Trump's most recent plan for TikTok centers on demands that the United States be given a 50% ownership position in the app under any proposed deal.
Potential TikTok buyers are lining up as President Trump and the Chinese government show heightened interest in striking a deal to sell the popular video-sharing platform in the face of a U.S.
A board member at TikTok’s parent company said that a deal to save the app from disappearing in the United States will be done soon.
The CEO of investment firm General Atlantic, a board member of TikTok's parent company, said on Thursday that he was optimistic that a deal to keep the short-video app operating in the United States would be agreed.
The app went dark nationwide on Saturday night, but the company indicated it was in the process of restoring the service after assurances from President-elect Donald J. Trump.
Unexpected and collateral damage during the TikTok ban, Marvel Snap developers want to ensure it doesn't happen again.
TikTok could still not be downloaded from the Apple and Google app stores in the U.S, even after President Trump's executive order.
Britain's technology minister is "genuinely concerned" about how Chinese-owned TikTok could use the data of millions of Britons, according to an interview with The Guardian newspaper published Thursday.
TikTok was not the only app that became unavailable for many U.S. users. The ban also impacts other Bytedance apps, like CapCut, Lempon8 and Gauth. Apple, in a statement on its website, said it’s “obligated to follow the laws in the jurisdictions where it operates,”
For now, TikTok lives to fight another day. But as this saga continues to unfold, it’s clear that the battle over its future has only just begun.
Meta-owned Instagram has been wooing creators from TikTok as the China-based video-snippet sharing app's future remains uncertain in the United States.