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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…
Washington DC: Hours after going dark, TikTok began restoring its services on Sunday after incoming President Donald Trump said he would revive the social media app’s access in the United States when he returns to power on Monday. The Chinese social media app also thanked Mr…
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…
Washington, United States: TikTok says it will “go dark” in the United States on Sunday unless the government provides assurances a new law calling for its ban won’t be used to punish service providers. “Unless the Biden Administration immediately provides a definitive statement to satisfy the…
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…
On Sunday, January 19, TikTok, the wildly popular video-sharing app that has become a cultural phenomenon in the US, could vanish into thin air—unless the Supreme Court orders on Friday to delay the hammer of a law passed last April by Congress with an overwhelming bipartisan…
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…
Washington DC: As TikTok plans to shut off its US operations on Sunday, YouTube star Jimmy “MrBeast” claimed he is considering purchasing the social media giant’s app for American users. The YouTuber even revealed that several billionaires have “reached out” to him with offers to “pull…
Washington DC: TikTok has dismissed the report suggesting China might allow the potential sale of the social media company’s US operations to billionaire Elon Musk and called it “pure fiction.” The ByteDance-owned company’s comments came in response to a Bloomberg report claiming Chinese officials are exploring…
Washington: Two Democratic lawmakers on Monday urged Congress and President Joe Biden to extend a Jan. 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell the U.S. assets of TikTok or face a U.S. ban. The Supreme Court held arguments Friday on Tiktok and ByteDance’s challenge to the…