Why is TikTok banned? What's behind the law that shuttered the app
U.S. officials have long feared that the widely popular short-form video app could be used as a vehicle for espionage.
Some U.S. leaders and lawmakers backpedal on eve of TikTok ban
After a bipartisan bill to remove TikTok from app stores in the U.S. or force its sale passed last year, some officials in Washington now want to delay the ban from going into effect.
Big Tech's TikTok choice: Trump? Or the law?
Here's a 2025 conundrum for Apple, Google, and Oracle when it comes to TikTok: Do they follow President Trump's orders? Or do they follow the law?
TikTok probably will get a 90-day reprieve on ban, Trump says
The president-elect told NBC News that extending the deadline before TikTok is banned in the United States would be “appropriate.”
Supreme Court upholds law that could ban TikTok in the U.S., leaving the matter to Trump
In an unsigned opinion, the Court sided with the national security concerns about TikTok rather than the First Amendment rights. There were no noted dissents.
Speaker Johnson says ‘we will enforce the law’ as TikTok ban takes effect
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) says during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press that TikTok still poses a threat to the American people as President-elect Donald Trump promises to save it.
Trump says he 'most likely' will give TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid US ban
President-elect Donald Trump says he “most likely” will give TikTok 90 more days to work out a deal that would allow the popular video-sharing platform to avoid a U.S. ban
Full List of Republicans Who Voted to Ban TikTok as Trump Reveals New Plan
Nearly 200 House Republicans and over 30 Senate Republicans voted to ban TikTok last year if it did not sell its U.S.
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Biden passes TikTok hot potato to Trump
I don’t see that the White House could do that,” he said. “It doesn’t mean they won’t.” Markey tried unsuccessfully on Wednesday to pass a bill extending the deadline to sell TikTok ...
TikTok still in limbo, unavailable on US app stores as uncertainty around Trump’s 75-day extension swirls
TikTok remained unavailable in Google and Apple app stores on Tuesday as President Trump’s executive order delaying ...
Chinese App RedNote Becomes the New Home for “TikTok Refugees,” But Will the Exodus Prove Permanent?
As Xiaohongshu — known as RedNote or Red in English — surged to the top of the App Store downloads list this week, users in ...
White House says TikTok's threat to go dark on Sunday is a 'stunt'
TikTok said it will be forced to go dark on January 19, the day the ban is set to take effect, without more assurances it won ...
TikTok had an incredibly wild whirlwind of a weekend
The extraordinary developments for one of America’s most popular social media apps over this weekend will be one for the history books. The banning — and unbanning — of TikTok involved actions from a ...
Biden won't enforce TikTok ban after signing law last year, leaving fate to Trump: official
President Joe Biden's administration will reportedly not seek to enforce TikTok ban set to take effect soon due to law Biden ...
Jim Jordan on bringing TikTok back online: ‘Right now, the law is the law’
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, said Sunday that a change in the law would be necessary to ...
House passes Laken Riley Act, which heads to Senate with increasing Democratic support
The Laken Riley Act was passed on a 264-159 vote, with 48 House Democrats joining the Republican majority. The bill will now ...
White House says implementation of TikTok ban passed to Trump, citing timing reasons
US President Joe Biden won’t enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves ...