TikTok Android users in the US can now download the APK file from the official website until the app is restored on the Play Store.
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After Perplexity AI proposed a bid to acquire TikTok's US operations, Microsoft is eyeing to keep TikTok in the US.
PerplexityAI, owned by Indian-origin Aravind Srinivas, has proposed a new plan to give the US government a stake worth $300 billion in TikTok.
While TikTok could temporarily restore its operations in the US, the ByteDance-owned app might not return to Google and Apple app stores anytime soon.
Marvel Snap was shut down after TikTok was banned due to links with ByteDance, the Chinese company behind TikTok.
President Donald Trump has saved TikTok by signing an executive order. But the relief is still temporary.
X has launched a dedicated video tab for its users in the United States, positioning itself to attract more users from TikTok.
TikTok has started its shutdown in the U.S., notifying users of the ban. An hour later, the notice was updated to reference Donald Trump.
As TikTok faces a possible shutdown in the US, Perplexity has reportedly made a bid to merge with the company's US operations, forming a new entity.
Amid a surge in users to learn Mandarin to operate TikTok's Chinese alternative, RedNote, Duolingo has launched an AI-powered video call feature for all Android users.
TikTok could be a thing of the past, at least in the United States, as the Sunday deadline approaches for its possible shutdown.
TikTok's parent ByteDance has a deadline of January 19 to either divest its social media app or face a ban.
Today, a federal appeals court will hear arguments from TikTok, its supporters, and the US government. The results could determine whether TikTok will be completely banned in the US.
The US Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance. The DOJ claims TikTok has violated the country's Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
As expected, TikTok has filed a lawsuit against the US government, stating that its recently passed law that could lead to a ban of the social networking app is “unconstitutional.”
President Joe Biden has now signed the TikTok bill into law. That means the social network's Chinese owners at ByteDance have 270 days to sell it, or the TikTok app could be banned from US app stores.
The US Senate has voted for a bill package that includes a bill that could lead to the banning of TikTok from US app stores. President Joe Biden will sign the bill into law on Wednesday.
The US House of Representatives voted to pass another bill that could ban the use of TikTok in the country. The bill heads to the US Senate who could vote on it sometime next week.
White House national security communications adviser John Kirby stated in a new interview that it wants the US Senate to "move swiftly" to vote for a bill that could ban TikTok in the US.
Former US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin confirmed he is getting partners together to try to buy TikTok. However, many analysts believe that the Chinese government won't allow such a deal.
The full House of Representatives voted to pass a bill that orders ByteDance to sell off its interest in TikTok or it will be banned from US app stores. The bill now heads to the US Senate.
A new report claims that Bobby Kotick, a former Activision Blizzard CEO, is trying to find partners to buy TikTok. Thanks to new legislation by Congress, the social network faces a ban in the US.
President Joe Biden told reporters today he will sign a bill, if it passes Congress, that will give ByteDance 165 days to sell TikTok, or else the social networking service will be banned in the US.
The US House of Representatives House Energy and Commerce Committee voted for a bill that, if passed, will give ByteDance 165 days to sell TikTok or it will be banned in the United States.
The official 2024 reelection campaign for US President Joe Biden has launched a TikTok account, even though the US government has banned the use of the app on government-owned devices.
U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy issued a preliminary injunction today to block the state of Montana from enforcing its law that would have banned access to TikTok in that state on January. 1, 2024.
Governments across the world have imposed bans of varying degrees on TikTok, however, Nepal has gone further to ban the app across the entire country in a decision made in a cabinet meeting today.
The US government proposed a contract with ByteDance last year that gave the government unprecedented powers over the app and the content in exchange for the app to continue in the country.
New York City government employees must remove TikTok from their city-owned devices within 30 days after a review from its NYC Cyber Command claimed the app "posed a security threat."
TikTok has filed a federal lawsuit against Montana in response to a new law passed by the state to ban the app. The bill, starting in January 2024, would impose a fine of $10,000 per day on TikTok.
A group of TikTok content creators has filed a lawsuit against the state of Montana for its new law that will ban the social network from all of its citizens starting on January 1, 2024.
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed the bill to ban TikTok across the state into law today, but that law will almost certainly be challenged by TikTok owner ByteDance in court.
Both the Montana Senate and House of Representatives have voted to completely ban TikTok inside the state's borders, and the bill is now being sent to the state's governor for his signature.
The fine from the UK's Information Commissioner's Office says that TikTok allowed over 1.4 million kids under 13 years of age to access its app, in violation of TikTok's own terms of service.
It's not yet clear exactly what apps would be considered "recreational" under this new ban from the French government on all of its mobile devices, but TikTok was mentioned as a specific app.
TikTok has refreshed its community guidelines and added a few new sections in an attempt to better address the concerns with AI-generated content, age restrictions and misinformation.
The BBC says this decision was due to concerns about "data privacy and security" when using TikTok. However, the UK broadcaster will continue to use it and create content for its TikTok channel
A new report suggests TikTok has reached the 150 million monthly active user milestone in the U.S. The company's CEO is excepted to present this data before congress during an upcoming testimony.
The UK government has banned TikTok from being used on government devices. It said the ban was a precautionary one as the app requires sensitive data permissions, and they could be misused.
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has urged TikTok to ditch its Chinese owners in a spinoff but TikTok claims such a move wouldn't change "data flows or access" to the service