TikTok

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the social media platform’s users even as national security questions persist.

When questioned about his view on TikTok, President Trump said that the app is not a threat since it is mostly used by “young people.”

American star Coco Gauff mourned the loss of TikTok, writing “RIP TikTok USA” on a TV camera lens and drawing a broken heart after winning a match at the Australian Open.

TikTok says it’s “in the process” of restoring service to users in the United States after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a new law. The company that runs TikTok said in a post on X on Sunday that tech companies that faced fines if they didn’t remove TikTok’s app from the digital stores and other...

TikTok said Sunday that it would be restoring service to U.S. users after blocking it the evening before.

In a statement, senators disputed President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that he would “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day extension to bring the app back.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump also laid out his vision for what a qualified divestiture of TikTok by ByteDance could look like.

TikTok became unavailable to U.S. users over the weekend as a government ban over national security concerns took effect. While TikTok was the highest profile app impact by the ban, other apps from developer ByteDance also were affected. “TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps are no longer available in the United States, and visitors to the United States might have...

President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that he plans to issue an executive order that would give TikTok’s China-based parent company more time to find an approved buyer before the popular video-sharing platform is subject to a permanent U.S.ban. Trump announced the decision in a post on his Truth Social account as millions of TikTok users in the U.S. awoke...

With a TikTok ban scheduled to go into effect in the United States on Sunday, many users began to see messages preventing them from using the app when they opened it after 10 p.m. Eastern on Saturday. The message reads, “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now.” “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means...

TikTok users are being told the app is not currently available as the government’s ban is set to go into effect Jan. 19.

Trump spoke to NBC News’ Kristen Welker in an exclusive phone interview Saturday, discussing his plans on what to do about the popular social media app.

Ahead of the expected TikTok ban, creators on the app posted heartfelt goodbyes this week to their fans. 

TikTok confirmed that it plans to go dark Sunday unless it’s given more clarity from the Biden administration and the Department of Justice regarding the ban.

TikTok confirmed that it plans to go dark on Sunday unless the company is given more clarity from the Biden Administration and Department of Justice regarding the ban that is scheduled to go into effect. 

The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Jan. 19 unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company, ByteDance.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, says the incoming Trump administration should work with the Biden administration to find an American buyer for TikTok.

TikTok has cemented itself as a quintessential entertainment app, offering everything from funny skits and makeup tutorials to social commentary and news. Without a sale to an approved buyer, the platform is expected to vanish from U.S. app stores by Sunday now that the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the the ban. The decision came against the backdrop of unusual...

The Supreme Court upheld a federal law that President Joe Biden signed in April that will shut the popular social media app down on Jan. 19, the day before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

The law in question requires China-based TikTok owner ByteDance to divest itself of the company, arguing U.S. national security concerns.