As the clock ticks down on TikTok’s 75-day reprieve from divesting from its Chinese owners or being banned in the United States, several contenders are in the running. Here’s a look at who could save the app before the April 5 deadline. Elon Musk While Musk…
Rs 43 Crore For iPhone With TikTok? Users Turn Desperate In US
Days after TikTok was banned in the US and quickly revived by newly inaugurated President Donald Trump, users who uninstalled it are willing to spend significant amounts of money to buy a smartphone with access to the short-video app. Despite being allowed back, TikTok is still…
Trump Gives TikTok 75-Day Grace Period From US Ban
Washington, United States: Newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump ordered a 75-day pause on enforcing a law that would effectively ban TikTok, marking one of his first acts in office. The executive order delayed implementation of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which…
TikTok Stops Working For US Users Ahead Of Federal Ban
TikTok disconnected access to its users in the United States late Saturday shortly before a national ban on the app was to take effect, with President-elect Donald Trump unable to intervene until he takes office. “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US,” said…
How TikTok Ban Would Work, Why User Workarounds Won’t
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 US investor or the US Supreme Court intervenes. The ban results from an April law signed by…
What Next For TikTok In The US?
Washington: TikTok faces an imminent shutdown in the United States after Congress passed a law last year forcing its Chinese owner ByteDance to either sell the platform or close it by Sunday. The US Supreme Court is expected to rule this week on TikTok’s challenge to…