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TikTok to Let US Android Users Download App via Kits on its Website
Apple and Google have not reinstated TikTok to their app stores since a US law took effect on January 19 requiring its Chinese owner ByteDance either to sell it on national security grounds or face a ban.
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Microsoft Is in Talks to Acquire TikTok, Says US President Donald Trump
US The reported talks mark the second time that Microsoft has been in the frame to acquire TikTok. The app, which has about 170 million American users, was briefly taken offline just before a law requiring its Chinese owner ByteDance to either sell it on national security grounds or face a ban took effect on January 19.
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TikTok Restores Service After US Ban, Thanks Incoming President Donald Trump
TikTok began restoring its services on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app's access in the US. TikTok’s public thanks to Trump, the day before he takes office, comes at a tense moment in US-China relations. Trump has said he intends to place tariffs on China but has also indicated he hopes to have more direct co...
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US Supreme Court Rules Against TikTok, Upholds Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against TikTok on Friday in its challenge to a federal law that would have required the popular short-video app to be sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or banned in the United States on Jan. 19.
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How TikTok Ban Would Work, Why User Workarounds Won't
Social media app TikTok, which is owned by China's ByteDance, will be banned in the United States on Sunday unless a deal comes together to sell it to a US investor or the US Supreme Court intervenes.
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China Said to Discuss Sale of TikTok US to Elon Musk as One Possible Option
Beijing officials strongly prefer that TikTok remains under the ownership of parent ByteDance Ltd., the people say, and the company is contesting the impending ban with an appeal to the US Supreme Court. But the justices signaled during arguments on January 10 that they are likely to uphold the law.
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US Lawmakers Urge Joe Biden To Extend TikTok January 19 Ban Deadline
Two Democratic lawmakers on Monday urged Congress and President Joe Biden to extend a Jan. 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell the U.S. assets of TikTok or face a U.S. ban.
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US Supreme Court To Hear TikTok's Petition Against 'Sell Or Ban' Law
The US Supreme Court decided on Wednesday to hear a bid by TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance to block a law intended to force the sale of the short-video app by January 19 or face a ban on national security grounds.
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TikTok Turns to US Supreme Court in Last-Ditch Bid to Avert Ban
TikTok made a last-ditch effort on Monday to continue operating in the United States. TikTok has denied that it has or ever would share US user data, accusing US lawmakers of advancing speculative concerns.
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Prepare To Remove TikTok From App Stores: US Lawmakers To Google, Apple
The lawmakers asked Cook and Pichai to prepare to remove TikTok from their play stores by January 19. In their letter to the TikTok CEO, they urged Chew to "immediately execute a qualified divestiture".
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US Court Rejects Tiktok Request To Temporarily Halt Pending US Ban
A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected an emergency bid by TikTok to temporarily block a law that would require its Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
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TikTok Edges Closer To US Ban After Losing Court Appeal
A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring Chinese-based ByteDance to divest its popular short video app TikTok in the United States by early next year or face a ban.
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Google, Meta Urge Australia to Delay Bill on Social Media Ban for Children
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left government wants to pass the bill, which represents some of the toughest controls on children's social media use imposed by any country, into law by the end of the parliamentary year on Thursday.
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Australia Moves Closer to Ban Social Media for Children
Australia on Wednesday moved closer to banning social media for children under 16. Australia's House of Representatives passed the bill 102 votes to 13 after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labor government secured bipartisan support for the ban.
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Australia Proposes 'World-Leading' Ban on Social Media for Children Under 16
Australia is trialing an age-verification system to assist in blocking children from accessing social media platforms, as part of a range of measures that include some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date.
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TikTok to Let US Android Users Download App via Kits on its Website
Apple and Google have not reinstated TikTok to their app stores since a US law took effect on January 19 requiring its Chinese owner ByteDance either to sell it on national security grounds or face a ban.
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Microsoft Is in Talks to Acquire TikTok, Says US President Donald Trump
US The reported talks mark the second time that Microsoft has been in the frame to acquire TikTok. The app, which has about 170 million American users, was briefly taken offline just before a law requiring its Chinese owner ByteDance to either sell it on national security grounds or face a ban took effect on January 19.
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TikTok Restores Service After US Ban, Thanks Incoming President Donald Trump
TikTok began restoring its services on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app's access in the US. TikTok’s public thanks to Trump, the day before he takes office, comes at a tense moment in US-China relations. Trump has said he intends to place tariffs on China but has also indicated he hopes to have more direct co...
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US Supreme Court Rules Against TikTok, Upholds Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against TikTok on Friday in its challenge to a federal law that would have required the popular short-video app to be sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or banned in the United States on Jan. 19.
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How TikTok Ban Would Work, Why User Workarounds Won't
Social media app TikTok, which is owned by China's ByteDance, will be banned in the United States on Sunday unless a deal comes together to sell it to a US investor or the US Supreme Court intervenes.
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China Said to Discuss Sale of TikTok US to Elon Musk as One Possible Option
Beijing officials strongly prefer that TikTok remains under the ownership of parent ByteDance Ltd., the people say, and the company is contesting the impending ban with an appeal to the US Supreme Court. But the justices signaled during arguments on January 10 that they are likely to uphold the law.
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US Lawmakers Urge Joe Biden To Extend TikTok January 19 Ban Deadline
Two Democratic lawmakers on Monday urged Congress and President Joe Biden to extend a Jan. 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell the U.S. assets of TikTok or face a U.S. ban.
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US Supreme Court To Hear TikTok's Petition Against 'Sell Or Ban' Law
The US Supreme Court decided on Wednesday to hear a bid by TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance to block a law intended to force the sale of the short-video app by January 19 or face a ban on national security grounds.
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TikTok Turns to US Supreme Court in Last-Ditch Bid to Avert Ban
TikTok made a last-ditch effort on Monday to continue operating in the United States. TikTok has denied that it has or ever would share US user data, accusing US lawmakers of advancing speculative concerns.
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Prepare To Remove TikTok From App Stores: US Lawmakers To Google, Apple
The lawmakers asked Cook and Pichai to prepare to remove TikTok from their play stores by January 19. In their letter to the TikTok CEO, they urged Chew to "immediately execute a qualified divestiture".
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US Court Rejects Tiktok Request To Temporarily Halt Pending US Ban
A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected an emergency bid by TikTok to temporarily block a law that would require its Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
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TikTok Edges Closer To US Ban After Losing Court Appeal
A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring Chinese-based ByteDance to divest its popular short video app TikTok in the United States by early next year or face a ban.
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Google, Meta Urge Australia to Delay Bill on Social Media Ban for Children
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left government wants to pass the bill, which represents some of the toughest controls on children's social media use imposed by any country, into law by the end of the parliamentary year on Thursday.
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Australia Moves Closer to Ban Social Media for Children
Australia on Wednesday moved closer to banning social media for children under 16. Australia's House of Representatives passed the bill 102 votes to 13 after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labor government secured bipartisan support for the ban.
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Australia Proposes 'World-Leading' Ban on Social Media for Children Under 16
Australia is trialing an age-verification system to assist in blocking children from accessing social media platforms, as part of a range of measures that include some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date.
