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After waiting with bated breath for TikTok to be allowed to operate in the US once again, after it went dark on January 19, the country’s citizens have their beloved app back. TikTok posted a statement on social media: “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service. We thank […]
Less than 24 hours after going dark, TikTok says it has come back online after President-elect Donald Trump gave the company’s service providers—presumably Apple, Google, and Oracle—reassurance that his administration wouldn’t enforce a law banning the app in the first place. “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service,” […]
TikTok has lost its Supreme Court appeal in a 9–0 decision and will likely shut down on January 19, a day before Donald Trump’s inauguration, unless the app can be sold before the deadline, which TikTok has said is impossible. During the trial last Friday, TikTok lawyer Noel Francisco warned SCOTUS that upholding the Biden […]
The US Supreme Court has upheld a law requiring TikTok to be banned unless it secures a non-Chinese buyer by Sunday, January 19. The ruling delivers a significant blow to the app, which has 170 million American users, amid growing concerns over national security risks tied to its Chinese ownership. “There is no doubt that, […]