ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, has approximately twelve months to sell off its ownership or confront a prohibition.
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The US government’s ban on TikTok, a popular video-sharing app, has unintended consequences for both the US and China. The move was part of a larger effort to counter China’s growing influence in the global economy and technology sector. ______________________________ Three years ago, the United States government raised national security concerns over the popular video-sharing […]
A recent ban of TikTok use on U.S. government-owned devices, coupled with new legislation in Congress seeking to block the app, have fueled expectations the popular Chinese-owned platform could soon be barred nationwide. Adding to the perception, last week the company said the Biden administration had demanded TikTok’s owners divest their stakes in the popular […]
The fallout from Canada’s ban on Chinese-owned TikTok on government-issued devices looks set to hurt the leaders of the country’s two main opposition parties, who have used the app more actively than the ruling Liberals to win over supporters. The leaders of the two biggest opposition parties – Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre and New […]
The Biden administration is backing off former President Donald Trump’s attempts to ban the popular video app TikTok, asking a court to postpone a legal dispute over the proposed ban as the government begins a broader review of the national security threats posed by Chinese technology companies. A court filing Wednesday said the U.S. Commerce […]
A federal judge has postponed President Donald Trump’s threatened shutdown of the popular short-form video app TikTok, siding with a Pennsylvania comedian and two other TikTok creators who say Trump’s order hampers their free speech. U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone on Friday blocked an upcoming Commerce Department action that would have effectively banned TikTok in […]
TikTok, ByteDance take legal action against the ban in the US court. Learn about the lawsuit and its implications for the popular video app.
TikTok the special application, made a statement that it won't sell the platform despite US legislation mandating its sale or facing a ban.
The US Senate passed a controversial landmark bill that could result in TikTok's ban in the country if President Joe Biden signs.
A bill was passed by the House on Saturday, April 20 to ban TikTok in the US. The ongoing controversy has been stretching since March 2024.