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Biden Suddenly Scrambles to Save TikTok
TikTok is reportedly prepared to shut down its app on Sunday, when the ban is scheduled to take effect, though the actual language of the law technically only mandates that the platform be taken off app stores to prevent new users from downloading it.
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With President-elect Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple.
President Joe Biden’s administration is considering ways to keep TikTok available in the United States if a ban that’s scheduled to go into effect Sunday proceeds, according to three people familiar with the discussions.
China might even be able to use TikTok to hack Americans' phones and other devices. Last year, Congress passed, and President Joe Biden signed, legislation that bans TikTok in the United States if ...
Some lawmakers are urging President Joe Biden and the U.S. Supreme Court to take steps to prevent TikTok from being banned Sunday under a law they argue would come at the expense of free speech ...
The possibility of the U.S. outlawing TikTok kept influencers and users in anxious limbo during the four-plus years that lawmakers and judges debated the fate of the video-sharing app. Now, the moment its fans dreaded is here,
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law that would require the popular app to be sold or banned, but enforcement remains a question.
This week in politics, President Joe Biden delivered his farewell address, the Senate conducted confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's nominees, the Supreme Court upheld the looming TikTok ban, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, Trump's inauguration was moved indoors and more.
TikTok arrived in the U.S. almost 6 1/2 years ago. The possibility the U.S. would outlaw the video-sharing app has kept influencers and users in anxious limbo for more than