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TikTok ban won't be enforced by Joe Biden, leaving fate of Chinese-owned app in Trump's hands

TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance is legally required to divest the company by Sunday, January 19, a day before the US presidential inauguration

Evening Standard

White House Considers Options To Keep Tiktok Accessible

The White House grapples with the impending TikTok ban, uncertain of its fate in the US.

Top News

TikTok’s CEO is planning to attend Trump’s inauguration. He’ll see Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos

Donald Trump’s inauguration is a day after a ban on the app could take effect.

Fortune

Trump Invites TikTok CEO to Attend Inauguration the Day After App is Set to Be Banned in US

President-elect Donald Trump invites TikTok CEO Shou Chew to his inauguration as the app faces a U.S. ban.

Latin Times

With a US ban almost here, what can save TikTok?

TikTok still has a few options to stop Sunday's ban.

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RedNote: Is TikTok’s Chinese alternative any safer than the app facing a potential US ban?

China-based RedNote has experienced a huge surge in downloads from users both from the US and across the world

The Independent UK

TikTok ban: Biden admin ‘exploring options’ and the app might not be gone Sunday

If the administration stops the ban, the issue would be adjudicated by the incoming Trump administration

The Independent UK

TikTok Ban live: President Trump signs exec order giving TikTok a penalty-free 75-day extension

TikTok Ban ban countdown live: The social media platform hangs in the balance

TechRadar

TikTok CEO to attend Trump’s inauguration as app’s fate hangs in the balance

Shou Chew will attend inauguration for the man who has both advocated for and tried to ban the popular app

The Independent UK

At the Races: Stand by me - Roll Call

This week's confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's Cabinet picks have put a spotlight on his famous demands for unbridled loyalty.

Roll Call

What is RedNote? Inside the social media app drawing American users ahead of the US TikTok ban

Downloads of the Chinese-owned platform have spiked as US users look for an alternative to TikTok, which faces a ban on national security grounds. What is Rednote, and what are the implications of its ascent?

Wallpaper

American billionaire wants to buy TikTok - but not its ‘highly addictive algorithm’

Elon Musk was recently linked with buying the US arm of ByteDance’s flagship app but those reports were quickly dismissed

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The Independent UK

How can TikTok avoid a ban at the 11th hour?

The US TikTok ban is set to come into force on January 19

Al Jazeera

Donald Trump plans to ‘save’ TikTok from looming US ban

His camp says he is exploring options to ‘create space to put deal in place’ after media report on executive order plan.

The Guardian - UK

TikTok is the only truly democratic social platform. A US ban would rob us all

Nothing has challenged Silicon Valley like the Chinese app. Blocking its use in the US would be like stealing half the books in a library, writes content creator Sophia Smith Galer

The Independent UK

How much is TikTok worth and who could buy it?

The supremely popular TikTok could be banned on Jan. 19 under a federal law that forces the video sharing platform to divest itself from its China-based parent company, ByteDance, or shut down its U.S. operations

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The Conversation

US ‘TikTok refugees’ are fleeing to Chinese app RedNote. It’s a new phase of the digital cold war

Social media giant TikTok is preparing to shut down its app in the United States this Sunday – the day that legislation signed by President Joe Biden last year banning the app takes effect.

Reason

So…Is TikTok Really Getting Banned?

The Supreme Court appears poised to uphold a ban on the app, but many creators aren't so sure.

Investors Business Daily

TikTok Ban: What To Know And Stocks To Watch With Deadline Looming

The TikTok ban will take effect Sunday. What could save the app and how Meta stock, Google and others could benefit.

TechRadar

TikTok could immediately shut its app to millions in the US in days – here's how to prepare

TikTok could be planning to immediately shut its app to US users from January 19 –here's how that might play out and what to do.

PC Gamer

TikTok users wave goodbye to their 'Chinese spies' as they they ditch the app for another, er, Chinese one

I for one welcome our new (still Chinese) social media overlords

Tom’s Guide

Musk, TikTok, and big tech – Donald Trump and data privacy

Donald Trump has returned to the White House and become President of the United States for a second time. But eight years after his last stint, what does this Trump administration mean for the future of data privacy in the US.

The Independent UK

TikTok ban latest: Chinese app back after Trump promises to restore it but US redownloads not available

During his first administration, Trump pushed for a TikTok ban over national security concerns with China in 2020

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