TikTok Tells Users It Will Be ‘Temporarily Unavailable’ in the U.S.
The popular video app displayed a message signaling it might go offline, with a federal law barring U.S. companies from hosting or distributing TikTok set to take effect on Sunday.
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TikTok goes dark across US
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US Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban Law
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TikTok users flock to popular Chinese app amid potential ban
The internet is buzzing as TikTok users brace for a potential ban. Many are flocking to a different Chinese platform, Rednote, one of the country’s most popular apps. In just the past week, Rednote ...NBC News - 2d -
What happens to TikTok and its users after ban starts Sunday?
Unless something changes at the eleventh hour, the ban appears set to take effect on Jan. 19.The Hill - 17h -
What Supreme Court ruling means for TikTok users
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Censorship, homework help and cats: China’s RedNote users welcome ‘TikTok refugees’
Americans fleeing the looming TikTok ban have been warmly welcomed to app Xiaohongshu – or RedNote – despite China’s tight restrictions on what can be posted. “It is the coolest thing,” says Huang ...The Guardian - 1d -
US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban law
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On TikTok, Users Mock Looming U.S. Ban
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FirstFT: US officials race to avert TikTok ban
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How a TikTok ban would affect younger users, Gen Z
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Can You Still Use TikTok if It’s Banned? What Users Should Know About the App.
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China discussing using Musk as broker in TikTok deal
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Why TikTok Users Are Downloading ‘Red Note,’ the Chinese App
To show how little they care about TikTok’s ties to Beijing, people in the United States are downloading one of China’s most popular apps.The New York Times - 4d -
TikTok Users Flee to a Chinese App: 'RedNote'
Chinese users of Xiaohongshu, or Little Red Book, welcome Americans fleeing a feared TikTok ban.The Wall Street Journal - 5d -
Users worried about TikTok ban appear to be downloading a different Chinese social media app
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With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘RedNote’
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TikTok ban could create a valuable prize: users’ brain space
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TikTok’s last dance in the US
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TikTok's future in the US rests with the Supreme Court
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Watters tells Ontario premier it would be a 'privilege to be taken over' by US
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Shein lawyer refuses to tell MPs if fashion firm uses Chinese cotton
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How Meta’s latest research proves you can use generative AI to understand user intent
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