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
Jan 16 Trump NSA pick says president-elect exploring options to ‘preserve’ TikTok facing U.S. ban By Associated Press Waltz made the comment after he was asked by Fox News anchor Bret Baier about a report from the Washington Post that said Trump was considering an executive order to suspend enforcement of the federal law that could ban the… Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 6:08 Why ‘vertical shorts’ for mobile phones are taking off in the entertainment industry By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson Most of the video entertainment we watch these days isn’t at the movies, on TV or even on a computer — it’s on a smartphone. To cater to these changing habits, companies are turning out bite-sized soap operas for phone… Continue watching
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 09 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on whether TikTok can be banned in free speech case By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The high court on Friday seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company. Continue reading
Jan 09 Free speech and national security collide as TikTok’s case arrives at Supreme Court By Mark Sherman, Associated Press In a collision between free speech and national security, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over the fate of TikTok, a digital age cultural phenomenon that roughly half the U.S. population uses for entertainment and information. Continue reading
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