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.
TikTok may go dark on Sunday
TikTok could shut down in the U.S. on Sunday with 170 million American users shut out due to a legal and political standoff. NBC News’ Savannah Sellers reports.
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 they would not be punished for hosting and distributing TikTok.
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.
Tiktok will ‘go dark’ on Sunday. Here’s your guide to the ban
What does a TikTok “ban” mean for TikTok users? The Supreme Court has now upheld a federal law that calls for a nationwide ban on TikTok unless it finds a new owner that isn’t Chinese by Sunday. But the White House says enforcing the law will fall to the next administration,
TikTok is set to be banned Sunday. Here’s what it means for you
The clock is ticking down on TikTok in America. A law that requires TikTok to find a new, non-Chinese owner or face a ban is scheduled to go into effect Sunday — and there is little indication the company is set to pull off a sale before then.
Will TikTok still work in the US after its banned? Everything to know
The Supreme Court unanimously chose to uphold the TikTok ban-or-sell legislation. Here's what that means for the app and its U.S. users.
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 ...
Oracle prepares to start shutting TikTok servers from 0200 GMT, The Information reports
Leaders at Oracle, the main cloud computing provider for TikTok's U.S. operations, have told some staff to prepare to shut ...
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 ...
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 ...
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" ...
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 ...
Here’s What Happened When India Banned TikTok in 2020
At the time, India was TikTok’s biggest foreign market outside of China, with 200 million users. (For comparison, the U.S.
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 ...
Can TikTok be saved? A look at potential buyers and a possible merger amid pending ban
Potential buyers for TikTok US include MrBeast, Kevin O'Leary, Frank McCourt's Project Liberty and Perplexity AI, who bid a ...