President Trump threw TikTok a lifeline Monday night, giving the popular app’s parent company 75 more days to find a buyer for the platform. The 78-year-old argued during a conversation with reporters in the Oval Office that the US should “get half” of TikTok, before caveating that some percentage of that could be from the private sector. Beijing-based ByteDance had a Jan. … Read more
Amnesty International has called for an investigation into alleged threats to the lives of Hamdiyya Shariff and her lawyer, Abba Hikima. Ms Shariff faces charges of using abusive language against Sokoto State Governor Ahmad Aliyu and “inciting disturbance” for criticising the governor. The organiation also called for their protection in a statement posted on its … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against TikTok on Friday, effectively banning the social network in the country starting Sunday, January 19. The New York Times reported that this decision was unanimous, 9-0. The decision means that U.S. operations for the popular app must shut down this weekend to comply with a 2024 law that President … Read more
Chinese users on the RedNote social media platform have cautioned one another about requests from “TikTok refugees” who ask for street view images of China and photos of Tibet or Xinjiang, warning that such users could be foreign spies. Posts discouraging Chinese users from sharing street views began circulating on the platform last week with … Read more
By temporarily shutting down TikTok in the US this week, Chinese internet giant ByteDance was taking a “clever pre-emptive move” that could bolster its reputation and market presence, according to analysts. TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and other platforms went dark for a few hours on Sunday in response to a law that requires US firms to … Read more
The past week, especially the last 24 hours, has been some of the most turbulent times for the chronically online. The federal TikTok ban officially took effect on Jan. 19, and while many tried to cope with the loss, some reactions definitely went too far. As the days leading up to the ban drew closer, … Read more
Table of Contents Table of Contents So, what does going dark mean? Is there still hope left? The US Supreme Court has decided to uphold a law that would see TikTok banned in the country on January 19. Now, the platform has issued an official statement, confirming that it will indeed shut down unless it … Read more
TikTok is no longer accessible in the US. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a law that seeks to ban the platform in the US, the social media site voluntarily shut down in the country, alongside a bunch of other apps owned by the parent company. Apple and Google have also … Read more
Roughly 14 hours after TikTok went offline, the social media titan is back — though your feed might be clogged with goodbye messages for a while. TikTok once again allowed access from the United States after Trump pledged to sign an executive order on Monday after his inauguration that would restore the app. On Saturday … Read more
TikTok’s decision to shut the app down for barely 12 hours – only to restore access to the China-owned app on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump chimed in – appeared to be a PR stunt meant to stoke a public outcry, policy experts told The Post. “TikTok’s early shutdown either came down to corporate incompetence … Read more
