Will TikTok be banned on June 19? Trump says he'll extend deadline yet again, if needed

President Donald Trump said he will extend the TikTok ban deadline again if ByteDance doesn't divest the platform by June 19. Read More

Everything You Need to Know About The Looming U.S. TikTok Ban

The looming U.S. TikTok ban is in the hands of the Supreme Court and a handful of potential buyers as the only two options to save the app. Read More

Project Liberty's plan to decentralize TikTok could be the blueprint for a better internet

If The People's Bid succeeds, TikTok users could get their data back. ZDNET spoke with the initiative's president, Tomicah Tillemann, about the app's potential future. Read More

"Not a favorable situation": Internet reacts as Trump delays TikTok ban again, gives ByteDance 75 more days

The law mandates that ByteDance divest its ownership of TikTok or face a nationwide ban. The law was passed amid concerns that Chinese authorities could potentially access the platform's vast user ... Read More

Trump says he’s willing to extend pause on TikTok ban again

President Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday he will again extend a pause on a ban against TikTok in the event that the app’s parent company does not divest from its popular social media ... Read More

TikTok, Facing a U.S. Ban, Tells Advertisers: We’re Here and Confident

The company’s executives tried to reassure potential advertisers about the app’s future in the United States without directly addressing a looming ban under a federal law. Read More

Internet Ban

President-elect Donald Trump has urged the US Supreme Court to pause implementation of a law that would ban TikTok. The law would require TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the platform to ... Read More

Trump offers TikTok another extension on ban, says he has a "warm spot" in his heart for the app

At the start of last year, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act was passed, defining TikTok as being a threat to national security ... Read More

How TikTok became the world’s most controversial app

After amassing more than 170 million users in the US in less than seven years, TikTok is now facing a complete ban if a deal is not ... the app as a source of news, with roughly a third of people ... Read More

The TikTok ban is losing support among Americans, study says

Americans' support for a TikTok ban is declining, according to a study from the Pew Research Center. This survey of more than 5,000 U.S. adults found that just 34% of respondents supported banning the ... Read More