President Donald Trump has directed his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok ban until early April.

Measure directs Justice Department to not enforce the law for 75 days while administration determines “the appropriate course forward.”

President Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office that halts the ban on TikTok. But is TikTok actually "saved?"

TikTok, one of the most popular social media platforms in the United States, has a little more than three months to reach a deal divesting it of Chinese ownership before it goes dark. The app boasts roughly 170 million monthly active users across the country but faces extinction by May if it fails to sell

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order Monday to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the social media platform’s users even as national security questions persist.

More specifically, it concerns President Trump's Jan. 20 executive order advising the attorney general not to enforce the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The effect of the executive order is to delay for 75 days the ban on TikTok that went into effect on Jan. 19.

President Trump on Monday issued an executive order that would direct the attorney general not to enforce a ban on TikTok for 75 days. Why it matters: In one of his first actions in office, Trump is prioritizing saving a platform that he says has been friendly to him.

TikTok could still not be downloaded from the Apple and Google app stores in the U.S, even after President Trump's executive order.