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Social media app TikTok, which is owned by China's ByteDance, will be banned in the United States on Sunday unless a deal comes together to sell it to a U.S. investor or the U.S. Supreme Court ...
Before publication, a spokesperson for TikTok referred USA TODAY to a video statement from TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, who suggested the company is hoping Trump will come to its rescue.
Under TikTok’s reported plan to shutter the platform in the U.S. on Sunday, people attempting to open the app will see a pop-up message directing them to a website with information about the ban ...
Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act; Long title: An Act to protect the national security of the United States from the threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications, such as TikTok and any successor application or service and any other application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Ltd. or an entity under the control of ByteDance Ltd.
On 21 March 2023, the federal government began a review of the app. [129] The review is expected to ban TikTok on all official government devices. It has been reported that some politicians are using burner phones due to the ban. [130] On 4 April 2023, TikTok was banned on all government devices, including the mobile phones of politicians. [131]
TikTok faces a possible ban in the U.S. as soon as Sunday if a law that could require the social media app's Chinese owner, ByteDance, to part ways with the platform takes effect as scheduled on ...
In a TikTok video responding to the decision, TikTok CEO Shou Chew suggested the company will continue its efforts to ensure the app remains accessible for Americans — potentially now with an ...
If the Beijing-based company fails to do so, TikTok will be banned in the U.S., making it illegal for U.S. internet hosting services and app stores to distribute the platform. The legislation ...