Why is TikTok getting banned? What to know about the law
The 170 million TikTok users in the U.S. could be in for a rude awakening come Sunday if they suddenly find the enormously popular video-sharing app is inaccessible because of a law passed by a bipartisan majority in Congress last year.
Is TikTok banned in the US? What to know after Supreme Court decision
TikTok is set to be banned in the US on 19 January after the Supreme Court denied a last ditch legal bid from its Chinese owner, ByteDance. It found the law banning the social media platform did not violate the first amendment rights of TikTok and its 170 million users, as the companies argued.
Trump says he will 'most likely' give TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid a ban
Trump spoke to NBC News' Kristen Welker in an exclusive phone interview Saturday, discussing his plans on what to do about the popular social media app.
What we know about the TikTok ban
Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we’re looking at the impacts of the looming TikTok ban in the U.S., including the “TikTok refugees” moving to
TikTok says US ban will force it to stop services
We're working to restore our service in the U.S. as soon as possible,” the company said in a pop-up on the app.
TikTok probably will get a 90-day reprieve on ban, Trump says
The president-elect told NBC News that extending the deadline before TikTok is banned in the United States would be “appropriate.”
How will TikTok's ban affect millions of content creators? Here's what we know.
A TikTok ban could send millions of content creators on the hunt for another reliable income source. Here's what we know.
TikTok ban puts squeeze on Big Tech
A TikTok ban Sunday would implicate tech giants like Google, Apple and Oracle, who risk enormous fines if they keep the app operational.
What happened when other countries banned TikTok
India’s 2020 crackdown helped give rise to Instagram Reels, which has largely replaced it there. But TikTok has proved more resilient elsewhere.
TikTok says it’s going offline in the US
TikTok says it is officially going dark in the United States now that a federal ban of the app is going into effect. Around 6 ...
TikTok Ban—Will Your iPhone And Android Apps Be Deleted Tomorrow?
While we originally expected the app to continue working for existing users post a ban coming into effect, that now seems not ...
Biden and Trump Weigh In as TikTok Threatens to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday
The Chinese-owned company said it would cut off its services unless the U.S. assures Apple, Google and other companies that ...
TikTok says it will be 'forced to go dark' unless it gets 'definitive' statement from White House
Social media platform TikTok said it will be "forced to go dark" on Sunday unless the White House gives a "definitive" ...
These Billionaires, Companies And Investors—Elon Musk, Kevin O’Leary And More—Could Buy TikTok As Ban Looms
ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, is required to sell the app to a U.S.-based buyer or face a nationwide ban.
In TikTok’s Final Hours, a Mix of Silliness and Sadness
On Saturday, TikTok users in the United States scrolled through the app for what could be its final hours after the Supreme ...
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Is TikTok Actually Getting Banned? Live Updates
NBC News reports that TikTok has boosted advertisements for Lemon8, an application also owned by ByteDance, in recent days.
Trump says he 'most likely' will give TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid US ban
President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he “most likely” would give TikTok 90 more days to work out a deal that would ...
TikTok tells US users it is shutting down ‘temporarily’
TikTok told its 170mn US users on Saturday that it will no longer be available “temporarily” after the expiry of a deadline ...