First launched in the United States in 2018, the app quickly became the most downloaded social and entertainment app in the world. By 2020, when Americans were looking for ways to

While TikTok remains hugely popular in Brazil, Indonesia and other markets, its 170 million users in the United States are its most valuable.

TikTok went offline for U.S. users as a federal ban took effect, while President-elect Trump signaled a potential 90-day reprieve to negotiate a solution.

Kevin O’Leary’s $20B TikTok offer is rejected as ByteDance confirms it won’t sell the key technology behind the app’s success.

TikTok, owned by ByteDance, is on the verge of being banned in the United States. The thing is, the government could go after other ByteDance apps, and there are quite a few of them operating in the U.

But the model is only meant to be used within China’s mainland, a ByteDance spokesperson told TechCrunch. The e-reader’s China-based manufacturer, Onyx International, which sells Boox e-readers in both China and to the U.

STATEMENT FROM TIKTOK: In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service. We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties providing TikTok to over 170…

Mitchell Green, Lead Edge Capital founder and partner, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the Supreme Court's decision on the ban of TikTok, and how big Bytedance's business really is, and much more.

Disappointment, denial and confusion flooded US TikTok upon hearing that Chinese owner ByteDance planned to shut off the app by Sunday.

TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have sought to delay the law's implementation, which they say violates the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment protection against government abridgment of free speech.

The April 2024 bill set January 19, 2025, as the deadline for ByteDance to sell its US TikTok stake. Otherwise, they will not be able to continue operating in the country. The US