Jan 20 Trump signs executive order to suspend TikTok ban for 75 days to find U.S. buyer By Sally Ho, Associated Press Business leaders, lawmakers, legal scholars, and influencers who make money on TikTok are watching to see how Trump tries to resolve a thicket of regulatory, legal, financial and geopolitical issues with his signature. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 2:18 News Wrap: Biden thanks supporters in South Carolina on last full day of his term In our news wrap Sunday, Biden spent the final full day of his presidency visiting supporters in South Carolina, Trump laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery, TikTok restored service to U.S. users after temporarily going dark due to a… Continue watching
Jan 19 TikTok says it’s restoring service to U.S. users based on Trump’s promise after app went dark By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press TikTok said Sunday it was restoring service to users in the United States after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a federal ban that President-elect Donald Trump said he would try to pause by executive order on… Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 3:03 News Wrap: TikTok plans to go dark in the U.S. on Sunday when ban takes effect In our news wrap Saturday, TikTok says it will go dark for its U.S. users on Sunday as Trump signaled he may give the app a 90-day reprieve, crews are working to move Trump’s inauguration into the Capitol Rotunda due… Continue watching
Jan 18 Trump says he’ll ‘most likely’ give TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid U.S. ban By Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he “most likely” would give TikTok 90 more days to work out a deal that would allow the popular video-sharing platform to avoid a U.S. ban. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 5:52 Biden White House says enforcement of TikTok ban will fall to Trump By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat The Supreme Court unanimously upheld a law that threatens to shut down TikTok as soon as Sunday. The justices ruled free speech rights must yield to concerns that Chinese control of the popular social media app creates a national security… Continue watching
Jan 17 Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban if not sold by Chinese, Trump has promised a solution By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court held Friday the risk to national security posed by TikTok's ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech by the app or its 170 million users in the U.S. A sale does not appear imminent. Continue reading
Jan 17 Biden won’t enforce TikTok ban, leaving fate of app to Trump, official says By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak, Michelle L. Price, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press 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 office, a U.S. official says. Continue reading
Jan 17 Read the full Supreme Court ruling upholding ban on TikTok if not sold by Chinese parent company The court’s decision Friday means new users won’t be able to download the app and updates won’t be available, but it won’t disappear from users’ phones. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 6:01 The clock is ticking on TikTok with potential ban coming this weekend By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins The clock is ticking on a potential ban on TikTok. In April, Congress and President Biden gave the app’s Beijing-based parent company 270 days to find a new owner or face a shutdown. They argued that Chinese control of the… Continue watching