TikTok voluntarily shuts down in the U.S. as divest-or-ban law takes effect

Users in the U.S. who opened the app were greeted with a message that read, "Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now."

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TikTok goes dark in the U.S. as ban takes effect

TikTok was not available for many of its 170 million users in the U.S. hours before a ban on the social media platform was supposed to go into effect.
NBC News - 2h
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban Law

The wildly popular social video platform, which is used by about one-third of all Americans, was banned over national security concerns because of its Chinese ownership.
Inc. - 1d
Supreme Court upholds law that would ban TikTok in the U.S.

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a new law that would lead to a ban of the social media platform TikTok.
CBS News - 1d
TikTok warns it could ‘go dark’ as Supreme Court weighs divest-or-ban law

Justices question ByteDance-owned platform’s free-speech argument as it tries to halt looming deadline
Financial Times - 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
TikTok could shut down unless Supreme Court blocks or delays U.S. ban

Court to hear arguments Friday on law forcing TikTok sale by Chinese parent company that takes effect in Jan. 19.
CBS News - Jan. 9