The ongoing feud between the U.S. government and TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, began in 2020, when President Donald Trump proposed the first ban on TikTok in the U.S., claiming it threatened national security.
Phones are going for thousands of dollars on online storefronts after Apple and Google took down ByteDance platforms.
ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, is required to sell the app to a U.S.-based buyer or face a nationwide ban.
"Boy Room" is a TikTok hit. But the studio behind it didn't make any money from its success until Amazon showed up.
Some fast-acting entrepreneurs are selling phones with TikTok preloaded on devices for thousands of dollars online, after the social media app was momentarily unavailable in the U.S.
After the Supreme Court upheld a long-awaited TikTok ban, the app went dark. 14 hours later, it was back. Here's how it unfolded.
Nearly a week after it was removed, the TikTok app is still missing from Apple and Google’s app stores. Because these app stores are the primary way many people get the software, TikTok’s absence basically means you can’t newly install the app — at least,
Content creator Jimmy Donaldson, known on the Internet as MrBeast, has made it clear he is interested in buying TikTok. Donaldson has the most subscribers of any user on YouTube— over 340 million—and boasts over 113 million TikTok followers.
The federal law banning TikTok has revealed a major schism among American tech companies: Some are willing to flout the law — and some, including Apple and Google, are not.
TikTok remains unavailable on Google and Apple’s app stores in the U.S. It can't be downloaded and users who still have the app could see its performance degrade.
President Donald Trump hasn’t been shy about sharing his thoughts since taking office. On Saturday night, he added a 20-minute Q&A with reporters aboard Air Force One to the mix.