TikTok Is Apparently Back Online. Here’s What Happened—And What Trump Had to Do With It
His tune changed, to put it mildly. After briefly meeting with Jeff Yass, a billionaire American investor in the app (and major Republican donor), in March 2024, and himself joining TikTok in June 2024, the president-elect urged SCOTUS to pause the looming ban in an amicus brief filed on December 27. It read, in part:
Here’s What Happened When India Banned TikTok in 2020
Despite the ban, TikTok did just fine in expanding around the world, while national and international tech companies rushed to fill the Indian void, in the process transforming th
Why did Trump bring TikTok back? What to know about the president's ban reversal
TikTok went dark for a few hours in the U.S. before the ban was suddenly reversed Sunday. Here's what to know about President Trump's executive order.
TikTok begins restoring service after ‘assurance’ from Trump. What’s next for the app?
Users reported Jan. 18 that the message, “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now,” popped up when they tried to open the app.
TikTok reveals what will happen to the app when it shuts down after US ban
ByteDance has revealed what will happen to the TikTok app in the United States once the shutdown comes into place on Sunday, January 19.
How China is reacting to Trump amid tariff threats, TikTok bans
Beijing was steeling itself for a first-week assault from Donald Trump. That hasn’t happened — yet — so Chinese leaders are making nice and hoping to cut a deal.
California lawmakers are big on TikTok. What happens if Trump bans the app?
After President Trump gave TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a U.S. ban, a small but growing group of California politicians who are active on the app have been left wondering what comes next.
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What Happened to TikTok Over the Weekend?
What happened to TikTok over the weekend? Hours before the TikTok ban deadline (January 19 @ 12 AM EST) the service shut down ...
Congress Banned TikTok. What Happened Next Will (Not) Surprise You.
TikTok held firm and refused to be sold, Congress blinked, and now everyone is scrambling to avoid a backlash from its ...
TikTok Ban—A New Nightmare For iPhone, Android Users Is Coming True
This has two knock-on effects that are much longer term. First, we now know that a U.S. TikTok ban will be difficult to ...
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What Happened When an Extremely Offline Person Tried TikTok
He forwards me another TikTok that his brother enjoyed. It shows the Swiss national soccer team playing a match, along with ...
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What happened when other countries banned TikTok
When India banned TikTok one evening in June 2020, the move was swift and permanent. The country’s internet and mobile data providers blocked access to the app, and overnight its 200 million ...