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On 21 March 2023, the federal government began a review of the app. [130] 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. [131] On 4 April 2023, TikTok was banned on all government devices, including the mobile phones of politicians. [132]
The muddiness around content removal and moderation on TikTok is an ongoing frustration for the app's users. TikTok has community guidelines, but there is no public list of specific words and phrases that are banned, and it is not clear how much moderation is done algorithmically versus by actual people. [52]
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.
Image credits: Nik / Unsplash TikTok stated that the platform is preparing to “go dark” on Sunday if the ban is upheld. This means users won’t be able to find it in app stores, and updates ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. TikTok users who once saw the app as a haven for free speech say they see signs of censorship after the platform, which is owned by China's ByteDance, was revived by an ...
The government’s proposed TikTok ban has been upheld by the Supreme Court, essentially banning the app in the United States. SCOTUS confirmed its unanimous ruling on Friday, January 17, voting ...
Ajit Pai, a former FCC chairman who served under Barack Obama and Donald Trump, asked the Supreme Court to uphold a law that could ban TikTok.
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that a controversial ban on TikTok may take effect this weekend, rejecting an appeal from the popular app’s owners that claimed the ban violated the First Amendment.