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The court further asked broadcast media not to telecast any of those videos from the app. 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]
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.
After the Met Gala, TikToker @BlockOut2024 posted a video encouraging users to block celebrities on social media, preventing them from making money from ad revenue, as a way to offer pushback to ...
TikTok said Sunday that it would be restoring service to U.S. users after blocking it the evening before. “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service ...
Francisco, TikTok's attorney, told the court the platform would "go dark" on Sunday unless the law was blocked. “Essentially, the platform shuts down," he said. But the law doesn't require ...
The Blockout movement started through posts on TikTok after the Met Gala on May 6, 2024. [4] The exclusive $75,000 per ticket fashion event attended by influential celebrities drew comparisons to the class disparity of The Hunger Games, [5] with USA Today columnist Nicole Russell calling it "a tone-deaf charade of excess and hypocrisy."
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the looming TikTok ban may have corporate consequences far beyond the app's parent company, impacting American tech giants and the broader U.S. stock market.
Reportedly, after White House advisers persuaded him to hold off on banning TikTok outright because of the possible legal and political repercussions, Trump subsequently agreed to put a 45-day hold on any action against TikTok to allow ByteDance to divest the platform to Microsoft or, should a deal with the tech company not materialize, another ...