The social media app went dark late Saturday as a federal law went into effect requiring a sale or ban.
Category: TikTok (ByteDance)
TikTok to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday for Its 170 Million American Users
The Chinese-owned company said it would cut off its services unless the U.S. assures Apple, Google and other companies that they would not be punished for hosting and distributing TikTok.
TikTok Makes Last-Minute Push as Supreme Court Is Poised to Rule on Ban
With the court signaling it will release a decision on Friday, lobbyists for the app pushed lawmakers to shift course.
TikTok Faces U.S. Ban After Appeals Court Denies Bid to Overturn New Law
The law will ban the video app in the United States by Jan. 19 if its owner, ByteDance, does not sell it to a non-Chinese company.
Democratic Meme Makers Rejoice During Kamala Harris’s Campaign
After a few sluggish years under President Biden, liberal social media creators are seeing their messages resonate as Kamala Harris campaigns for the White House.
Carlos Espina is a One-Man Telemundo on TikTok
Carlos Espina is among a new kind of social media personalities whom politicians, especially those in the Biden White House, view as modern-day broadcasters.
Students Target Teachers in Group TikTok Attack, Shaking Their School
Seventh and eighth graders in Malvern, Pa., impersonating their teachers posted disparaging, lewd, racist and homophobic videos in the first known mass attack of its kind in the U.S.
Taiwan, on China’s Doorstep, Is Dealing With TikTok Its Own Way
The island democracy was early to ban TikTok on government phones, and the ruling party refuses to use it. But a U.S.-style ban is not under consideration.
TikTok Sues US Government Over Potential Ban
The social media company and its Chinese parent, ByteDance, sued to challenge the new law, saying it violated users’ First Amendment rights.
Congress Passed a Bill That Could Ban TikTok. Now Comes the Hard Part.
After President Biden signs the bill to force a sale of the video app or ban it, the legislation will face court challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and Beijing’s hostility.