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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.
The spokesperson for TikTok stated that they were abiding by local laws and were awaiting a copy of the court order before they take action. [18] On 17 April, both Google and Apple blocked TikTok from Google Play and the App Store for users in India. [ 19 ]
Efforts to ban TikTok over security concerns about China's influence through the platform have picked up steam in the past year in state legislatures, with an expansive ban even proposed by Congress.
Message displayed to US users on the TikTok app during the shutdown on January 18, 2025. The short-form video-hosting service TikTok has been under a de jure nationwide ban in the United States since January 19, 2025, due to the US government's concerns over potential user data collection and influence operations by the government of the People's Republic of China.
Longfellow also didn't care about the research saying watching TikTok is "bad" for users' brains. "Ahh, this is boring, I'm bored," Longfellow told Che, motioning in a swipe up direction with his arm.
Experts say no other app offers the same financial opportunities as TikTok, while creators fear loss of income if it disappears.
The RESTRICT Act was a proposed law that was first introduced in the United States Senate on March 7, 2023. Introduced by Senator Mark Warner, the Act proposed that the Secretary of Commerce be given the power to review business transactions involving certain information and communications technologies products or services when they are connected to a "foreign adversary" of the United States ...
More: Supreme Court may decide Friday if TikTok will be banned In its launch year, TikTok Shop quickly became the fourth most popular social e-commerce platform in the U.S., with 8.2% of online ...