But if it passes the Senate and is signed into law by President Biden, ByteDance would have six months to sell TikTok before any ban would take effect. How would a TikTok ban work? The most straightforward way for the US to ban TikTok would be to remove it from app stores, such as t...
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.
[00:14.16]of the popular video sharing service, [00:17.76]or face a U.S. ban. [00:20.68]The legal request comes [00:23.72]after the same federal appeals court last week [00:28.40]upheld a law that forces ...
The BBC has been informed that a significant increase in the number of individuals installing the TikTok app on their phones through unofficial channels has been attributed to the app’s uncertain future in the United States. The social media platform is permitted to be used in the United States...
TikTok has gone offline in the US, hours before a new law banning the platform was due to come into effect. A message appearing on the app for US users said a law banning TikTok had been enacted, meaning "you can't use TikTok for now". "We are fortunate that President Trump ...
BBC News TikTok is resuming services to its 170 million users in US after President-elect Donald Trump said he would issue an executive order to give the app a reprieve when he takes office on Monday. On Saturday evening, the Chine...
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.
But China and both companies deny this. WeChat will effectively shut down in the US on Sunday, but people will still be able to use TikTok until 12th November, when it could also be fully banned. [Image: BBC ] The Electoral Law Reform Commission will be looking at the requirement of fi...
"Huawei is the test case," James Sullivan, head of cyber research at British security think-tank Rusi, told the BBC. "It's probably the start of a trend in the West where sanctions will seek to squeeze, or even sink, large Chinese tech companies." Pompeo claimed that using TikTok is ...
ByteDance has repeatedly said that it will sell TikTok to beat any ban. And when asked to respond to the claims that Elon Musk could be acquiring TikTok in the US, a spokesperson toldthe BBC, "We can't be expected to comment on pure fiction." However, with TikTok set to be banned in...