TikTok was taken down from US app stores just hours before the January 19 deadline, with app users getting notified of the shutdown. There is some hope that President-elect Trump may reinstate TikTok temporarily following his inauguration on January 20, 2025.
TikTok has essentially warned that it will “go dark” in the U.S., given that service providers underpinning the platform won’t be able to continue doing so lawfully. This might be over soon. TikTok is hopeful,
And then there’s the issue of the devil you know — the inference that while TikTok has its issues, we’re several years and a whole lot of scrutiny into a containing strategy. The raft of new Chinese apps surging on apps stores in the U.S., Rednote in particular, has security implications that no-one has yet really grappled with.
Now that TikTok has been disabled for US users, these rival apps can help you get your fix of short-form video.
TikTok is officially shutting down for U.S. users tonight, but there's a shred of hope it could make a speedy comeback.
The ban, set to take effect Sunday, January 19, will remove TikTok from U.S. app stores. But there are workarounds for downloading the app post-ban.
TikTok stopped services in the US late on Saturday hours before a federal law banning the app went into effect.
TikTok is officially shutting down operations in the United States amid a ban, and users have been notified via the Android and iOS apps.
TikTok has gone dark in the U.S., the result of a federal law that bans the popular social media app for millions of Americans.
The Supreme Court has upheld a ban on TikTok. Before the app goes dark on Sunday, you’re probably wondering how to back up the dozens, hundreds, or even
A rare wave of U.S.-China camaraderie broke out online in recent days as “refugees” from the popular short video platform TikTok poured onto a Chinese social media platform to protest a now-delayed ban on the service.
Earlier today, the US Supreme Court upheld the TikTok Ban, which means that at this point, the app will go dark on Sunday. In TikTok CEO's Shou Zi Chew