Teen sets fire to congressman’s office in fit of rage over TikTok ban
A Wisconsin teen set fire to the office of a local Republican lawmaker on Sunday, angry over the ban on TikTok, authorities said. The Fond du Lac office used by U.S. Rep. Glenn Grossman was set on fire shortly after 1 a.m., and authorities found a 19-year-old man nearby who admitted to starting the fire. […]
Michael Rapaport Celebrates the Demise of ‘Dirty, Biased, Damn Near Soft Porn Dumphole’ TikTok
Actor and comedian Michael Rapaport celebrated the shutdown of Chinese-owned social media outlet TikTok, which went dark on Sunday following a ban put in place by an act of Congress. TikTok went dark on Sunday following a ban enacted by Congress and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday. As a result, the site […]
TikTok Goes Dark for Americans Hours Before Ban Takes Place
TikTok users in the United States faced a message on Sunday that the app would be unavailable and unusable, hours before the ban went into effect. When users in the U.S. open the social media app, a message pops up saying, “We're sorry, TikTok is currently unavailable.” The message further explains that Americans cannot use […]
TikTok says it is restoring service in US after Trump vowed to delay ban | Donald Trump
TikTok said On Sunday, it announced it would resume service in the United States after President Donald Trump took office. pledged Earlier in the day, the video app received a reprieve from its ban in the United States. President Trump has given Truth Social additional time to find a buyer before the Chinese-owned video app […]
TikTok restoring service to US users
TikTok announced on Sunday that it was “restoring” its service in the United States, just over 12 hours after cutting off access to the popular video-sharing platform in anticipation of a ban. “In agreement with our service provider, TikTok is working to restore service,” TikTok said in a statement posted on social platform X. “To […]
Live updates: TikTok goes dark in the US, Gaza ceasefire begins, Trump to take office
TikTok went dark in the United States on Saturday night. It was hours before a law banning the popular video-sharing platform was expected to go into effect. The Biden administration announced Friday that it has no plans to implement the law, leaving implementation to the incoming Trump administration. President-elect Donald Trump has officially returned to […]
Why VPN does not get around US TikTok ban
Since the popular social app was shut down, dejected American TikTokers have been looking around for a fix and struggling to avoid a ban. Users on Sunday were just starting to notice that the Chinese-owned app remained dark even when using a VPN. Virtual private networks can trick websites and apps into thinking you are […]
Jim Jordan on bringing TikTok back online: ‘Right now, the law is the law’
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said Sunday that ByteDance would need to change the law to keep TikTok online if it does not sell the video app to entities not affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party. said that it would be necessary. party. “It seems to me that if someone […]
Coco Gauff pays tribute to TikTok at Australian Open, sees silver lining
Coco Gauff celebrated her win over Belinda Bencic at the Australian Open with a tribute to TikTok as the popular app was no longer available to Americans back home. After defeating Bencic 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals of this season's first Grand Slam tournament, Gauff wrote on the camera lens, “Rest in […]
Donald Trump vows to ‘save’ TikTok as GOP China hawks diss extension plan
The clock is ticking, but President-elect Donald Trump promises to “save” Chinese video-sharing app TikTok — and hawks in his own party won't give the site an easy reprieve. This is despite the fact that it is said that it cannot be given. “Save TikTok,” Trump, 78, says. written in all capital letters on his […]