The Chief Executive Officer of TikTok, Chew Shou Zi, has thanked incoming U.S. President Donald Trump for his commitment to working with them to find a solution to keep TikTok available in the U.S. He said it is a strong stand for the First Amendment and against "arbitrary censorship".

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew plans to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday as the company confronts a new law with a looming deadline requiring it to sell to a non-Chinese firm or stop operating in the United States, according to a source with knowledge of the inauguration plans.