eBay Sellers Are Hawking Used Phones With TikTok Preinstalled for Thousands of Dollars

With the app still unavailable on US app stores, people are betting on TikTok being a profitable added extra to secondhand handsets.

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Content creators respond to TikTok's uncertain future in the US

TikTok content creators who make a living promoting their businesses and personal brands on the app were afraid that they would have to find new ways to engage consumers and make money as the app’s ...
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Russell Vought at Senate hearing: 'We have to use taxpayer dollars wisely'

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Trump, GOP China hawks at odds over TikTok ban

President Trump’s plan to save TikTok is putting him at a crossroads with some Republicans as questions mount over the legality of delaying a ban on the popular video-sharing app. Trump said over ...
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TikTok restores service in US after Trump pledge

TikTok is resuming services to its 170 million users in US after President-elect Donald Trump said he would give the app a reprieve.
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TikTok restoring service to US users

TikTok said Sunday it is "in the process" of restoring service to the U.S., just more than 12 hours after cutting off access to the popular video-sharing platform in anticipation of a ban. “In ...
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US bans TikTok. Here's what could come next

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to reverse the ban.
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TikTok goes dark in the US as ban begins

TikTok is now unavailable in the United States after the Supreme Court upheld a law banning it in the country unless the app was sold by its Chinese parent company. TikTok’s owner ByteDance is ...
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TikTok stops working as US ban comes into force

A message appearing for US users says they "can't use TikTok for now".
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Watch: How TikTok 'went dark' in the US

BBC Tech Correspondent Lily Jamali explains what happened and what it means for the popular platform.
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TikTok goes dark across US

Short-form video app says it is ‘fortunate’ that Donald Trump has ‘indicated he will work with us on a solution’
Financial Times - 3d
How to Get Around the US TikTok Ban

TikTok is now unavailable in the United States—and getting around the ban isn’t as simple as using a VPN. Here’s what you need to know.
Wired - 3d
TikTok Is Unavailable in the US—and Gone From the App Stores

After President Biden declined to reassure Apple, Google, and Oracle that they wouldn’t be fined for giving Americans access to TikTok, the app’s hopes now hang on president-elect Trump.
Wired - 3d
TikTok goes dark in the US ahead of ban

App no longer available on US Apple and Google stores after supreme court upholds lawmakers’ ban. TikTok stopped working in the US late on Saturday, shortly before a federal ban on the ...
The Guardian - 3d
TikTok no longer accessible in US

TikTok blocked access to American users late Saturday night, just hours before a law banning the popular video-sharing platform was set to go into effect. “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in ...
The Hill - 3d
Perplexity AI submits bid to merge with TikTok US

The search engine platform Perplexity AI submitted a bid to merge with TikTok on Saturday, a source familiar told The Hill. The move follows a Friday Supreme Court ruling that upheld the decision ...
The Hill - 4d
Chinese rival app Xiaohongshu is overwhelmed by ‘TikTok refugees’ in US

Social media accounts blocked for breaking Beijing rules as millions of users join up before ban takes effect Nine invaluable things I’ve learned from TikTok . When Angelica Oung received the ...
The Guardian - 4d
TikTok says it will 'go dark' on Sunday without US government action

The Supreme Court earlier upheld a law that would ban the video app in the US unless its Chinese parent-company sells it.
BBC News - 4d
TikTok says it will ‘go dark’ in US on Sunday unless Biden acts

App used by 170m people in US will become unavailable unless outgoing president directs DoJ not to enforce law, company says . TikTok says it “will be forced to go dark on January 19” in the United ...
The Guardian - 5d
TikTok says it will ‘go dark’ without US government action

Chinese-owned video app warns of blackout for 170mn users after Supreme Court upholds divest-or-ban law
Financial Times - 5d
US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban law

A law passed last year requires TikTok's Chinese parent company to sell the video platform or face a ban.
BBC News - 5d
US Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban Law

“Without doubt, the remedy Congress and the President chose here is dramatic,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in a concurring opinion. “Whether this law will succeed in achieving its ends, I do not know.”
Wired - 5d
FirstFT: US officials race to avert TikTok ban

Also in today’s newsletter, manufacturing surge boosts China’s economy and Mark Carney launches bid to become Canada’s PM
Financial Times - 5d
Americans and Chinese share jokes on 'alternative TikTok' as potential US ban looms

RedNote's Chinese users say it is the first time they have been able to speak directly to Americans online.
BBC News - 6d
How one CBS News reporter used TikTok to help wildfire evacuees

CBS News Sacramento's Ashley Sharp has received widespread praise for assisting families affected by the Los Angeles wildfires, sharing updates on their homes on TikTok. They have garnered millions ...
CBS News - 6d
How VPNs might allow Americans to continue using TikTok

If TikTok does indeed go dark on Sunday for Americans, there may be a tool for them to continue accessing the popular social app: VPNs.
CNBC - Jan. 15
China discussing using Musk as broker in TikTok deal

Officials consider involving billionaire confidant of Donald Trump in effort to save video app from US ban
Financial Times - Jan. 14
Brown's sideline book now top seller on Amazon

A little-known book that A.J. Brown was seen reading on the Eagles sideline Sunday was listed No. 1 on Amazon's bestsellers list as of Monday morning.
ESPN - Jan. 13
‘I read 35 books this year!’: the Guardian readers who cut their phone use in 2024

It’s been a year since we launched the Reclaim Your Brain newsletter, so we reached out to subscribers to see how they’re doing. Haven’t signed up yet? Start your free, five-week plan to reduce ...
The Guardian - Jan. 13
TikTok’s last dance in the US

Plus, Joe Biden leaves the White House, Wall Street banks report earnings, and confidential MI5 files are made public
Financial Times - Jan. 12
Their Social Security benefits were slashed. Now they’re getting hundreds — maybe thousands — of dollars back under new law Biden just signed.

Retired public workers will get check adjustments and retro pay under the recently signed Social Security Fairness Act.
MarketWatch - Jan. 11
TikTok's future in the US rests with the Supreme Court

The platform with nearly 170 million American users is challenging a law that would see it banned in the US in a matter of days.
BBC News - Jan. 10
Kraken Need To Be Sellers At This Year's Trade Deadline

The Seattle Kraken are closer to last place in the NHL than they are to a playoff spot and should be amongst the biggest sellers at this year's trade deadline.
Yahoo Sports - Jan. 10
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold law that could ban TikTok in US

The Supreme Court appears inclined to uphold a law that would ban the video-sharing app TikTok in the U.S. after Jan. 19 unless its China-owned parent company divests.
ABC News - Jan. 10
TikTok, Facing a US Ban, Is Also Waging Legal Battles Around the World

TikTok is challenging a possible ban or forced sale to new owners in the United States, but has for several years been waging other fights in at least 20 countries.
The New York Times - Jan. 10
How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work

The fate of TikTok now rests in the hands of the US Supreme Court. If a law banning the social video app this month is upheld, it won’t disappear from your phone—but it will get messy fast.
Wired - Jan. 9
Bethenny Frankel Uses ‘Dior Bags’ to Discuss Drones on TikTok

To weigh in on the rash of reported drone sightings without fear of content suppression, Bethenny Frankel borrowed a term from the fashion world.
The New York Times - Jan. 6
Winter Storm Blair: four people reported dead as hundreds of thousands across US without power – latest updates

Seven states declare states of emergency as flights are cancelled, schools closed and drivers face treacherous road conditions. Tell us how you have been affected by Winter Storm Blair US ...
The Guardian - Jan. 6
UK rapper Stormzy banned from driving for using phone behind wheel of Rolls-Royce

British rapper Stormzy has been banned from driving for nine months after admitting that he drove his Rolls-Royce through London while using his phone
ABC News - Jan. 2
Stormzy banned from driving for using mobile phone

An off-duty police officer caught him using a mobile phone behind the wheel of a Rolls-Royce.
BBC News - Jan. 2

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