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Who banned TikTok? Politicians toss culpability like a football

Claiming a threat from a ‘foreign adversary’, the US has yet to prove China shared propaganda or collected US user data

The Guardian - US

TikTok Goes Dark In US As Trump Seeks Reprieve From Ban

TikTok went dark in the United States on Sunday as millions of dismayed users found themselves barred from the popular app, with President-elect Donald Trump vowing to seek a reprieve.

International Business Times

How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat

If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time

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SNL ‘mourns the loss’ of TikTok by mocking users’ reaction to US ban

Latest episode aired as social media app went dark

The Independent UK

TikTok announces it is in the process of restoring service in the US

TikTok is officially shut down for U.S. users tonight, but it looks like it'll make a speedy comeback.

Android Central

TikTok goes dark in the US ahead of ban

App no longer available on US Apple and Google stores after supreme court upholds lawmakers’ ban

The Guardian - US

Trump Will 'Most Likely' Give TikTok A '90-Day Extension' To Avoid US Ban After He Takes Office On Monday: Report

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday said he will "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban in the U.S. when he takes office on Monday, NBC News reported.

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White House Dismisses Tiktok's Threat To Go Dark

White House responds to TikTok's divestment delay, deferring action to new administration.

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Trump floats 90-day reprieve for TikTok

The social media app said it would abide by a law requiring it to cease operations in the United States on Jan. 19

Salon

As TikTok prepares to shut down, billionaire Frank McCourt wants to buy it to radically change how the internet works

McCourt wants to build a decentralized version of the internet where individual users, rather than tech companies, own the reams of data spawned by their online lives.

Fortune

TikTok Users Post Heartfelt Goodbye Videos Before App 'Goes Dark' on Sunday

TikTok creators are sharing heartfelt farewells as the app faces a U.S. shutdown on Sunday.

Latin Times

The popular language app sees unexpected boost amid TikTok’s crisis as shares rise along with users interested in learning Chinese

Fortune

‘A lot of chaos, quickly’: panic grips US music industry as ‘kingmaker’ TikTok faces ban

Labels and artists forced to rethink marketing strategies as viral hit-making app faces possible US shutdown on Sunday

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International Business Times

US TikTok Ban Looms As Trump Seeks Last-ditch Solution

TikTok says it will "go dark" in the United States on Sunday, threatening access to the app for 170 million users, unless the government provides assurances that a law mandating its sale or ban won't be used to punish service providers.

The Independent UK

The rise - and potential fall - of TikTok in the US

TikTok arrived in the U.S. almost 6 1/2 years ago

Kiplinger

No TikTok, No Taxes? App Ban Threat Sparks Creator Tax Rebellion

The TikTok community faces an uncertain future, but tax laws apply regardless of the app’s fate.

Evening Standard

British content creators call looming US TikTok ban ‘deeply unfair’

The future of TikTok remains uncertain as a ban on the app in the US looms.

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Aussie TikTok users brace as clock ticks down to US ban

An exodus to other Chinese apps, a jump in prominence but a dive in content: speculation is raging over what a US TikTok ban will mean for its Aussie users.

The Independent UK

How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat

If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time

PC Gamer

So is the US banning TikTok or not? The Supreme Court says go for it, but it's up to Trump now: 'You're going to see what I'm going to do'

Tick… tock.

Reason

These Lawmakers Actively Use TikTok Even After Voting To Ban It

With just hours to go before it is set to shut down, many senators and representatives are still posting on the app they claim is too dangerous for the rest of us to use.

Reason

SCOTUS Rules in Favor of TikTok Ban as Some Supporters Realize It's a Bad Idea

"I cannot profess the kind of certainty I would like to have about the arguments and record before us," writes Justice Gorsuch.

Bored Panda

Is TikTok Really Getting Banned? New President Breaks Silence On Controversial Law

"You’re going to see what I’m going to do." As the Supreme Court clears the way for TikTok to be banned in the US, all eyes are on the President-elect's next move. The post Is TikTok Really Getting Banned? New President Breaks Silence On Controversial Law first appeared on Bored…

Fortune

TikTok’s fate is in Trump’s hands as the Supreme Court rules ban can move ahead

The ban is set to take effect on Sunday.

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