TikTok shut down Saturday night ahead of the U.S. ban. But by Sunday, the platform was back, and the company credited Trump.

Elon Musk criticized the situation where TikTok operates in the US, but X is banned in China, calling it unbalanced and emphasizing the need for change, while also expressing his long-standing opposition to banning TikTok.

In a recent post on X, Elon Musk voiced concerns over the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and China regarding social media platforms, specifically TikTok and X (formerly Twitter). Musk, who owns X,

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday delaying the U.S.'s ban on TikTok by 75 days, giving the Chinese-owned social media app time to find a U.S. buyer.

The chief executive of TikTok, which went dark but then returned over the weekend, was among the tech executives who attended President Trump's inauguration. NBC News' Savannah Sellers reports.

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos were among those invited inside the Capitol for Donald Trump's swearing in.