The CEO of investment firm General Atlantic, a board member of TikTok's parent company, said on Thursday that he was optimistic that a deal to keep the short-video app operating in the United States would be agreed.

TikTok in the US has attracted interests from top corporates including General Atlantic CEO. Interesting names such as MrBeast has emerged.

General Atlantic CEO and ByteDance board member Bill Ford said Wednesday that he believes TikTok will soon reach a deal to remain in the U.S.  “It’s in everybody’s interest,” Ford said

A board member at TikTok’s parent company said that a deal to save the app from disappearing in the United States will be done soon.

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

An executive order is an instruction from the president which has the weight of the law behind it. But Trump's order does not overturn the ban. Instead it tells the US attorney general not to enforce the law for now - something experts had expected would be his first move.

It's unclear if Trump has the authority to direct the Justice Department to not enforce the law, which was passed by wide margins in both ho