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
Like Lazarus, TikTok has risen from the dead. A ban on the social media app used by more than 170 million Americans has been averted, at least for now, the company announced in a midday tweet on Sunday. The news came after President-elect Donald Trump announced he would use an executive order to extend the … Read more
TikTok has restored its services to users in the United States after shutting down for about 12 hours. The social media platform reactivated its services to US users on Sunday, attributing its return to President-elect Donald Trump’s move to save the app by delaying the enforcement of the ban. In a welcome notification sent to … Read more
TikTok plans to shut US operations of its social media app used by 170 million Americans on Sunday, when a federal ban is set to take effect, barring a last-minute reprieve, according to people familiar with the matter. The Washington Post reported president-elect Donald Trump, whose term begins a day after a ban would start, … Read more
TikTok, the beloved video-sharing app used by millions, is at the centre of a storm after being banned in the United States due to national security concerns. With over 170 million American users, the app’s abrupt shutdown has raised questions about its future and whether similar measures might be adopted in other countries, including the … Read more
Washington — The 170 million TikTok users in the U.S. were in for a rude awakening late Saturday night when the enormously popular video-sharing app became inaccessible because of a law passed by a bipartisan majority in Congress last year. TikTok voluntarily shut down service to its users ahead of Sunday’s ban. Users in the … Read more
