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This is a presidential executive order (EO 14310) signed June 19, 2025, that further delays federal enforcement of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act — the law that requires TikTok’s parent company to divest or face a U.S. ban. It is the second extension of an original delay first established by EO 14166 on January 20, 2025, and extended once before by EO 14258 on April 4, 2025.
The enforcement deadline is pushed forward to September 17, 2025, meaning the Department of Justice may not take any action to enforce the Act or impose penalties on any party until at least that date. The order also grants retroactive immunity for the entire period from the Act’s effective date through June 19, 2025 — no entity can be penalized for conduct during that window even after the delay expires. The Attorney General is directed to issue written guidance and send letters to app-store and platform providers formally confirming they face no liability for any past noncompliance. The order also asserts that enforcement authority under the Act belongs exclusively to the federal executive branch, directing the Attorney General to block any enforcement attempts by states or private parties.
App stores and platform providers — such as Apple and Google — that distribute TikTok are directly relieved of any legal exposure for continuing to offer the app through September 17, 2025, and retroactively for any prior period. TikTok and its parent company ByteDance are similarly shielded from federal penalties during the extended window. State governments and private plaintiffs who might seek to enforce the Act independently are explicitly preempted from doing so under this order.