•Donald Trump TikTok restored service in the United States yesterday after briefly going dark, as a law banning the wildly popular app on national security grounds came into effect. TikTok credited President-elect Donald Trump, who retakes power today, for making the reversal possible — though the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden...
The US Supreme Court today upheld a law that will ban TikTok in the United States, potentially denying the video-sharing app to 170 million users in the United States on Sunday, January 19, 2025. In a major defeat for TikTok, the court ruled that the law does not violate free speech rights and that the […]
Social media giant TikTok plans to completely shut down its operations in the United States this Sunday if a ban ordered by legislators goes through as planned, a report said. The platform, which counts over 170 million American users, will implement an immediate blackout rather than allowing existing users continued access as had been expecte...
Venezuela’s highest court yesterday fined TikTok $10 million in connection with viral challenges that authorities say left three adolescents dead from intoxication by chemical substances. Supreme Tribunal of Justice Judge Tania D’Amelio said that the popular video-sharing app had been negligent in failing to implement “necessary and adequate m...
The US Supreme Court agreed yesterday to hear TikTok’s appeal of a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the online video-sharing platform or shut it down. The top court scheduled oral arguments in the case for January 10, nine days before TikTok faces a ban unless ByteDance divests from the popular app, […]
TikTok asked the US Supreme Court yesterday to temporarily block a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the popular online video-sharing platform or shut it down a month from now. The appeal to the nation’s top court came on the same day that TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew met with US […]
TikTok faces a US ban after it lost an appeal today against a law requiring the video-sharing app to divest from its Chinese parent company by January 19. The potential ban could strain US-China relations just as president-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office on January 20, reports AFP. TikTok will likely take the case […]
The Canadian federal government has ordered the dissolution of TikTok’s Canadian business operations following a national security review. However, Canadians will still be able to use the app as the government stops the company from conducting business within the country, reports AFP. Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced the...
TikTok said it removed over 2.1 million videos in Nigeria in the second quarter of 2024 for violating its community guidelines. According to the Community Guidelines Enforcement Report shared yesterday, Tiktok said the action is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to enhance content moderation and create a safer platform for users. “Key find...
•Activist Deji Adeyanju Following the order of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Monday, to remand some #EndBadGovernance protesters at the Kuje Medium Correctional Centre after being charged with treason, one of the lawyers to the protesters, Mr Deji Adeyanju, expressed pain and sadness over the charge on the protesters while bandits are...
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