#tiktok-ban tag

Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda with 1.4m followers reports TikTok ban

Bisan Owda, an Emmy-winning journalist from Gaza, said TikTok permanently banned her account after new U.S. investors acquired the platform and following Netanyahu remarks.

fromSocial Media Today

4 weeks ago

Chinese Officials Weigh US TikTok Proposal

TikTok was technically banned in the U.S. as of January 19th, 2025, as part of the Senate-approved " Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act." But upon his inauguration as President on January 20th, President Trump issued an Executive Order to withhold enforcement of the bill, in order to give his team an opportunity to potentially re-negotiate the details.

US politics

fromwww.theguardian.com

1 month ago

The US supreme court's TikTok ruling is a scandal | Evelyn Douek and Jameel Jaffer

The Supreme Court's TikTok decision empowered government control over a major speech platform, undermining First Amendment protections and creating its own national security risk.

UK politics

fromwww.independent.co.uk

1 month ago

Keir Starmer launches personal TikTok account despite ban

Sir Keir Starmer launched a TikTok account despite a 2023 ban on TikTok for government-issued devices, with Downing Street citing security mitigations.

Tech industry

fromFast Company

3 months ago

What is Skylight? Here's what you need to know about the TikTok alternative

Skylight offers a decentralized, AT Protocol-based short-form video alternative to TikTok, attracting creators worried about a U.S. TikTok ban and algorithm changes.

Privacy professionals

fromElectronic Frontier Foundation

4 months ago

How Meta Is Censoring Abortion | EFFector 37.13

ALPR-enabled police drones, First Amendment challenges to a TikTok ban, privacy protections for abandoned phones, and findings on abortion-related social media censorship are central digital rights concerns.

US politics

fromForbes

4 months ago

The Great TikTok Sell-Off: What It Means for Consumers

Users are migrating from TikTok to alternatives over data-privacy fears and legal uncertainty, while plans propose US-hosted recommendation algorithms to ease security concerns.

US politics

fromVulture

4 months ago

So, What Does a TikTok Deal Look Like?

A U.S.-owned app backed by Oracle, Silver Lake, and Andreessen Horowitz may replace TikTok, requiring users to migrate and storing U.S. data in Texas.

US politics

fromFortune

4 months ago

Former Biden official campaigns for California governorship with Spanish-language TikTok videos | Fortune

Xavier Becerra is using TikTok to reach Spanish-speaking Hispanic voters as Democrats seek to regain Latino support amid shifts toward Trump and multilingual service rollbacks.

fromBusiness Insider

4 months ago

How a $1 billion TikTok challenger unraveled

The TikTok challenger had just cracked the Apple App Store's top-five ranking. Downloads soared 855% month over month, Sensor Tower data showed, fueled by TikTok's imminent ban in the US. It was a dream scenario for an app that - with over $230 million in funding and a roughly $1.1 billion valuation - promised to reinvent social shopping through a mix of product reviews and entertaining videos.

Startup companies

World news

fromHer Campus

4 months ago

Wait, Is TikTok Coming Back To India?

TikTok was banned in India in 2020, displacing creators and market share to Reels and Shorts amid 2025 rumors of a potential comeback.

US politics

fromTheWrap

5 months ago

Creatorverse: The White House Joining TikTok Means It's Safe, Right?

TikTok faces a Sept. 17 deadline to sell to U.S. investors or be banned, causing user fatigue, declining engagement, and uncertainty about future platform migration.

#social-media

fromFuturism

7 months ago

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