TikTok officially went dark for users of the popular social media late Saturday night, just a few hours before a ban was set to take effect.
The Supreme Court upheld a law that could ban TikTok, requiring its parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app to American owners or shut it down by Sunday.
The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that could force TikTok to shut down in the United States, potentially cutting off the app's 170 million users within days. The Department of Justice noted that enforcing the law "will be a process that plays out over time,
TikTok’s future in the United States is yet to be seen following a Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way to ban the app Sunday and President-elect Donald Trump’s wish to keep it. The high court unanimously ruled Friday that the divest-or-ban law does not violate TikTok’s or its users’ First Amendment rights.
TikTok influencers and creators in Des Moines are bracing for a Supreme Court decision that could strip them of their platforms and followings.
That’s the pressing question keeping creators and small business owners in anxious limbo as they await a decision that could ... TikTok to break ties with its Chinese-based parent company, ByteDance, or face a U.S. ban. At the heart of the case is ...
TikTok, ByteDance & some of the devoted users who rely on the platform for entertainment, income and community argued the statute violated the First Amendment.
US President-elect Donald Trump has said he would "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban in the United States after he takes office on Monday.
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a law mandating TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest ownership, citing national security concerns. The ruling affirms the First Amendment isn't violated by the measure,
Frank McCourt, founder of Project Liberty, has submitted a proposal to ByteDance to acquire TikTok’s US assets. The plan aims to preserve TikTok’s US user base, ensuring privacy, data control, and continued access while transitioning to an American-made tech infrastructure.
TikTok is hurtling towards a Sunday ban, yet questions remain about whether Trump can save the app and what creators feel about the app.
The app’s fate is in the hands of Donald Trump, who has vowed to rescue it after returning to the presidency on Monday.