TikTok, owned by ByteDance, is on the verge of being banned in the United States. The thing is, the government could go after other ByteDance apps, and there are quite a few of them operating in the U.
TikTok is set to shut down in the US within 24 hours following a Supreme Court order, affecting over 170 million users. Experts suggest potential workarounds for US users to access the platform. Scrol
CapCut is a video editing software released by ByteDance. Here's what to know about the service as TikTok faces a possible ban.
Unless TikTok is given more time or the Supreme Court rules in the company's favor , the app will be banned in the US on January 19, 2025. But the same bill that gave TikTok its fast approaching deadline will also impact a free editing app that's the lifeblood of short-form videos everywhere: CapCut .
While TikTok remains hugely popular in Brazil, Indonesia and other markets, its 170 million users in the United States are its most valuable.
The United States Supreme Court upheld a law on Friday that will force TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app or face a ban. However, the future of the platform is still unclear. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) praised the court's decision,
As a TikTok ban looms, Americans are starting to download RedNote. Here's what you need to know about the app.
Attention has also turned to tech giants such as Apple, Google, and Oracle, which currently offer TikTok on their app stores or host its data. So, what will happen on the app stores when the clock strikes midnight on Sunday?
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld a 2024 law banning the radioactive short-form video app unless ByteDance, its Chinese parent company, finds an American buyer by Jan. 19. Lawmakers in favor of shutting down TikTok cite national security risks;
TikTok users are joining RedNote as an act of "protest against the ban," a publication of the Chinese Communist Party said.
Citing national security, the Supreme Court rules that TikTok can be banned if its Chinese parent company ByteDance does not sell the app by Sunday.
The Chinese app Xiaohongshu, referred to as RedNote by TikTok creators, became the top downloaded app in the U.S. this week.