What We Know About the TikTok Ban - The New York Times
Jan 19, 2025 · Starting on Saturday night, TikTok, the short-form video app owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, was unavailable in the United States as a result of a new law that banned the company’s apps ...
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.
How a Sale of TikTok Would Work and Who Might Buy It
2 days ago · A new law says TikTok must be sold to a non-Chinese owner or face a ban in the United States. President Trump has thrown out a lot of options for a potential sale.
TikTok ban: all the news on the app’s shutdown and return in the US
3 days ago · TikTok has returned — at least partially — in the US following a nationwide ban, but other popular ByteDance-owned apps, such as the digital card game Marvel Snap, video editing app CapCut ...
About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in the United States
Pursuant to the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, apps developed by ByteDance Ltd. and its subsidiaries — including TikTok, CapCut, Lemon8, and others — will no longer be available for download or updates on the App Store for users in the United States starting January 19, 2025.
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.
Why is TikTok getting banned in the U.S.? When will it ... - IndyStar
Jan 13, 2025 · Depending on how they rule, TikTok could be banned in the U.S. in just under a week, and the endless scrolling will stop. If the U.S. Supreme Court does not stop the ban, the parent company...
Restrictions on TikTok in the United States - Wikipedia
As of early February, TikTok's website is operational in the United States, but its app is unavailable on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. In January 2025, TikTok users began exploring options for a "mass migration" to other apps in the event that TikTok were to be banned.
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban - SCOTUSblog
Jan 17, 2025 · This article was updated on Jan. 17 at 12:45 p.m. The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld a federal law that will require TikTok to shut down in the United States unless its Chinese parent company can sell off the U.S. company by Jan. 19. In an unsigned opinion, the justices acknowledged that, “for more than 170 million Americans,” the social media giant “offers a distinct and ...
U.S. TikTok ban: How it would work and how to prepare : NPR
Jan 13, 2025 · The fate of TikTok — and its 170 million American users — hangs in the balance, as the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of a law that would ban the platform in the U.S. if its...