TikTok, Congress

Congress Banned TikTok. What Happened Next Will (Not) Surprise You.
TikTok held firm and refused to be sold, Congress blinked, and now everyone is scrambling to avoid a backlash from its younger user base.
Why did Trump bring TikTok back? What to know about the president's ban reversal
TikTok went dark for a few hours in the U.S. before the ban was suddenly reversed Sunday. Here's what to know about President Trump's executive order.
Opinion
Congress Introduces New TikTok Bill in Dizzying About-Face
TikTok’s CEO Shou Zi Chew was seated on the dais at Trump’s inauguration Monday, signaling a budding alliance with the president. Massie, the Republican who co-sponsored the bill to repeal the ban, posted a photo he’d taken of Chew from the crowd on X. “Tick tock, the TikTok ban is about to end,” Massie wrote.
Trump signed an executive order delaying a TikTok ban. Now its future is in limbo
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.
Opinion
Is Trump's executive order halting the TikTok ban constitutional? | Strictly Legal
More specifically, it concerns President Trump's Jan. 20 executive order advising the attorney general not to enforce the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The effect of the executive order is to delay for 75 days the ban on TikTok that went into effect on Jan. 19.
Opinion
Can Trump save TikTok with an executive order? | Opinion
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday revoking the security clearance of 51 former intelligence officials who signed a 2020 letter arguing that emails from a laptop belonging to Hunter Biden carried “all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation” and that of his former national security adviser John Bolton.
Trump orders Justice Department to not enforce TikTok ban
The order directs the Justice Department not to take action or impose penalties against "any entity for any noncompliance" with the law.
Trump addresses TikTok ban
Donald Trump addressed questions about the future of TikTok after signing an executive order to keep the app open for 75 days for the company to find a U.S. buyer.
Lawmakers seek to repeal TikTok ban even as Trump signs executive action
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is looking to repeal the recent TikTok ban just days after it took effect, introducing legislation that would undo a law passed by Congress last year that shut down the popular social media platform in the United States.
TikTok or Not, Americans Still Have a Right To Receive Communist Propaganda
Even as the Supreme Court upheld Congress' mandate that TikTok's Chinese owner sell the platform or shut it down, the First ...
Trump’s executive order for TikTok shows his willingness to skirt federal laws and keep app in limbo, legal experts say
President Donald Trump’s decision to issue an executive order Monday delaying enforcement of the federal ban on TikTok has deepened a murky legal landscape in the US for the popular social media app ...
TikTok still in limbo, unavailable on US app stores as uncertainty around Trump’s 75-day extension swirls
TikTok remained unavailable in Google and Apple app stores on Tuesday as President Trump’s executive order delaying ...
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TikTok shuts down in the U.S., only to return less than 24 hours later
Popular social media app TikTok recently shut down for American users on Jan. 19 in response to Congress’s ban of the platform. However, the app resumed functionality in America just one day later ...
TikTok’s parent company is in active discussions about a deal, board member says
A board member at TikTok’s parent company said that a deal to save the app from disappearing in the United States will be ...
iPhones with TikTok still installed are listing for up to $1M on eBay
On eBay, smartphones with TikTok still installed fetch hundreds to thousands of dollars, with one iPhone 16 Pro Max with the ...
Opinion
Trump Gives TikTok an Illegal Amnesty
The tech firms that host the app are putting their shareholders at risk by failing to comply with the law.
Kevin O'Leary says he will 'love to do a TikTok deal,' but the law prevents a potential acquisition
Kevin O’Leary says that he’s still interested in deal for TikTok, but that it’s no longer legally viable, even after Trump ...