Tag Archives: TikTok

President Donald Trump is expected to sign a deal Thursday clearing the way for TikTok’s U.S. operations to be transferred from its China-based parent company ByteDance to a group of American investors, two senior White House officials told NBC News. The agreement, which has been in the works for months, …

Oracle Corp. will spearhead U.S. oversight of TikTok’s algorithm and security under a framework deal advanced Monday by President Donald Trump’s administration, in the most significant step yet toward severing the Chinese-owned app’s ties with Beijing. The proposal calls for a consortium of U.S. investors — led by Oracle and …

The United States and China have reached the outlines of a deal to resolve the dispute over TikTok’s ownership, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to speak on Friday to finalize the agreement. “We have a framework for a TikTok …

President Donald Trump on Thursday extended the TikTok sale deadline by 90 days, granting ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of the app, more time to find a U.S.-based buyer and avoid a ban under federal law. “I’ve just signed the Executive Order extending the Deadline for the TikTok closing for …

President Donald Trump has tasked Vice President J.D. Vance and National Security Adviser Michael Waltz with brokering a potential sale of TikTok to a U.S.-based entity before the latest ban extension expires in April, according to sources familiar with the plan. The move is the latest twist in the long-running …

On Saturday, TikTok users in the U.S. were met with a message announcing the app was no longer available, following a Supreme Court decision upholding a ban on the platform. The app’s removal comes after months of legal battles and growing political scrutiny over national security concerns tied to its …

With the clock ticking toward a federal ban on TikTok, the Biden administration announced it would not enforce the controversial law, deferring its implementation to the incoming Trump administration. The ban, set to take effect Sunday, stems from bipartisan concerns over the app’s Chinese ownership and its implications for U.S. …

President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to delay enforcement of a potential TikTok ban, citing a need for time to address the issue through a political resolution once his administration takes office. In a legal brief filed Friday, Trump, who assumes the presidency on January 20, urged the …

TikTok on Monday petitioned the Supreme Court to block a law that could ban the popular video-sharing app unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells it to a U.S.-based entity. The law, called the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, is set to take effect on January 19, …

The law Congress passed this year to force the Chinese parent company of social media giant TikTok to either sell the service or face a U.S. ban is constitutional, a panel of federal appeals judges ruled Friday. The order from a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals preserves …

Jimmy Williams The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), has filed a civil lawsuit against TikTok Inc., ByteDance Ltd., and their affiliates for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of …

Jacob Fischler, Pennsylvania Capital-Star TikTok and its parent company argued Thursday in a federal court in the District of Columbia that the recently enacted law forcing a nationwide ban or sale of the popular platform violates the First Amendment. TikTok Inc., which operates the video-sharing service in the United States, …

Jimmy Williams TikTok is taking a stand against the United States government’s push to force its Chinese owner to sell the app or face a ban, filing a lawsuit aimed at halting enforcement of the bill. In the lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, …

Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder Citing major national security concerns, the U.S. House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill that effectively bans TikTok unless the company splits from its Chinese owner ByteDance. The 352-65 vote occurred just a week after lawmakers introduced the bipartisan proposal and days after the powerful House Committee …

Jimmy Willimas The House Energy and Commerce Committee has given unanimous approval to a bill requiring ByteDance, the China-based parent company of TikTok, to divest the app or face a ban in the U.S. The “Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act” addresses national security concerns regarding potential access …