TikTok shuts down in the United States hours ahead of a ban
Jan 18, 2025 · TikTok went offline in the United States Saturday night, less than two hours before a ban was slated to go into effect. The extraordinary blackout prevents access to one of the world’s most ...
Why is TikTok banned? What's behind the law that shuttered the …
Jan 17, 2025 · U.S. officials have repeatedly warned that TikTok threatens national security because the Chinese government could use it as a vehicle to spy on Americans or covertly influence the U.S....
Inside the rise and fall of TikTok in the US | AP News
Jan 18, 2025 · The possibility of the U.S. outlawing TikTok kept influencers and users in anxious limbo during the four-plus years that lawmakers and judges debated the fate of the video-sharing platform. The moment its fans dreaded arrived late Saturday when the platform went dark in response to a federal ban.. By midday Sunday, TikTok said it was restoring services to users in the United States after ...
TikTok Ban Heads to the Supreme Court. Here’s What to Know.
Jan 17, 2025 · The Supreme Court ruled against TikTok on Friday, rejecting the short-form video app’s appeal of a law that effectively bans it in the United States.
TikTok is back online after Trump pledged to restore it
Jan 19, 2025 · TikTok was offline in the United States for about 14 hours, before the company said a post from Trump gave it the confidence to restore access to the app. Trump was the first to try to ban TikTok ...
What to know as TikTok resumes service following Trump’s …
Jan 18, 2025 · TikTok was restored on Sunday following assurances from President-elect Donald Trump that he would work with the Chinese-owned platform to prevent a permanent ban in the U.S., giving its 170 ...
Supreme Court gives green light to law that could ban TikTok
Jan 17, 2025 · The Supreme Court delivered a major blow to TikTok by declining to block a law that could lead to the social media platform being banned in the United States within days.
TikTok starts restoring service in the U.S. after shutting down over ...
Jan 19, 2025 · Washington — TikTok began restoring service to users in the United States following a temporary and voluntary shutdown that lasted less than a day. The company said Sunday that it was in the...
Restrictions on TikTok in the United States - Wikipedia
In 2020, the United States government announced that it was considering banning the Chinese social media platform TikTok upon a request from Donald Trump, the president of the United States, who viewed the app as a national security threat.The result was that the parent company of TikTok, ByteDance—which initially planned on selling a small portion of TikTok to an American company—agreed ...
U.S. TikTok ban: How it would work and how to prepare : NPR
Jan 13, 2025 · Even if the controversial U.S. ban on TikTok does take effect on Jan. 19, the app won't automatically vanish from phones. Here's what would change, plus preparations and potential work-arounds.