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Social media app TikTok, which is owned by China's ByteDance, will be banned in the United States on Sunday unless a deal comes together to sell it to a U.S. investor or the U.S. Supreme Court ...
There was certainly a lot of conversation about what the future of TikTok looked like, with users debating whether an extension would be implemented or if it was really going to disappear on the 19th.
Message displayed to US users on the TikTok app during the shutdown on January 18, 2025. The short-form video-hosting service TikTok has been under a de jure nationwide ban in the United States since January 19, 2025, due to the US government's concerns over potential user data collection and influence operations by the government of the People's Republic of China.
House Speaker says they ‘will enforce the law’ against TikTok House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said the U.S. government will enforce the law banning TikTok, amid calls from President-elect ...
The court also noted that minors using the app were at risk of being targeted by sexual predators. The court further asked broadcast media not to telecast any of those videos from the app. The spokesperson for TikTok stated that they were abiding by local laws and were awaiting a copy of the court order before they take action. [18]
A coffin containing a blow up doll, dressed in TikTok merch is used by comic Zach Sage, who posts content on TikTok, as he films in Washington Square Park in New York City, U.S., January 17, 2025.
On September 19, TikTok and ByteDance filed a complaint in Washington, challenging the Trump Administration's recent moves to prevent the app from operating in the U.S., citing that the administration did so for political reasons rather than to stop an "unusual and extraordinary threat". [60]
Booker said the TikTok ban was “crammed into, what we often call in Congress, a ‘must-pass bill,’” which is why it passed so quickly. The TikTok ban was part of a $95 billion foreign aid ...