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Biden won't enforce TikTok ban on last day of his presidency

The Biden administration doesn't plan to take action that forces TikTok to immediately go dark for U.S. users on Sunday, an administration official told ABC News.
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TikTok logo on a smartphone.
January 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM

Clocks tick down to TikTok ban on Sunday

The popular app is just three days away from a nationwide ban unless the Supreme Court steps in before then.
January 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
VIDEO: Clocks tick down to TikTok ban on Sunday
January 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM

Trump adviser says president-elect is exploring options to 'preserve' TikTok

Trump’s pick for national security adviser, Florida Rep. Mike Waltz, said during an interview on Wednesday that the president-elect is exploring options to “preserve” TikTok
January 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
FILE - A TikTok sign is displayed on top of their building in Culver City, Calif., on Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
January 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM

College students charged in TikTok-inspired 'catch a predator' plot expected in court

Five Massachusetts college students are scheduled to make their first appearance in court on conspiracy and kidnapping charges on Thursday
January 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
FILE - A TikTok sign is displayed on top of their building in Culver City, Calif., on Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
January 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM

By the Numbers: Impending impacts of the TikTok ban

A look at the numbers a TikTok ban could have and the other social media apps users are flocking to.
January 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM
By the Numbers: Impending impacts of the TikTok ban
January 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM

How TikTok can still avoid a ban, according to experts

Ban is set to take effect this week, unless TikTok cuts ties with parent firm.
January 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This photograph taken on April 19, 2024 shows a man holding a smartphone displaying the logo of Chinese social media platform Tiktok.
January 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM

TikTok alternatives to consider if the app is banned

The TikTok ban is just days away if the Supreme Court doesn't stop it, so many are scrambling to find other social media platforms.
January 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
VIDEO: TikTok alternatives to consider if the app is banned
January 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM

What happens if TikTok ban goes into effect on Jan. 19?

The majority of Supreme Court justices appeared inclined to uphold a federal law that would ban the company unless China-based parent ByteDance divests from it.
January 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
VIDEO: What happens if TikTok ban goes into effect on Jan. 19?
January 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM

What's next for TikTok?

As the impending ruling from the Supreme Court likely in the next few days, ABC News' Alexis Christoforous provides the latest updates on TikTok's legal battle.
January 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
What's next for TikTok?
January 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM

SCOTUS likely to uphold TikTok ban

Mike Muse and Kim Whele discuss the Supreme Court's possible ruling and what it might mean for Americans.
January 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
SCOTUS likely to uphold TikTok ban
January 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM

Supreme Court weighs fate of TikTok ban in US

ABC News’ Perry Russom reports what it means for millions of TikTok users as the nine justices on the Supreme Court weigh in days before the U.S ban on the app could take effect.
January 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
VIDEO: Supreme Court weighs fate of TikTok ban in US
January 12, 2025 at 1:39 AM

US business leaders bid to buy TikTok

As the TikTok ban looms, Americans are asking, "what's next?" Investor Kevin O'Leary joins the show.
January 12, 2025 at 1:39 AM
VIDEO: US business leaders bid to buy TikTok
January 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM

If TikTok is banned in the US, what happens to the app on your smartphone?

A majority of justices on the Supreme Court appear inclined to uphold the ban.
January 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Tiktok app can be seen through a magnifying glass on the display of a smartphone on December 29, 2024.
January 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM

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.
January 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The TikTok logo is seen in this illustration photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on Dec. 28, 2024.
January 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM

Content creator Sallye Miley on uncertain future of TikTok

The future of TikTok in the U.S. hangs in the balance at the Supreme Court.
January 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
VIDEO: Content creator Sallye Miley on uncertain future of TikTok
January 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM

Supreme Court weighs fate of TikTok days before ban on app to take effect

The future of TikTok in the U.S. hangs in the balance at the Supreme Court on Friday as the justices heard a last-ditch challenge to a law that would ban the video-sharing app.
January 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
VIDEO: Supreme Court weighs fate of TikTok days before ban on app to take effect
January 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM

Supreme Court hears arguments over law banning TikTok 

TikTok's future in the U.S. is in question as the Supreme Court hears a challenge to a law that would ban the video-sharing app unless its Chinese-based parent company sells its stake.
January 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
VIDEO:  Supreme Court hears arguments over law banning TikTok 
January 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM

SCOTUS to hear oral arguments about law banning TikTok

The Supreme Court will hear a last-ditch challenge to a law that would ban the video-sharing app in nine days unless its Chinese-based parent company sells its stake.
January 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
VIDEO: SCOTUS to hear oral arguments about law banning TikTok
January 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM

The Supreme Court is considering a possible TikTok ban. Here's what to know

The law that could ban TikTok is coming before the Supreme Court
January 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
FILE - The Supreme Court is seen at sundown in Washington, Nov. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
January 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM

TikTok's fate arrives at Supreme Court in collision of free speech, security

In a collision between free speech and national security, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over the fate of TikTok, a digital age cultural phenomenon that roughly half the U.S. population uses for entertainment and information
January 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
FILE - A TikTok sign is displayed on top of their building in Culver City, Calif., on Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
January 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM

TikTok creators left in limbo while awaiting decision on potential platform ban

The fate of TikTok is keeping creators and small business owners in anxious limbo as they await a decision from the Supreme Court that could upheld their livelihoods
January 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
FILE - A TikTok sign is displayed on top of their building in Culver City, Calif., on Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
January 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM

TikTok creators left in limbo while awaiting decision on potential platform ban

The fate of TikTok is keeping creators and small business owners in anxious limbo as they await a decision from the Supreme Court that could upheld their livelihoods
January 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
FILE - Devotees of TikTok gather at the Capitol in Washington, as the House passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app if its China-based owner doesn't sell, on March 13, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
December 30, 2024 at 12:01 AM

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok sale deadline

Two weeks before the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments over TikTok's future, President-elect Donald Trump has asked the justices to delay a Jan. 19 deadline.
December 30, 2024 at 12:01 AM
This combination of pictures shows a man holding a smartphone displaying the logo of Chinese social media platform Tiktok  and former President Donald Trump speaking to the media as he arrives for his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, May 30, 2024.
December 29, 2024 at 2:00 AM

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok sale deadline

Constitutional law expert Robert McWhirter discusses President-elect Donald Trump’s request to the Supreme Court to delay the deadline for the sale of TikTok.
December 29, 2024 at 2:00 AM
Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok sale deadline
December 28, 2024 at 5:59 PM

Trump asks SCOTUS to delay TikTok deadline

President-elect Trump asked to delay the deadline for the app’s sale so he can negotiate a settlement to avoid a shutdown of the Chinese-owned social media platform in the U.S.
December 28, 2024 at 5:59 PM
VIDEO: Trump asks SCOTUS to delay TikTok deadline
1 month ago

Battle over TikTok heads to Supreme Court

The justices have agreed to hear the social media app’s challenge to a law that could ban it in the U.S. starting next month.
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VIDEO: Battle over TikTok heads to Supreme Court
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Supreme Court to hear arguments over TikTok ban on Jan. 10

The platform asked the court to step in before a Jan. 19 ban goes into effect.
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The Supreme Court is seen at sundown in Washington, Nov. 6, 2020.
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Supreme Court to take up TikTok Case

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Jan. 10 over TikTok's effort to block a federal ban of the platform if it's not sold by Jan. 19.
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VIDEO: Supreme Court to take up TikTok Case
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Trump meets with TikTok CEO Shou Chew at Mar-a-Lago

The meeting comes after Trump said that he has a “warm spot” in his heart for TikTok, crediting the app for helping him win over young voters in last month's presidential election.
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The meeting comes after Trump said that he has a “warm spot” in his heart for TikTok, crediting the app for helping him win over young voters in last month's presidential election.
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Meet the 65-year-old inspiring millions on TikTok with her pull-ups

Teresa Burkett, 65, is inspiring others on TikTok with videos of her pull-ups.
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At 65, Teresa Burkett is on a mission to inspire others to get active and build strength, even in their later years.
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Trump meeting with TikTok CEO Shou Chew at Mar-a-Lago

President-elect Donald Trump is meeting with the TikTok CEO Shou Chew at Mar-a-Lago on Monday, a source familiar told ABC News.
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Shou Chew, CEO of TikTok, testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis," Jan. 31, 2024.
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Appeals court denies TikTok’s bid to delay ban

A federal appeals court denied the company’s request to pause the ruling that TikTok has to sell to a new owner or be banned in the U.S. by Jan. 19.
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VIDEO: Appeals court denies TikTok’s bid to delay ban
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TikTok denied emergency request to stop ban from taking effect

A federal appeals panel Friday rejected TikTok's request that the court pause its ruling and the Jan 19th deadline for a sale.
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The TikTok logo is displayed on a phone screen, Nov. 30, 2024.
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Supreme Court hears oil railway case while TikTok files emergency motion

ABC News’ Devin Dwyer discusses the latest legal news out of the high court.
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VIDEO: Supreme Court hears oil railway case while TikTok files emergency motion
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TikTok appeals to Supreme Court

The app is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the ban taking effect next month.
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VIDEO: TikTok appeals to Supreme Court
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TikTok files emergency motion to stop ban from taking effect

The ban is set to go into effect next month unless TikTok finds a new owner.
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Federal court upholds ban that could ban TikTok in early 2025

With the federal court’s ruling to require the sale or ban of TikTok in the U.S., Sirus XM radio host and ABC News contributor Mike Muse discusses how the decision could impact millions.
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Federal court upholds ban that could ban TikTok in early 2025
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Court upholds US ban on TikTok

The popular app could be banned in the U.S. next month unless it finds a buyer.
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VIDEO: Court upholds US ban on TikTok
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TikTok loses challenge against law requiring sale or ban

A federal appeals court has rejected TikTok's bid to overturn a law banning the platform unless the company finds a new owner.
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VIDEO: TikTok loses challenge against law requiring sale or ban
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Appeals court upholds nationwide TikTok ban set for January

A federal appeals court denied TikTok's bid to overturn the law.
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A TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken Jan. 6, 2020.
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Sabrina Carpenter named top US artist on TikTok in 2024

TikTok revealed its top 10 U.S. artists on the platform in 2024, including Carpenter, Ice Spice, Billie Eillish and NLE Choppa.
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VIDEO: Sabrina Carpenter named top US artist on TikTok in 2024
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84-year-old reads poetry to TikTok followers to change lives

Christopher Burn wrote his first poem in rehab and now reads poetry online.
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Christopher Burn wrote his first poem in rehab and now reads poetry online.
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Australia bans social media for kids under the age of 16

TikTok, Facebook and other platforms have a year to impose the age limit ban or could be liable for fines up to $33 million dollars for failing to keep kids under the age of 16 from having accounts.
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VIDEO: Australia bans social media for kids under the age of 16
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Questions loom about TikTok as Trump's cabinet comes into shape

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, some of his cabinet appointees appear to be split on the question of what he should do about TikTok in the U.S.
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Will Trump push to reverse TikTok ban?

A law banning the social media platform in the U.S. is set to take effect on Jan. 19, 2025, just one day before President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in.
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A law banning the social media platform in the U.S. is set to take effect on Jan. 19, 2025, just one day before President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in.
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Trump may try to reverse TikTok ban. Here's how he could.

The ban is set to go into effect on Jan. 19, a day before Trump's inauguration.
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Participants hold up signs in support of TikTok at a news conference outside the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., March 12, 2024.
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TikToker announces her own death in final video after battling cancer

Bradford was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in her jaw muscle in 2021.
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Bella Bradford shared a moving message and thanked her fans in her final video before her death.
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California to require parents to save earnings for child influencers

California joins Illinois in requiring compensation for kids on social media.
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The state capitol building in Sacramento, Calif.
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13 TikTok-approved Halloween makeup ideas to try this season

Get into the Halloween spirit with these spooktacular makeup ideas straight from TikTok.
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Makeup artist Ciara McKeown uses the power of makeup and skill to transform into Winifred from the iconic Disney classic film "Hocus Pocus."
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Sandwich-making tips from TikTok’s ‘sandwich king’

Owen Han, author of “Stacked: The Art of the Perfect Sandwich,” shares his top tips live on “GMA.”
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VIDEO: Sandwich-making tips from TikTok’s ‘sandwich king’