How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threatTikTok, a global social video app owned by China-based ByteDance, faces a potential ban in the US unless sold to a US owner. Concerns about...
18 Jan, 2025, 08.37 AM IST
Why TikTok faces a US ban, and what's next?TikTok, which boasts 170 million users in the United States, could be banned as soon as mid-January, unless it receives a court-ordered inj...
07 Dec, 2024, 08.22 AM IST
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threatTikTok's tumultuous journey includes growth from a teen app to a global trendsetter, facing national security concerns and ownership disput...
28 Apr, 2024, 05.06 PM IST
ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail: reportByteDance considers shutting down TikTok over U.S. ban legislation, unlikely to sell due to crucial algorithms. China opposes forced sale. ...
26 Apr, 2024, 09.46 AM IST
Tik Tok ban in US: When will the video sharing app stop working for you?The TikTok ban bill has been proposed amid concerns that ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, could potentially grant the Chinese gover...
26 Apr, 2024, 12.30 AM IST
TikTok CEO expects to defeat US restrictions: 'We aren't going anywhere'TikTok CEO Chew optimistic in legal fight against Biden's TikTok ban. ByteDance has 270 days to sell U.S. assets. Concerns over Chinese own...
25 Apr, 2024, 11.49 AM IST
US Senate passes TikTok divestment-or-ban bill, Joe Biden set to make it lawU.S. Senate approves bill for ByteDance to divest TikTok within 9 months, addressing national security concerns. President Biden will sign ...
24 Apr, 2024, 10.40 AM IST
Explainer: Why is the US government trying to ban TikTok?The U.S. House passed a bill forcing ByteDance to divest TikTok U.S. assets within a year. Senate vote imminent on national security concer...
22 Apr, 2024, 07.35 PM IST
TikTok says US House bill that could ban app would 'trample' free speechThe House passed the legislation on Saturday by a margin of 360 to 58. It now moves to the Senate where it could be taken up for a vote in ...
21 Apr, 2024, 11.20 PM IST
TikTok ban in US: Key bill passed, what will happen next?TikTok is a popular social media platform in the US. However, there have apprehensions over the security of millions of Americans due to th...
21 Apr, 2024, 02.12 AM IST
US House passes bill to force ByteDance to divest TikTok or face banThe U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill giving TikTok's ByteDance six months to divest U.S. assets or face a ban. TikTok CEO warns ...
14 Mar, 2024, 04.35 PM IST
TikTok a US security threat, says Trump, similar to FacebookTrump reiterated his concerns as lawmakers weigh a bill this week that would give TikTok owner ByteDance about six months to divest the pop...
11 Mar, 2024, 09.29 PM IST
Biden says he would sign TikTok crackdown, Trump raises concernsPresident Biden plans to sign ByteDance divestiture bill for TikTok. Republican Donald Trump, expressed objections to banning TikTok
09 Mar, 2024, 11.03 AM IST
Donald Trump raises concerns about US ban on TikTokThe former Republican president seeking a return to the White House wrote late Thursday on social media site Truth Social "if you get rid o...
08 Mar, 2024, 10.59 PM IST
US House to vote next week on TikTok crackdown billThe U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on legislation that would ban TikTok in the U.S. unless China's ByteDance divests from the...
08 Mar, 2024, 10.48 AM IST
New push in Congress to ban TikTok or force Chinese divestiture gains steamCommittee approval would set up a vote by U.S. House of Representatives that represents the first significant momentum for a U.S. crackdown...
07 Mar, 2024, 04.44 PM IST
House lawmaker says US ByteDance investors should urge China to allow TikTok saleRepresentative Mike Gallagher, who chairs a House panel on China, introduced legislation on Tuesday with Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi...
06 Mar, 2024, 11.21 PM IST