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...
TikTok faced pushback in a federal court on Monday in its efforts to stop a law that requires the app to divest from its Chinese ownership or face a ban in the United States.
Washington (AFP) Jan 20, 2025 - TikTok restored service in the United States Sunday after briefly going dark, as a law banning the wildly popular app on national security grounds came into effect.
TikTok CEO Shou Chew is expected to attend Trump's inauguration Monday. 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...
Earlier Sunday, as millions of dismayed users found themselves barred from the app, Trump promised to issue an executive order delaying the ban to allow time to "make a deal." He also called in a post on his Truth Social platform for the United St...
Ironically, during the more-than-five-hour hearing, the US lawmakers did not try to resolve the issue of ensuring data security and turned it into a preplanned political show to smear TikTok and China. The hearing was held following the Joe Biden administration's reported threat to ban TikTok...
The legal fight is expected to become an election issue as former president Donald Trump, who recently joined TikTok, has spoken out against a ban. Much may depend on the public reaction to the legal process ahead, with millions of younger voters likely to be upset if a potential TikTok out...
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....
The statement itself is pretty short and criticizes the Biden Administration for not providing a definitive statement on how the issue would be resolved and TikTok's future in the country. Essentially, there are no guarantees that the future Trump Administration wouldn't try to do the same, so...
The legal fight is expected to become an election issue as former president Donald Trump, who recently joined TikTok, has spoken out against a ban. Much may depend on the public reaction to the legal process ahead, with millions of younger voters likely to be upset if a potential TikTok out...