TikTok Says App Will Shut Down in U.S. Jan. 19 Unless Biden Administration Provides ‘Definitive Statement’ That Ban Will Not Be Enforced
TikTok said it will be “forced to go dark” on Sunday, Jan. 19, unless it receives a “definitive statement” from the outgoing ...
U.S. Ban of TikTok Is Set to Deal a Major Blow to ByteDance, Its Chinese Owner
While TikTok remains hugely popular in Brazil, Indonesia and other markets, its 170 million users in the United States are ...
The rise - and potential fall - of TikTok in the US
Challenges came in tandem with TikTok’s success. U.S. officials expressed concerns about the company’s roots and ownership, ...
Say goodbye to TikTok. Here are 5 TikTok alternatives attracting new users
Unless TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, sells the app into new ownership, TikTok will be removed from Apple ...
US TikTok users scramble, despair as Bytedance signals app shutdown
Disappointment, denial and confusion flooded US TikTok upon hearing that Chinese owner ByteDance planned to shut off the app ...
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
Starting in 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged with its competitor Musical.ly, TikTok has grown from a niche teen ...
TikTok owner ByteDance powered an e-reader’s unhinged AI assistant
But the model is only meant to be used within China’s mainland, a ByteDance spokesperson told TechCrunch. The e-reader’s ...