On TikTok, Resignation and Frustration After Potential Ban of App

While Congress says the social app is a security threat, critics of the law targeting it say it shows how out of step lawmakers are with young people. Read More

TikTok's days are literally numbered in the US as bill to ban app is signed into law

The U.S. government has signed a new bill into law that could lead to a nationwide ban of TikTok. The company has less than a year to divest the app and find a potential buyer. Read More

Don't use TikTok? Here's what to know about the popular app and its potential ban in US

President Biden on Wednesday signed into law a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban on TikTok. But what does that mean if you aren't on the app? Read More

TikTok ban: Why the app could really disappear soon

People have been talking about banning TikTok almost as long as it existed. The app was launched under that name in 2017 – and by 2019, it was already banned in much of the world.It means that ... Read More

Why the U.S. Is Forcing TikTok to Be Sold or Banned

TikTok said that it submitted a 90-page proposal in 2022 detailing how it planned to operate in the United States ... on other social media platforms. That includes not giving apps permission ... Read More

TikTok influencer says ban on app would hurt him financially

As a TikTok ban moved closer Wednesday, TikTok creators like Caleb Simpson are planning for what's next. Simpson is known for his home tour series where he approaches a person on the street or ... Read More

How TikTok’s Chinese parent company will rely on an American right to keep the app alive

TikTok’s expected legal challenge to a law signed Wednesday by President Joe Biden forcing the popular app’s parent company to spin off its US operations could be a seminal moment in First Amendment ... Read More

TikTok vows to sue if U.S. bans app

Should the bill pass, TikTok’s Head of Public Policy for the Americas told employees the company would be ready, saying, “At the stage that the bill is signed, we will move to the courts for a legal ... Read More

TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance paying influencers to push its other app Lemon8 as ban looms

TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is paying influencers to push its other social media platform Lemon8 — as the Senate considers banning ... apps. But on the Apple and Google app stores ... Read More

TikTok and the ticking clock: To ban or not?

That TikTok ... United States and its citizens. William E. Boden Cranston, R.I. Curb social media. Young minds are being harmed. I agree that we need comprehensive legislation for all social media ... Read More

TikTok makes $2.1 million TV ad buy as Senate reviews bill that could ban app

TikTok has launched a previously unreported $2.1 million advertising campaign as senators review a House-passed bill that could ban the popular social media ... the app in the United States. Read More

What happened when Tiktok app was banned in India, Chinese company's biggest market

India was the biggest market for Tiktok, owned by China-based ByteDance. Then, on June 29, 2020, the Indian government announced the ban on Tiktok, along with 58 other Chinese apps, after a border ... Read More