TikTok's Chinese parent, ByteDance, is locked in a legal battle that could see it banned in the U.S. over national security concerns, but the new president could affect that outcome.

Donald Trump’s election victory may provide a lifeline for TikTok, which faces a potential U.S. ban in January if not divested from parent company ByteDance.

When asked about whether President-elect Donald Trump would prevent a TikTok ban in the United States, a spokeswoman told The New York Times: “He will deliver.”

After a tumultuous year filled with anxiety and a legal fight about its future in the U.S., TikTok may have just been thrown a lifeline by the man who was once its biggest foe

Spread the loveDonald Trump‘s pronouncements regarding TikTok often feel less like concrete policy and more like pronouncements from a reality TV show. His repeated claims that he will “save” the popular video-sharing app from a forced sale to a US company have left many wondering exactly what his plan entails,

The US president-elect, who tried to ban the social media platform the last time he was in the White House, has repeatedly pledged during his most recent campaign to oppose a ban