TikTok plans to cease operations in the United States on Sunday unless President Joe Biden intervenes before he leaves office one day later.
Challenges came in tandem with TikTok’s success. U.S. officials expressed concerns about the company’s roots and ownership, pointing to laws in China that require Chinese companies to hand over data requested by the government. Another concern became the proprietary algorithm that populates what users see on the app.
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With a TikTok ban scheduled to go into effect in the United States on Sunday, many users began to see messages preventing them from using the app when they opened it after 10 p.m. Eastern on Saturday.
Dan Ives, Wedbush Securities global head of tech research, joins CNBC's 'The Exchange' to discuss the looming TikTok ban in the U.S.
The supremely popular TikTok could be banned on Jan. 19 under a federal law that forces the video sharing platform to divest itself from its China-based parent company, ByteDance, or shut down its U.S.
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A change to China’s export rules could give Beijing sign off on any deal that would force the internet giant ByteDance to give up TikTok.
The looming TikTok ban in the United States has left millions of users and creators uncertain about the platform's future, as debates over national security and ownership intensify.
App goes offline with message saying it’s ‘temporarily unavailable’ but suggests Trump could save it - TikTok said the Biden administration must give the likes of Google and Apple reassurances that they won’t be punished,