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TikTok Risks Shutdown in the U.S. Over Security Concerns International

TikTok Risks Shutdown in the U.S. Over Security Concerns

  • January 18, 2025
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TikTok plans to suspend services for 170 million U.S. users on Sunday. The company demands clear assurances from the Biden administration against penalties. A bipartisan law passed in April requires TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, to sell its U.S. operations by Sunday or face a ban. The Supreme Court upheld the ban on Friday. TikTok’s appeal, which […]

TikTok’s Future in U.S. Uncertain as Elon Musk Considered a Buyer International

TikTok’s Future in U.S. Uncertain as Elon Musk Considered a Buyer

  • January 14, 2025
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If ByteDance does not sell TikTok by Sunday, January 19, 2025, the app will face a U.S. ban. Federal law mandates the sale or shutdown of the platform. Chinese officials are considering selling TikTok’s U.S. operations to Elon Musk if the ban proceeds. Bloomberg reported these discussions, but they remain preliminary. ByteDance prefers to keep […]

Supreme Court To Review TikTok Ban Updates

Supreme Court To Review TikTok Ban

  • January 8, 2025
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The Supreme Court will hear arguments on TikTok’s future in the U.S on Friday. The issue centers on its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. The case could affect free speech and millions of users, but the outcome is unclear. The court will review two cases challenging a federal law. This law requires ByteDance to sell TikTok […]

Trump Seeks Supreme Court Delay on TikTok Ban Deadline International

Trump Seeks Supreme Court Delay on TikTok Ban Deadline

  • December 28, 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to delay a TikTok-related law. The law requires TikTok’s sale or shutdown by January 19, 2025. The deadline comes a day before Trump’s inauguration. He wants time for his administration to address the issue politically. The court will hear arguments on January 10. Trump’s lawyer, D. […]

TikTok's Future Hangs in Balance Amid Legal Battle Over US Ban World

TikTok’s Future Hangs in Balance Within Legal Battle Over US Ban

  • December 16, 2024
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TikTok faces a legal battle to block a new law. The law requires ByteDance, its parent company, to sell the app by January 19. On Friday, the US Court of Appeals rejected TikTok’s request for more time. The company will now seek help from the Supreme Court. TikTok and ByteDance had warned the law could […]