US TikTok Users Flock to Chinese App Xiaohongshu in Protest With TikTok Ban Looming More Andy Wong Icons for the smartphone apps Xiaohongshu and TikTok are seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 1
It is also thought that Trump won't want to ban TikTok because he might seek to leverage the TikTok issue as a bargaining chip with Beijing in exchange for the latter's assistance on some other fronts. Trump is well aware TikT...
They contend that if the national security law culminates in a ban on TikTok, it should be applied to other Chinese-owned entities across the US. The legal fight is expected to become an election issue as former president Donald Trump, who recently joined TikTok, has spoken out against a b...
It is also thought that Trump won't want to ban TikTok because he might seek to leverage the TikTok issue as a bargaining chip with Beijing in exchange for the latter's assistance on some other fronts. Trump is well aware TikTok's "threat" to US national security is just an excuse for...
appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in a viral "blackout challenge" in which users of the social media platform were dared to choke themselves until they passed out. While a federal law ty...
However, the main threat remains a new US law which threatens to ban TikTok in the new year unless Bytedance sells it. The company hasappealed against the rulingand judges are expected to issue a decision - which could ultimately end up in the Supreme Court....
Posting on Truth Social, a social media platform he owns, Trump said on Sunday: "I'm asking companies not to let TikTok stay dark! I will issue an executive order on Monday to extend the period of time before the law's prohibi...
In a Truth Social post on Sunday morning, Trump said he's "asking companies not to let TikTok stay dark!" He said he would issue an executive order on Monday, his first day in office, "toextend the period of timebefore the law's prohibitions take effect...
Rather, he said it’s an effort to force a change in TikTok’s ownership. He also took issue with TikTok urging some users to call their representatives and urge them to vote no on the bill. The notification urged TikTok users to “speak up now — before your government strips 170...
holdings. In issuing the decision, justices rejected Trump’s request to wait until his administration could pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. TikTok, ByteDance and some of the devoted users who rely on the platform argued the statute violated the First Amendment. The Biden ...