A US law has ordered TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner ByteDance or be banned in the United States. Asked Sunday if there was going to be a deal on TikTok soon, Trump told reporters: “It could be.” “We’re dealing with four different groups. And a lot of people want it, and it’s up […]
The popular short video app, used by nearly half of all Americans, went dark briefly last month before a law took effect on January 19 that requires its Chinese owner ByteDance either to sell it on national security grounds or face a ban. The following day Trump signed an executive order seeking to delay the […]
Apple and Google have not reinstated TikTok to their app stores since a U.S. law took effect on January 19 requiring its Chinese owner ByteDance either to sell it on national security grounds or face a ban. President Donald Trump, who took office the day after the law went into effect, signed an executive order […]
But Trump suggested that the U.S. should be a half owner of TikTok’s U.S. business in return for keeping the app alive. The short video service used by 170 million Americans was briefly taken offline for U.S. users on Saturday, hours before a law that said it must be sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance […]
Now the Republican president-elect, who will assume his second term in the White House on Monday, is seeking to protect TikTok from a new law that gives TikTok parent ByteDance until Sunday to sell the app to an American buyer or be banned in the U.S. President Joe Biden, with just three days left in […]
Noyb is known for filing complaints against American companies such as Apple, Alphabet, and Meta, which has led to several investigations and billions of dollars in fines. Vienna-based Noyb (None Of Your Business) said this is their first complaint against Chinese firms. Noyb has filed six complaints in four European countries for suspension of data […]
The top court scheduled oral arguments in the case for January 10, nine days before TikTok faces a ban unless ByteDance divests from the popular app. The law, signed by President Joe Biden in April, would block TikTok from US app stores and web hosting services unless ByteDance sells its stake by January 19. TikTok […]
TikTok and ByteDance filed an emergency request to the justices for an injunction to halt the looming ban on the social media app used by about 170 million Americans while they appeal a lower court’s ruling that upheld the law. A group of US users of the app filed a similar request on Monday as […]
The decision is a major win for the Justice Department and opponents of the Chinese-owned app and a devastating blow to TikTok parent ByteDance. It significantly raises the prospects of an unprecedented ban in just six weeks on a social media app used by 170 million Americans. TikTok plans to appeal the decision to the […]
According to reports, the police have issued conflicting statements regarding the death of 22-year-old Fatima Bibi, who was married just two days ago to Azmat, a resident of the same village. According to the initial police report, Fatima accidentally fired the gun while recording a TikTok video. However, sources suggest that the fatal bullet may […]
