Washington — TikTok voluntarily shut down service in the U.S. late Saturday night, cutting off access to tens of millions of users after the Supreme Court this week upheld a law that effectively banned it over concerns about its ties to China. The law passed by Congress last year gave TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance until…
The clock is ticking for TikTok and its 170 million American users – CBS News Watch CBS News TikTok said it will be forced to go dark on Sunday and called on the Biden administration for clarification on the new law. A White House spokesperson Saturday called TikTok’s statement a “stunt.” Ali Bauman has the…
On Saturday, TikTok users in the United States scrolled through the app for what could be its final hours after the Supreme Court upheld a law that requires ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, to sell the app by Sunday or otherwise face a ban. Whether it will go dark on Sunday was still not entirely…
Topline The AI search engine startup Perplexity AI has reportedly submitted a bid to merge with TikTok, as other companies and billionaires have rumored to be, or have expressed in, buying ByteDance’s popular social media app to prevent a looming ban, which is set to go in effect Sunday. “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary said…
Topline President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday he will “most likely” issue a temporary delay a nationwide ban on TikTok, extending a deadline for the app to be sold. A TikTok logo is displayed on an iPhone. Getty Images Timeline January 18, 2025Trump signaled he would “most likely” issue a 90-day extension on the TikTok ban,…
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 13: Participants hold signs in support of TikTok outside the U.S. Capitol … [+] Building on March 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on whether to ban TikTok in the United States due to concerns over personal privacy and national security unless the Chinese-owned parent…
The TikTok app has captured the interest of billions of people worldwide since its release in 2016. It started out as a way for people to express themselves by creating, watching and sharing short videos. Over the years, however, TikTok has grown to be much more than that, becoming one of the most downloaded social…
The Supreme Court upheld a law on Friday banning the video platform in the United States Unless the Biden administration is able to step in to block the enforcement of a federal ban, TikTok said that the app will “go dark” in the United States on Sunday. “The statements issued today by both the Biden White House and the…
SAN ANTONIO – TikTok is set to be banned in the United States on Jan. 19. The U.S. Supreme Court is upholding a congressional nationwide ban on the app that would impact more than 170 million users, including some from San Antonio. It is a countdown that some users on the app have very strong…
What Supreme Court ruling means for TikTok users – CBS News Watch CBS News Over 100 million TikTok users in the U.S. could be in for a rude awakening this weekend if the app shutters due to a law passed last year. As Kelly O’Grady explains, the ban will affect casual users in addition to…