TikTok's chief executive said on Wednesday the social media company expects to win a legal challenge to block legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden that he said would ban its popular short video app used by 170 million Americans.
TikTok said legislation passed by the US Congress Tuesday evening that would force its Chinese parent company to sell its stake or face a total ban of the app in America is “unconstitutional,” and the company will challenge it in court.
The U.S. Senate voted by a wide margin late Tuesday in favor of legislation that would ban TikTok in the United States if its owner, the Chinese tech firm ByteDance, fails to divest the popular short video app over the next nine months to a year.
The Senate votes to pass the second TikTok ban-or-divest bill, which has been bundled with $95 billion in foreign aid, bringing the video platform one step closer to being outlawed in the US.
Fans of video-sharing app TikTok could be left looking for a new platform after Congress voted for a potential ban of the app in the U.S. on Saturday. Lawmakers in both state and federal governments are pushing to get rid of the platform for national security reasons,
The Senate passed legislation Tuesday to force TikTok's China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the social media platform or be banned in the U.S.
The U.S. Senate voted late Tuesday by a wide margin to send legislation to President Joe Biden that would require Chinese owner ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. operations within about nine months or face a ban.
No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Nor will you go to jail if you continue using it after it is banned. After years of attempts to ban the Chinese-owned app, including by former President Donald Trump,
The US Senate has approved a controversial landmark bill that could see TikTok banned in America. It would give TikTok's Chinese owner, Bytedance, six months to sell its stake or the app would be blocked in the United States.
The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to approve a bill that would ban TikTok nationwide unless Chinese parent company ByteDance sells its stake in the popular app. The development will likely result in a court battle between the U.
Two U.S. senators said they hope TikTok will remain in business in the U.S. under a new owner as the chamber prepared to vote on Tuesday on legislation requiring Chinese owner ByteDance to divest the popular short video app's U.
TikTok has said it will challenge this in court. Some 1.5 million UK businesses operate on the app, according to TikTok. Isobel Perl, founder of Perl Cosmetics in London, is worried about the possible impact of a ban as a quarter of her sales now come from the US.
TikTok's chief executive said the social media company expects to win a legal challenge to block a new law that he said would ban its video app used by 170 million Americans.
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed legislation giving TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, about nine months to divest the U.S. assets of the short-video app, or face a nationwide ban. President Joe Biden said he will to sign the bill into law on Wednesday.
President Joe Biden signed a bill Wednesday that will force TikTok's Chinese parent company to divest from its U.S. operations or face a nationwide ban. Why it matters: The move potentially sets up a protracted legal fight over the fate of the popular social media app,
President Joe Biden signed the TikTok bill into law on Wednesday morning, officially starting the 270-day clock for TikTok’s owner, China-based Bytedance, to sell the social media app or face a ban in American app stores.
TikTok is getting closer to being kicked out of the US after the Senate approved a bill that would ban the platform unless its Chinese owner ByteDance sells the company. The video sharing app has millions of users around the world,
Some senators have even blamed TikTok for the swell of support for Palestine among young people, believing the cause has been promoted by China with the intention of causing divis
KEY TAKEAWAYS President Biden on Wednesday is set to sign into law a measure that could ban TikTok from American app stores.If signed, Chinese owner ByteDance will have up to a year to sell the social media app or face having it banned from the U.
The law has been introduced because of concerns TikTok might share user data with the Chinese government - claims it has always denied. "We are confident and we will keep fighting for your rights in the courts,
The bill forces ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, to either divest itself of the social media platform or else face a ban in the US. The president has already committed to signing it.
TikTok has multiple options in the coming months, even as the Senate is poised to pass legislation tonight forcing it to be sold or face a ban. Why it matters: After years of threats, the U.S. is preparing to follow through on its threats to ban TikTok.
TikTok is facing restrictions worldwide and could be banned in the U.S. following a new law signed by President Joe Biden. Credit - Jakub Porzycki—. O n Wednesday, J
Lawmakers have expressed concern that the Chinese government could influence U.S. public opinion, and thereby politics, by exerting control over what content TikTok users see. Rep
U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bill that would ban TikTok if its owner ByteDance doesn't sell the app. TikTok will challenge this decision in courts with a long legal battle ahead of us. India: This is perhaps the most well-known TikTok ban as India is one of the biggest consumer markets in the world.
TikTok vowed Wednesday to challenge a law that could potentially ban the popular social media app in the U.S. “This unconstitutional law is a TikTok ban, and we will challenge it in court,” a spokesperson said in a statement.
STORY: Music label executive JP Morray is one of those who sees potential advantages to a U.S. ban on Tiktok."I do believe it will be a blessing in disguise."On Tuesday, the Senate passed a bill to get Tiktok's Chinese owner Bytedance nine months to sell the short video app - that has 170 million American users,
The United States Senate has voted to ban TikTok in America if its Chinese owner, the tech firm ByteDance, fails to divest from the app over the next nine to twelve months. The decision could have ramifications for about 755 million users of the app worldwide,
TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is now under pressure after a bill to ban the platform in the U.S. if they don’t sell passed the Senate Tuesday night. President Joe Biden signed the legislation today,
President Joe Biden signed a bill aimed at forcing a change of ownership of popular video-sharing app TikTok into law on Wednesday after the US Senate approved it by a large margin. The law threatens TikTok with being banned from US app stores if it is still owned by the Chinese-based ByteDance Group in a year's time.
The Biden administration has taken action against TikTok. On April 24, 2024, President Joe Biden signed a law to ban the China-based social media app under parent company ByteDance in the U.S. if it’s not sold within a year,
President Joe Biden has signed a law banning TikTok in the United States, but what does that actually mean? Lawmakers finally pushed through the legislation last night after years of flirting with the idea,
TikTok is facing unprecedented pressure over its ownership and business model after the US moved ever closer to passing legislation that would force its China-based parent company to sell the platform or be banned.