TikTok banned: Why you’re seeing a pop-up when you open the app
It's not the first time TikTok has sent a politically motivated pop-up message about the U.S. government's efforts to ban the app due to concerns over its Chinese ownership. In March 2024, the app asked users to call their representatives to ask for an end to the ban.
TikTok could immediately shut its app to millions in the US in days – here's how to prepare
TikTok could be planning to immediately shut its app to US users from January 19 –here's how that might play out and what to do.
TikTok shuts down as U.S. ban takes effect
App executives had discussed taking the platform offline on Sunday to highlight the impact of the restriction, but the plans had not been final.
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, clears way for app to shut down in U.S. as soon as Sunday
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a new law that would lead to a ban of the social media platform TikTok, clearing the way for the widely popular app to shutter in the U.S. as soon as Sunday. "We conclude that the challenged provisions do not violate the petitioners' First Amendment rights,
Will TikTok be banned this weekend? What to know after Supreme Court's decision
Update: Supreme Court upholds law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. Read more. The start of the weekend marks two days until the social media platform TikTok could be banned in the United States. TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance has until Sunday to sell the platform under federal legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden last spring.
Supreme Court rules to allow TikTok ban in U.S.
The Supreme Court refused to block a federal law that would effectively ban TikTok in the United States as early as Jan. 19, the day before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
US Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban, Leaving App's Fate to Trump
TikTok's Chinese ownership for years has raised concerns among American leaders, and the TikTok fight has unfolded at a time of rising trade tensions between the world's two bigge
TikTok plans to shut down app in US Sunday if ban holds, reports say. Here's what to know.
TikTok's reported plans include giving users a pop-message directing them to a website with information about the ban.
TikTok voluntarily shuts down in the U.S. as divest-or-ban law takes effect
Users in the U.S. who opened the app were greeted with a message that read, "Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now."
Kesha Reminds Fans Her Hit ‘TiK ToK’ 'Is Forever' amid Ban of Social Media Platform TikTok
The singer debuted her hit single in 2010, years before the social media platform launched Kesha is poking fun at the ...
Kesha Hilariously Eulogized TikTok’s Ban In The US With A Musical Parting Gift
After years of fun choreography, challenges, catchy sayings, viral sagas, and of course boosted music, TikTok is officially ...
It's official: TikTok is set to be banned. Here's what happens next.
TikTok had argued otherwise before the justices last week. “There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, means of ...
Can a VPN or the web get around the TikTok ban? A user guide.
TikTok is down in the United States. What does that mean for you? The app has stopped working because of a federal law that called for TikTok to be banned if it didn’t find a new owner that isn’t ...
TikTok goes offline in the US hours before ban due to come in
TikTok has gone offline in the US, hours before a new law banning the platform was due to come into effect. A message ...