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Man torches congressman’s district office over TikTok ban: police

Police in Wisconsin are investigating after a man set fire to a congressman's district office after the popular social media app TikTok briefly went out of service, authorities said. The Fond du Lac Police Department announced that a 19-year-old Menasha resident has admitted to setting fire to office space rented to U.S. Congressman Glenn Grossman. […]

TikTok Restores Services After Trump Says He Will Delay Ban

TikTok has restarted its service in the United States after President-elect Donald Trump vowed to issue an executive order delaying the ban on the app. in post On X, TikTok released a statement saying it was “restoring service” “in accordance with agreements” with service providers. TikTok said, “We are proceeding with service restoration efforts based […]

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. […]

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 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 […]