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TikTok has been banned on devices owned by the federal government. It has also been banned in all 50 states on devices issued by state governments. They prohibit civilians from using the app on personal devices. Some universities have banned TikTok on campus Wi-Fi and university-owned computers. [105]
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 post to the official TikTok and X accounts made around 12:30 p.m. ET, roughly two and a half hours after the SCOTUS decision was announced, TikTok's CEO Shou Zi Chew shared a hopeful message ...
TikTok’s existing American users could still use the app on their phones, but they won’t be able to update it via the app stores, meaning the company won’t be able to fix bugs or security ...
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.
TikTok has gone offline in the US, hours before a new law banning the platform was due to come into effect. A message appearing on the app for US users said a law banning TikTok had been enacted ...
The result was that TikTok owner ByteDance—which initially planned on selling a small portion of TikTok to an American company—agreed to divest TikTok to prevent a ban in the United States and in other countries where restrictions are also being considered due to privacy concerns, which themselves are mostly related to its ownership by a ...
Content creators protest the TikTok ban outside the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. in January 2025. Credit - Andrew Harnik--Getty Images The TikTok ban is swiftly approaching on ...