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All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. UPDATE—January 19, 2025: After the app briefly stopped functioning in the United States on January 18, TikTok is already back…for now. “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process…

Like Lazarus, TikTok has risen from the dead. A ban on the social media app used by more than 170 million Americans has been averted, at least for now, the company announced in a midday tweet on Sunday. The news came after President-elect Donald Trump announced he would use an…

Meta Sunday announced a new video editing app called Edits, after ByteDance’s video editing app CapCut was removed from Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store as part of the TikTok ban. Instagram head Adam Mosseri (pictured above) said on Threads that the app will launch next month on…

When TikTok influencers in the United States opened their apps on the evening of Saturday, Jan. 18, many expected to have their last few hours of scrolling or posting. Instead, they were met with the following message: “Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now. A law banning TikTok has been enacted…

Less than 24 hours after going dark, TikTok says it has come back online after President-elect Donald Trump gave the company's service providers—presumably Apple, Google, and Oracle—reassurance that his administration wouldn’t enforce a law banning the app in the first place. "In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in…

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By Sheila Dang and Jaspreet Singh (Reuters) -TikTok stopped working for 170 million Americans late on Saturday after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled against TikTok's bid to avoid a ban that could shut the app down.  The ban is the end result of 2024 legislation passed on national…

WASHINGTON - TikTok disconnected access to its users in the United States shortly before a national ban on the app was to take effect, with President-elect Donald Trump unable to intervene until he takes office. "A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US," said a message to users…

This is the only way to beat the ban Anadolu via Getty Images TikTok has gone dark—Even before the midnight deadline, users opening their apps in the U.S. saw the now infamous popup explaining that TikTok has gone but might be back when the Trump administration takes office. Suddenly, all…

Man puts himself for sale as 'a changed man' for $17 after girlfriend breaks up with him A man offers himself for sale online as ‘a changed man’ for $17 after his girlfriend broke up with him and blocked him everywhere. The post, which has gone viral on the popular…