the Department of Justice until that date before it may act on the law. The DOJ is also directed not to pursue penalties for any violations that occurred from the law’s original effective date (January 19, 2025) through the date of this order, even after the new deadline passes. The Attorney General must issue written guidance to formalize this non-enforcement policy and send letters to app providers confirming they face no liability for conduct during that entire prior period. The order also directs the Attorney General to block states and private parties from attempting to enforce the law on their own, asserting that enforcement authority belongs exclusively to the federal executive branch.
App stores, internet hosting services, and other companies that distribute, maintain, or update TikTok or similar apps covered by the law are shielded from federal penalties through at least December 16, 2025, and retroactively for all prior periods. TikTok itself and its users face no immediate legal consequences from the law during this window. States and private litigants who might seek to enforce the law independently are explicitly blocked from doing so under this order.