TikTok

After stepping in to restore TikTok in the U.S. and delaying a law that would effectively ban the app, Trump is looking for avenues to keep the popular platform afloat. 

YouTuber MrBeast, X owner Elon Musk and Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison are names that have floated around in the past week.

After briefly going dark in the U.S., TikTok is back online following an executive order. That’s not good for young users, says NYU psychologist Jonathan Haidt.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that gives TikTok a 75-day extension during which the United States will not enforce the law meant to force the app’s owner to sell the company.

Bay Area content creators say they feel uneasy about how TikTok’s uncertain future will impact their businesses.

A man accused of setting fire to a strip mall in Wisconsin where a congressman’s office is located told authorities he was motivated by the federal ban on the popular TikTok video-sharing platform.

The unfolding saga around the popular video-sharing app TikTok took another turn Sunday as the company restored service to users based in the United States.

American star Coco Gauff mourned the loss of TikTok, writing “RIP TikTok USA” on a TV camera lens and drawing a broken heart after winning a match at the Australian Open.

TikTok said Sunday that it would be restoring service to U.S. users after blocking it the evening before.

In a statement, senators disputed President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that he would “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day extension to bring the app back.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump also laid out his vision for what a qualified divestiture of TikTok by ByteDance could look like.

TikTok users are being told the app is not currently available as the government’s ban is set to go into effect Jan. 19.

With the deadline for a potential ban hours away, TikTok was no longer available to many U.S. users late Saturday.

Trump spoke to NBC News’ Kristen Welker in an exclusive phone interview Saturday, discussing his plans on what to do about the popular social media app.

Ahead of the expected TikTok ban, creators on the app posted heartfelt goodbyes this week to their fans. 

TikTok confirmed that it plans to go dark Sunday unless it’s given more clarity from the Biden administration and the Department of Justice regarding the ban.

Social media users are taking advantage of what could be their last days of scrolling on TikTok as a potential ban looms. NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk talked to one TikTok user about the potential ban.

TikTok confirmed that it plans to go dark on Sunday unless the company is given more clarity from the Biden Administration and Department of Justice regarding the ban that is scheduled to go into effect. 

Social media users are taking advantage of what could be their last days of scrolling on TikTok as a potential ban looms.

Social media users are taking advantage of what could be their last days of scrolling on TikTok as a potential ban looms. NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk talked to one TikTok user about the potential ban.