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TikTok Restores Service In US, Thanking Trump

The video-sharing platform credited President-elect Donald Trump, who retakes power on Monday, for making the reversal possible -- though the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden had earlier said that it would not enforce any ban.

International Business Times

What’s going on with TikTok in the US, and what will this mean for Australia?

According to the latest reports, TikTok has restored services in the United States after “going dark” on Saturday evening US time. The company turned off its services ahead of a nationwide ban that was set to take effect on Sunday.

The Conversation

Instagram tries to capitalize on TikTok uncertainty with new 'Edits' app

Meta's building quite the reputation for trying to steal users while their competitors are down.

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TikTok Is Back Online In The US After Americans Bravely Survived 14 Hours Without It

“Y’all are losing the plot praising trump for ‘bringing’ TikTok back. This is exactly what he wanted.”

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TikTok fans celebrate app’s return as Musk notes ‘unbalanced’ situation with X — ‘Something needs to change’

TikTok shut down Saturday night ahead of the U.S. ban. But by Sunday, the platform was back, and the company credited Trump.

Fortune

Marvel Snap is also down due to today in a "surprise" bit of collateral damage amid the TikTok ban, probably because they're both owned by the same company

Now this is a strange development

GamesRadar

TikTok Is Back Online as Trump Proposes Nationalizing It

While pledging to postpone the ban by executive order, the incoming president said the government should have a 50-percent ownership stake in the app.

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TikTok is already back online in the US after less than a day, with ByteDance thanking President-elect Trump for 'providing the necessary clarity and assurance' it can keep running

They really had us going there for a second with the TikTok ban.

PC Gamer

‘This is so dystopian’: TikTok influencers in panic as app finally goes dark in the US

The social media platform began displaying a ‘not available’ message on Saturday

The Independent UK

TikTok ban: A game-changer for music?

Salon spoke with a music expert about the TikTok ban and how artists old and new could suffer from it

Salon

Was the whole TikTok drama a bait-and-switch to make Trump look good?

Skeptics have highlighted how Trump was the one who initially called for the Chinese-owned social media app to be banned in 2020

The Independent UK

TikTok back online and thanks ‘efforts of President Trump’ for intervening after app ban

The president-elect has been supportive of the app since he hinted it contributed to his election victory in November 2024

The Independent UK

Teenage TikTok addict says US ban gave her hope — 'This app has pervaded every corner of our consciousness'

"I love TikTok so much that I cannot imagine a life without it. And yet I desperately need a life without it."

Fortune

TikTok says it is restoring service in US after Trump vowed to delay ban

President-elect says order would give company extra 90 days to find buyer and suggests that US take a 50% stake

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Update: Marvel Snap should be 'fully restored in the next 12 hours' after it became unexpected collateral in the short-lived TikTok ban

Marvel Snap developer Second Dinner and publisher Nuverse say they're "actively working" on restoring access.

Tom’s Guide

With TikTok's fate in limbo, here are the 3 best CapCut alternatives

With the fate of TikTok, CapCut, and other Bytedance-owned apps in limbo, here are some video editing tools to use in the meantime.

Latin Times

TikTok Goes Dark for US Users, But App Says It's 'Fortunate' Trump Will 'Work With Us On a Solution'

TikTok went offline for U.S. users as a federal ban took effect, while President-elect Trump signaled a potential 90-day reprieve to negotiate a solution.

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Senate Intelligence Committee Chair And GOP Senator Break With Trump

Senate Intelligence Committee members diverge from Trump on TikTok ban. Biden's law gave ByteDance 270 days to sell TikTok to avoid a ban. Trump may seek a...

International Business Times UK

When Will TikTok Be Unbanned in the US and Could the Ban Spread to the UK? What We Know

TikTok's US ban has raised questions about its potential reversal and whether similar restrictions might extend to the UK.

The Guardian - US

Who banned TikTok? Politicians toss culpability like a football

Claiming a threat from a ‘foreign adversary’, the US has yet to prove China shared propaganda or collected US user data

International Business Times

TikTok Goes Dark In US As Trump Seeks Reprieve From Ban

TikTok went dark in the United States on Sunday as millions of dismayed users found themselves barred from the popular app, with President-elect Donald Trump vowing to seek a reprieve.

The Independent UK

How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat

If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time

The Independent UK

SNL ‘mourns the loss’ of TikTok by mocking users’ reaction to US ban

Latest episode aired as social media app went dark

Android Central

TikTok announces it is in the process of restoring service in the US

TikTok is officially shut down for U.S. users tonight, but it looks like it'll make a speedy comeback.

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