What We Know About the TikTok Ban and if It May Be Lifted
Starting on Saturday night, TikTok, the short-form video app owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, was unavailable in the United States as a result of a new law that banned…
TikTok Ban Takes Effect and App Goes Dark in the U.S.
“Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now,” the message read. Hours before a federal law banning TikTok from the United States took effect on Sunday, the Chinese-owned social media app went…
What if No One Misses TikTok?
But I’ve never once added a friend on TikTok, sent a direct message or thought of myself as a “TikToker.” And I don’t think I’m alone. For most people I…
How TikTok Evaded a Ban Again and Again, Until Now
In mid-2023, TikTok had just eluded an effort in Congress to ban the video app, the latest Houdini-like escape for the young tech company. For several years, during both Republican…
Biden and Trump Weigh In as TikTok Threatens to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday
The incoming Trump administration and the Biden administration went back and forth on Saturday over the status of TikTok and whether a ban of the service would take place, after…
Even Before TikTok’s Troubles, Chinese Companies Were Wary of Washington
Chinese tech companies long looked to the United States as a key market and source of investment. Firms like ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, courted major American investment firms like…
Instagram and YouTube Prepare to Benefit From a TikTok Ban
On Wednesday afternoon, executives at Meta held a Q&A session with some of its employees about the state of American politics. Alex Schultz, the chief marketing officer, addressed questions about…
TikTok C.E.O. Plans to Attend Trump Inauguration
Follow live updates on the Supreme Court ruling against TikTok. The chief executive of TikTok plans to attend President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration and has been invited to sit in…
TikTok Makes Last-Minute Push as Supreme Court Is Poised to Rule on Ban
Follow live updates on the Supreme Court ruling against TikTok. As the Supreme Court was poised on Friday to announce its landmark decision on whether to uphold a law that…
Why TikTok Users Are Downloading ‘Red Note,’ the Chinese App
Follow live updates on the Supreme Court ruling against TikTok. Manimatana Lee spent the past five years building one of the hottest commodities on the internet: a group of people…