UKRAINE – 2024/01/10: In this photo illustration, Perplexity AI logo is seen on a smartphone and on … [+] a pc screen. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images It seems we’ve reached a new chapter in this epic TikTok ban showdown, as Perplexity AI rides in on […]
Photo illustration shows the TikTok logo displayed on a mobile phone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Canadian investor Kevin O’Leary is still interested in a TikTok deal, but it’s not possible under current law, he told CNBC, as President Donald Trump extended the deadline for a ban on the social media platform. […]
With TikTok’s fate in the balanceElon Musk (who was briefly linked to a buyout for the embattled app) has floated the return of a once-loved video-sharing platform as a potential replacement. We’re talking about Vine, a long-shuttered wonderland for memes and viral challenges from which sprung forth a cavalcade of weird and wonderful stars like […]
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Elon Musk has objected to a lack of reciprocity in the US-China tech relationship, a rare criticism from the billionaire on issues sensitive to Beijing after US president-elect Donald Trump prepared to offer […]
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 […]
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 10: (L-R) Sarah Baus of Charleston, S.C., holds a sign that reads “Keep … [+] TikTok” as she and other content creators Sallye Miley of Jackson, Mississippi, and Callie Goodwin of Columbia, S.C., stand outside the U.S. Supreme Court Building as the court hears oral arguments on whether to overturn or […]
TikTok isn’t working in the U.S. On Friday, the Supreme Court upheld a law that effectively banned TikTok in the U.S., starting today. The decision sided with the government’s national security concerns about the social media platform and its parent company, ByteDance, over arguments about free speech. TikTok now displays a message explaining to users that […]
Apple and Google removed TikTok from their app stores Saturday night, complying with a law requiring China’s ByteDance to divest the social app or see it face an effective ban in the U.S. The Apple App Store and the Google Play store’s removal of TikTok means people in the U.S. can no longer download the […]
On Saturday, TikTok users in the United States scrolled through the app in its final hours after the Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that required ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, to sell the app by Sunday or otherwise face a ban. The mood among users as the hours ticked down was relatively somber, […]
TikTok has turned off its app for US users. The move comes after the company lost a legal challenge to a divest-or-ban law in the Supreme Court. The shutdown may not last forever, as TikTok hopes President-elect Donald Trump will step in. TikTok shut down its app for its US users on Saturday, shortly before […]
