Jan 10 Watch 7:00 TikTok’s future in hands of Supreme Court as justices hear arguments against ban By John Yang, Kyle Midura In a matter of days, one of the most popular social media apps in the country could pull the plug if the Supreme Court doesn’t grant it a legal reprieve. Concerns about TikTok's Chinese ownership led Congress to pass a… Continue watching
Jan 05 As potential TikTok ban looms, content creators who rely on the platform wait in limbo By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press The fate of TikTok is keeping creators and small business owners in anxious limbo as they await a decision from the Supreme Court that could upheld their livelihoods. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 5:08 Why Trump asked the Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban and what’s next By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn President-elect Donald Trump has urged the Supreme Court to block a law that would force the popular social media app TikTok to be sold or shut down. In a legal filing Friday night, Trump told the justices that a delay… Continue watching
Dec 27 Trump asks Supreme Court to postpone TikTok ban so he can weigh in after taking office By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 6:42 Investor explains why he thinks TikTok will be safer with U.S. ownership By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant Congressional lawmakers told Apple and Google to be ready to remove TikTok from U.S. app stores on Jan. 19. The app is used by 170 million Americans and lawmakers argue the Chinese government’s relationship with TikTok's parent company threatens data… Continue watching
Dec 06 Law requiring sale or U.S. ban of TikTok upheld by federal appeals court By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied TikTok's petition to overturn the law — which requires TikTok to break ties with its China-based parent company ByteDance or be banned by mid-January — and rebuffed the… Continue reading
Nov 12 Trump promised to save TikTok, but what happens next is not clear By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press After a tumultuous year filled with anxiety and a legal fight about its future in the U.S., TikTok may have just been thrown a lifeline by the man who was once its biggest foe. Continue reading