TikTok to Elon Musk? China considers how to keep the app in the U.S.
1 day, 7 hours ago

TikTok to Elon Musk? China considers how to keep the app in the U.S.

Salon  

With TikTok's days in the U.S. numbered, the Chinese government is discussing options to keep it in America that include a potential deal with Elon Musk, according to media reports. Chinese officials are considering whether Musk could acquire the app's U.S. operations if it is banned, Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the talks. A TikTok spokesperson told CNBC: “We can’t be expected to comment on pure fiction.” Related TikTok Shop booming while facing a ban The Supreme Court appears poised to uphold a federal law that requires TikTok's parent company to sell it to a non-Chinese company by Sunday or effectively be banned in the U.S. Media outlets reported that his change of mind came around the same time he met with Jeff Yass, a major Republican donor with financial ties to TikTok's parent company ByteDance.

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TikTok ban: Will you be able to use app? How will it impact users? Who is buying the Chinese app? What we know so far
Top News
23 hours, 46 minutes ago

TikTok ban: Will you be able to use app? How will it impact users? Who is buying the Chinese app? What we know so far

Live Mint  

Is the TikTok social media app being banned in the United States? The US government passed a law last year that forced TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, to either sell the wildly popular platform or shut it down. According to reports, the Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the US beginning January 19 — …

China officials internally discuss option of TikTok sale to Musk
1 day ago

China officials internally discuss option of TikTok sale to Musk

Live Mint  

SINGAPORE—Chinese officials, facing a looming U.S. TikTok ban, have internally discussed options including the possibility of allowing a trusted non-Chinese party such as Elon Musk to invest in or take control of TikTok’s U.S. operations, people familiar with the discussions said. In discussions to date, officials concluded that it was best to let the ban take effect and keep TikTok …

TikTok denies rumours of sale to Elon Musk amid US ban, calls it ‘pure fiction’: Report
1 day, 2 hours ago

TikTok denies rumours of sale to Elon Musk amid US ban, calls it ‘pure fiction’: Report

Live Mint  

ByteDance owned social media platform TikTok has denied the reports on the potential sale of the app to billionaire and Tesla boss Elon Musk to continue its operations amid a possible ban by the US government, reported Variety. Earlier, a report emerged stating that “Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of …

Elon Musk to buy TikTok US? New report claims Chinese officials want Tesla CEO to…
Top News
1 day, 6 hours ago

Elon Musk to buy TikTok US? New report claims Chinese officials want Tesla CEO to…

Live Mint  

Chinese officials are exploring an option for Elon Musk to take over TikTok if the popular social media company fails to avoid a ban in the US, Bloomberg reports. Notably, TikTok's 170 million users could significantly improve Musk's position vis-a-vis advertisers and potentially help solve one of the biggest issues faced by his social media platform. US lawmakers urge Biden …

Here’s what TikTok users are saying about the looming ban
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2 days, 7 hours ago

Here’s what TikTok users are saying about the looming ban

CNN  

CNN — TikTok creators and users are facing the reality that the popular short-video app will likely be banned in the United States. I might just put the phone down.” Creators bid farewell The TikTok ban could lead to a loss of income for creators, whose partnerships, monetization and followers aren’t guaranteed if they move to other platforms. “If we …

TikTok warns of broader consequences if US Supreme Court allows ban: Report
3 days, 18 hours ago

TikTok warns of broader consequences if US Supreme Court allows ban: Report

Live Mint  

The lawyer for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance offered a warning during Supreme Court arguments over a law that would compel the sale of the short-video app or ban it in the United States: If Congress could do this to TikTok, it could come after other companies, too. Noel Francisco, representing TikTok and ByteDance, argued that Supreme Court …

Supreme Court slams First Amendment arguments by TikTok as app gives last ditch effort to stop US ban
4 days, 12 hours ago

Supreme Court slams First Amendment arguments by TikTok as app gives last ditch effort to stop US ban

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Supreme Court justices slammed First Amendment arguments made by TikTok …

Listen to TikTok’s final pleas against possible ban in Supreme Court
Top News
4 days, 16 hours ago

Listen to TikTok’s final pleas against possible ban in Supreme Court

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch as the US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in …

Trump asks Supreme Court to block TikTok ban as he considers ‘political resolution’
4 days, 17 hours ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to block TikTok ban as he considers ‘political resolution’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to block a …

Shark Tank star says he wants to buy TikTok - but needs Trump’s help
4 days, 22 hours ago

Shark Tank star says he wants to buy TikTok - but needs Trump’s help

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary said he wants to buy …

Trump claims he’ll ‘save’ TikTok - despite trying to get it banned while in office
4 days, 22 hours ago

Trump claims he’ll ‘save’ TikTok - despite trying to get it banned while in office

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has claimed he would “save TikTok in America,” …

How TikTok became the world’s most controversial app
4 days, 22 hours ago

How TikTok became the world’s most controversial app

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This has helped bring the total number of TikTok users around the world to above 2 billion, …

What happens if the US bans TikTok?
4 days, 23 hours ago

What happens if the US bans TikTok?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery TikTok’s role in ensuring non-famous people experience viral fame is …

Supreme Court leaning toward TikTok shutdown: reports
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5 days, 7 hours ago

Supreme Court leaning toward TikTok shutdown: reports

Salon  

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday seemed inclined to rule against TikTok, the social media app that faces a ban in the U.S. unless its parent company sells it to a non-Chinese company, media outlets reported. Justices heard TikTok's argument that a federal law requiring its sale by Jan. 19 violates the First Amendment, as well as the U.S. government's …

How influencers are preparing for a potential TikTok ban
5 days, 7 hours ago

How influencers are preparing for a potential TikTok ban

CNN  

New York CNN — Joanne Molinaro’s life changed when she found TikTok. “And the PRC could covertly manipulate the platform to advance its geopolitical interests and harm the United States.” The court appeared likely to uphold the law and allow the ban to go into effect, with both liberal and conservative justices directing a series of tough and skeptical questions …

How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work
55 years ago

How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work

Wired  

TikTok’s day of reckoning in the US has arrived. The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, states that ByteDance must sell TikTok’s US business to a non-Chinese company by January 19—no buyer has yet been found—or see the app blocked in the US. The Supreme Court, which is hearing the case quickly due to the impending deadline and …

The Internet’s Future Is Looking Bleaker by the Day
5 days, 19 hours ago

The Internet’s Future Is Looking Bleaker by the Day

Wired  

This is proving to be a monumental week on the tech and politics beat. On Tuesday, Meta announced that it would be ending its third-party fact-checking program and cutting down its rules barring hate speech in a move clearly targeted at appeasing one person—incoming president Donald Trump. Reel-ing Into a Second Trump Administration There’s a reason why mean-spirited TikTok users …

‘Shark Tank’s’ Kevin O’Leary and billionaire Frank McCourt want to buy TikTok
6 days, 7 hours ago

‘Shark Tank’s’ Kevin O’Leary and billionaire Frank McCourt want to buy TikTok

CNN  

New York CNN — A group formed by billionaire entrepreneur and former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has made a formal offer to buy TikTok from its China-based parent company, ByteDance. The group, which calls itself The People’s Bid for TikTok and is also backed by “Shark Tank”-famous investor Kevin O’Leary, said Thursday it had delivered a proposal to …

‘Shark Tank’s’ Kevin O’Leary and billionaire Frank McCourt want to buy TikTok
6 days, 7 hours ago

‘Shark Tank’s’ Kevin O’Leary and billionaire Frank McCourt want to buy TikTok

CNN  

New York CNN — A group formed by billionaire entrepreneur and former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has made a formal offer to buy TikTok from its China-based parent company, ByteDance. The group, which calls itself The People’s Bid for TikTok and is also backed by “Shark Tank”-famous investor Kevin O’Leary, said Thursday it had delivered a proposal to …

Banning TikTok won’t solve your data-security problem
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1 week ago

Banning TikTok won’t solve your data-security problem

Live Mint  

During last year’s presidential campaign, Kamala Harris regularly posted on TikTok, encouraging voters to follow her on the platform, as did Joe Biden before he withdrew. he wrote on Truth Social last week, above a bar graph that showed his TikTok views outpacing not only Ms. Harris’s but also those of Tucker Carlson and Taylor Swift. As Scientific American reported …

TikTok users want SCOTUS to think it’s more about dance videos than Chinese international intrigue
Trending News
1 week ago

TikTok users want SCOTUS to think it’s more about dance videos than Chinese international intrigue

CNN  

CNN — TikTok, the popular social media platform celebrated for its frothy mix of dance videos, cat antics, news clips and recipes, will wage a substantial First Amendment battle at the Supreme Court on Friday. “Most of it consists of things like dance videos, home-repair tutorials, and montages of weekend getaways.” More importantly as a matter of First Amendment protection, …

‘Shark Tank’ investor joins former Dodgers owner in last-ditch effort to buy TikTok
Trending News
1 week, 1 day ago

‘Shark Tank’ investor joins former Dodgers owner in last-ditch effort to buy TikTok

LA Times  

Kevin O’Leary says he has joined a group known as the People’s Bid for TikTok that has been putting together an offer for the social media app’s U.S. business. Kevin O’Leary, one of the venture capitalist “sharks” from the reality television show, said Monday that he had joined a group known as the People’s Bid for TikTok that has been …

TikTok could be banned in the US in days. Creators are left in limbo
Trending News
1 week, 2 days ago

TikTok could be banned in the US in days. Creators are left in limbo

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If the government prevails as it did in …

TikTok Creators Left In Limbo While Awaiting Decision On Potential Platform Ban
1 week, 2 days ago

TikTok Creators Left In Limbo While Awaiting Decision On Potential Platform Ban

Huff Post  

FILE - A man carries a Free TikTok sign in front of the courthouse where the hush-money trial of Donald Trump was underway on April 15, 2024, in New York. For creators, the TikTok doomsday scenarios are nothing new since President-elect Donald Trump first tried to ban the platform through executive order during his first term. But I’m staying calm,” …

TikTok creators left in limbo while awaiting decision on potential platform ban
1 week, 2 days ago

TikTok creators left in limbo while awaiting decision on potential platform ban

Live Mint  

Will TikTok be banned this month? For creators, the TikTok doomsday scenarios are nothing new since President-elect Donald Trump first tried to ban the platform through executive order during his first term. But I'm staying calm,” said Gillian Johnson, who benefited financially from TikTok’s live feature and rewards program, which helped creators generate higher revenue potential by posting high-quality original …

TikTok creators left in limbo while awaiting decision on potential platform ban
Trending News
1 week, 2 days ago

TikTok creators left in limbo while awaiting decision on potential platform ban

Associated Press  

Will TikTok be banned this month? But I’m staying calm,” said Gillian Johnson, who benefited financially from TikTok’s live feature and rewards program, which helped creators generate higher revenue potential by posting high-quality original content. My Neighbor.” Johnson said the idea of TikTok going away is “hard to accept.” Many creators have taken to TikTok to voice their frustrations, grappling …

What happens if the US bans TikTok?
1 week, 3 days ago

What happens if the US bans TikTok?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery TikTok’s role in ensuring non-famous people experience viral fame is …

DOJ urges Supreme Court to reject Trump request to delay TikTok ban law
1 week, 4 days ago

DOJ urges Supreme Court to reject Trump request to delay TikTok ban law

Hindustan Times  

By David Shepardson DOJ urges Supreme Court to reject Trump request to delay TikTok ban law WASHINGTON, - The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court late on Friday to reject President-elect Donald Trump's request to delay implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale by Jan. 19. DOJ said no …

Small businesses brace themselves for potentially disruptive TikTok ban
2 weeks ago

Small businesses brace themselves for potentially disruptive TikTok ban

Associated Press  

A looming TikTok ban could affect the millions of small businesses that use the short-video social media app to help them grow their business. According to TikTok’s own estimates, small businesses on TikTok would lose more than $1 billion in revenue in a single month if the ban goes into effect. The Justice Department ordered the app’s China-based parent company, …

Venezuela fines TikTok $10 million over viral challenge deaths
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2 weeks ago

Venezuela fines TikTok $10 million over viral challenge deaths

Raw Story  

Venezuela's highest court on Monday fined TikTok $10 million in connection with viral challenges that authorities say left three adolescents dead from intoxication by chemical substances. Supreme Tribunal of Justice Judge Tania D'Amelio said that the popular video-sharing app had been negligent in failing to implement "necessary and adequate measures" to stop the spread of content encouraging the challenges. Venezuela …

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban

Salon  

President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to delay a ban on TikTok so he can find a way to save the social media app that he once tried to bar from the U.S. TikTok faces a ban if its parent company, ByteDance, does not follow a new federal law that requires it to be sold to a non-Chinese …

Trump bats for China's TikTok app, urges top court to pause ban to pursue 'political' route
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Trump bats for China's TikTok app, urges top court to pause ban to pursue 'political' route

Firstpost  

US President-elect Donald Trump submitted a brief to the country’s Supreme Court asking the apex body to block the law that calls for the banning or selling of the video-sharing app TikTok. Image Credit: Reuters In an unusual brief submitted to the US Supreme Court, President-elect Donald Trump requested that the apex body to block the law requiring the video-sharing …

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban amid national security concerns
Top News
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban amid national security concerns

Hindustan Times  

President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. On Friday, President-elect Donald Trump requested that the Supreme Court postpone the possible TikTok ban until his administration could work towards a "political resolution" to the problem. The request came …

Trump urges Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Trump urges Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-28 08:54 WASHINGTON -- US President-elect Donald Trump has urged the Supreme Court to delay the TikTok ban in order to allow time for a negotiated solution, according to a legal document filed Friday. The document was filed by John Sauer, whom Trump nominated to serve as Solicitor General, a position typically responsible for representing the US …

Donald Trump urges US Supreme Court to pause TikTok ban law
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Donald Trump urges US Supreme Court to pause TikTok ban law

India Today  

President-elect Donald Trump has urged the US Supreme Court to pause implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale, arguing he should have time after taking office to pursue a "political resolution" to the issue. Trump's support for TikTok is a reversal from 2020, when he tried to block the app in …

Trump wants to delay TikTok ban, seeks 'political resolution' | Decoding shift in position
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Trump wants to delay TikTok ban, seeks 'political resolution' | Decoding shift in position

India TV News  

US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to delay the potential TikTok ban. Trump's request comes after the Biden administration filed a brief urging the Court that the statute, which will potentially ban TikTok, is needed to eliminate a national security risk. Decoding the change in stance During his first term, Trump sought to …

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office

ABC  

US president-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to pause a potential ban on TikTok from going into effect until his administration can pursue a "political resolution" to the issue. The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the justices should strike down a law that could …

Trump asks Supreme Court to block TikTok ban as he considers ‘political resolution’
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to block TikTok ban as he considers ‘political resolution’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to block a …

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Delay TikTok Ban So He Can Weigh In After He Takes Office
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Delay TikTok Ban So He Can Weigh In After He Takes Office

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law …

How Elon Musk’s influence has grown both online and offline in 2024
2 weeks, 5 days ago

How Elon Musk’s influence has grown both online and offline in 2024

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The debate around the billionaire has moved on dramatically over the last 12 months, from whether the …

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law that could ban …

Trump suggests allowing TikTok to continue in US: Keep this sucker for a while
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump suggests allowing TikTok to continue in US: Keep this sucker for a while

India Today  

President-elect Donald Trump indicated on Sunday that he favoured allowing TikTok to keep operating in the United States for at least a little while, saying he had received billions of views on the social media platform during his presidential campaign. The US Senate passed a law in April requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest the app, citing national …

One billion users, but controversies mount up for TikTok
3 weeks, 3 days ago

One billion users, but controversies mount up for TikTok

Hindustan Times  

TikTok's breakneck rise from niche video-sharing app to global social media behemoth has drawn intense scrutiny, particularly over its links to China. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Saturday the government would shut down social network TikTok for at least a year from 2025. The EU is probing whether far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu's surprise victory in the first round …

One billion users, but controversies mount up for TikTok
3 weeks, 3 days ago

One billion users, but controversies mount up for TikTok

Hindustan Times  

TikTok's breakneck rise from niche video-sharing app to global social media behemoth has drawn intense scrutiny, particularly over its links to China. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Saturday the government would shut down social network TikTok for at least a year from 2025. The EU is probing whether far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu's surprise victory in the first round …

TikTok gets big boost from US Supreme Court
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

TikTok gets big boost from US Supreme Court

China Daily  

The US Supreme Court has thrown a significant roadblock in the path of a new law that would ban the wildly popular TikTok app throughout the United States. By now, you may likely know the backstory about TikTok: Earlier this year, members of the US Congress authored and passed legislation that was quickly signed by US President Joe Biden, which …

TikTok ban in US: What happens next after Supreme Court agrees to review potential US ban?
3 weeks, 6 days ago

TikTok ban in US: What happens next after Supreme Court agrees to review potential US ban?

The Hindu  

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear a bid by TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance to block a law intended to force the sale of the short-video app by January 19 or face a ban on national security grounds. TikTok and its parent ByteDance aim to block a U.S. law passed in April that would force …

TikTok ban in numbers: The rise and impending fall of the world’s most controversial app
3 weeks, 6 days ago

TikTok ban in numbers: The rise and impending fall of the world’s most controversial app

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This has helped bring the total number of TikTok users around the world to above 2 billion, …

US Supreme Court to hear challenge to ban TikTok ahead of looming deadline
3 weeks, 6 days ago

US Supreme Court to hear challenge to ban TikTok ahead of looming deadline

India Today  

The US Supreme Court decided on Wednesday to hear a bid by TikTok and its China-based parent company, ByteDance, to block a law intended to force the sale of the short-video app by January 19 or face a ban on national security grounds. TikTok and ByteDance asked the Supreme Court on December 16 to pause the law, which they said …

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok ban case
3 weeks, 6 days ago

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok ban case

Raw Story  

The US Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear TikTok's appeal of a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the online video-sharing platform or shut it down. The law, signed by President Joe Biden in April, would block TikTok from US app stores and web hosting services unless ByteDance sells its stake by January 19. "Congress has …

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