Singapore's Likee Is an Unlikely Winner of the TikTok Ban
After a US law temporarily forced Americans to find a new home for their short-video habit, TikTok clone Likee saw a surge in usage.
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TikTok owner asks Chinese staff in Singapore to pay taxes to Beijing
ByteDance’s missive comes as China steps up enforcement of global tax collectionFinancial Times - 12h -
Trump says he will ‘most likely’ give TikTok extension to avoid ban
Chinese-owned video app warns it will ‘go dark’ on Sunday without government interventionFinancial Times - 3d -
Supreme Court looks likely to uphold law banning TikTok
TikTok may go dark in days with the U.S. ban on the popular video-based social media platform looming. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared likely to uphold a federal law to shut down the ...CBS News - Jan. 11 -
Why the Supreme Court seems likely to uphold TikTok ban
The Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok as soon as this month. The justices appear to agree that the app's links to China are a national security threat. CBS News chief ...CBS News - 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 -
The TikTok Ban Is More Likely Than Ever
While Supreme Court justices pressed both sides in Friday’s oral arguments, experts say it’s hard to see how TikTok gets enough votes to survive.Wired - Jan. 10 -
TikTok ban likely to be upheld by Supreme Court, putting pressure on Trump
The Supreme Court on Friday heard oral arguments in the case involving the future of TikTok in the U.S., which could ban the app as soon as next week.CNBC - Jan. 10 -
US supreme court seems likely to uphold TikTok ban-or-sale law in hearing
Justices weighed importance of security with freedom of speech in oral arguments that went over nearly an hour. How would a TikTok ban work? The US supreme court heard oral arguments over the ...The Guardian - Jan. 10 -
Supreme Court appears unlikely to block TikTok ban from taking effect
The Supreme Court heard arguments over a law that could effectively ban the social media platform TikTok in the United States. NBC News' Savannah Sellers reports on what both sides argued and how ...NBC News - Jan. 10
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