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CapCut, a Video-Editing App From ByteDance, Returns for U.S. Users

The US MediaJanuary 22, 2025

TikTok is not the only app owned by the Chinese internet giant ByteDance that is flickering back to life. CapCut, a popular video-editing app, came back online in the United States on Tuesday after going dark over the weekend. Users who opened the app or visited its website were greeted with a pop-up message on […]

How TikTok Evaded a Ban Again and Again, Until Now

The US MediaJanuary 21, 2025

In mid-2023, TikTok had just eluded an effort in Congress to ban the video app, the latest Houdini-like escape for the young tech company. For several years, during both Republican and Democratic administrations, lawmakers and officials had trained their sights on the app, saying its Chinese ownership posed a national security risk. Inside TikTok, a […]

What We Know About the TikTok Ban

The US MediaJanuary 21, 2025

Starting on Saturday night, TikTok, the short-form video app owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, was unavailable in the United States as a result of a new law that banned the company’s apps in the country. By around noon on Sunday, it was back. Though the law calls on ByteDance to sell TikTok to non-Chinese […]

Trump Signs Executive Order in Attempt to Delay TikTok Ban

The US MediaJanuary 21, 2025

President Trump signed an executive order on Monday to delay enforcing a federal ban of TikTok for at least 75 days, even though the law took effect on Sunday and it is unclear that such a move could override it. The order, one of Mr. Trump’s first acts after taking office, instructs the attorney general […]

Instagram Debuts New Video-Editing App, as TikTok Deals With a Ban

The US MediaJanuary 20, 2025

For months, Instagram has watched and waited to see what would happen to rival TikTok under a new federal law that would ban the app in the United States. On Sunday, the day that law took effect, Instagram pounced. The social media app, which is owned by Meta, announced a new app called Edits, a […]

TikTok, RedNote and the Crushed Promise of the Chinese Internet

The US MediaJanuary 20, 2025

The Chinese social media app RedNote is full of cute, heartwarming moments after about 500,000 American users fled to it last week to protest the looming U.S. government ban on TikTok. Calling themselves “TikTok refugees,” these users paid the “cat tax” to join RedNote by posting cat photos and videos. They answered so many questions […]

What We Know About the TikTok Ban and if It May Be Lifted

The US MediaJanuary 19, 2025

Starting on Saturday night, TikTok, the short-form video app owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, was unavailable in the United States as a result of a new law that banned the company’s apps in the country. The law, which calls on ByteDance to sell TikTok to non-Chinese owners or face a ban, was upheld by […]

TikTok Starts Going Dark in the U.S.

The US MediaJanuary 19, 2025

“Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now,” the message read. Hours before a federal law banning TikTok from the United States was set to take effect on Sunday, the Chinese-owned social media app went dark, and U.S. users could no longer access videos on the platform. Instead, the app greeted them with a message that said […]

What if No One Misses TikTok?

The US MediaJanuary 19, 2025

But I’ve never once added a friend on TikTok, sent a direct message or thought of myself as a “TikToker.” And I don’t think I’m alone. For most people I know, TikTok isn’t a place to connect with other people. It’s a place to waste time, to numb out, to unplug from reality and float […]

TikTok to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday for Its 170 Million American Users

The US MediaJanuary 18, 2025

TikTok said late Friday that its service would “go dark” for its 170 million American users on Sunday because of a ban in the United States over fears that its Chinese ownership poses a threat to national security. The company said in a statement that “unfortunately TikTok will be forced to go dark on January […]