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News Articles: TikTok

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One en route to Florida at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, on Saturday.

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  • Politics

Trump's Q&A on Air Force One goes from the plane's color to TikTok and Canada

President Donald Trump popped in to the plane's press cabin while flying from Las Vegas to Florida to share his thoughts since taking office in a 20-minute Q&A with reporters.

January 26, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Boone Hogg (left) and Logan Jugler, who run the account @officialstickreviews, show off their sticks.

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  • Strange News

Stick with us: Why the internet is obsessed with one of the simplest tools known to man

"Stick Nation" is a worldwide movement that thrives on irreverent, fantastical and downright wholesome descriptions of sticks.

January 23, 2025
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By:
  • Alina Hartounian
The TikTok app logo is shown on an iPhone on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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  • Business

Trump signs executive order to pause TikTok ban, provide immunity to tech firms

The order follows TikTok going dark for about 14 hours after the Supreme Court upheld a law prohibiting the service from operating in the U.S. unless it breaks away from its parent company in China.

January 21, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
The TikTok app logo is shown on an iPhone on Friday, Jan. 17 in Houston.

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  • Business

TikTok is back online in the U.S., following Trump's promise to pause the ban

The president-elect said he will issue an executive order Monday to delay the ban while he brokers a sale. The app has returned on web and mobile, but is not available in Apple and Google's stores.

January 19, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump reacts during a MAGA victory rally at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC on Sunday, one day ahead of his inauguration ceremony.

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  • Politics

Trump rallies at Capital One Arena in preview of inauguration

Trump took the rally as an opportunity to preview several of his Day 1 actions, including on border security, energy, and ending the Biden administration's diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in government agencies.

January 19, 2025
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Less than a day from when the popular social media app is set to be banned in the U.S., President-elect Donald Trump spoke on the possibility of delaying the expulsion of TikTok.

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  • Business

TikTok is offline in the U.S. after Supreme Court upholds ban

The app had more than 170 million monthly users in the U.S. The black-out is the result of a law forcing the service offline unless it sheds its ties to ByteDance, its China-based parent company.

January 19, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Less than a day from when the popular social media app is set to be banned in the U.S., President-elect Donald Trump spoke on the possibility of delaying the expulsion of TikTok.

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  • National

Trump says he'll likely give TikTok a 90-day extension

President-elect Donald Trump spoke on the possibility of delaying a ban less than 24 hours from when the social media app is expected to shut down.

January 18, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn and
  • Juliana Kim
A content creator on TikTok holds a protest sign outside the Supreme Court building on Jan. 10 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Technology

With TikTok's future uncertain, creators ponder life without the app

Barring a last minute sale by its Chinese parent company, TikTok could soon go dark in the U.S. Now, creators on the Chinese-owned platform pay tribute to it — and talk about what's next.

January 18, 2025
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman and
  • Chloee Weiner
Callie Goodwin of Columbia, S.C., holds a sign in support of TikTok outside the Supreme Court on Jan. 10 in Washington, D.C. Goodwin, a small-business owner who sells personalized greeting cards, says 80% of her sales come from people who found her on TikTok.

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  • Business

Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, threatening app's existence in the U.S.

The decision resolves a long-running legal dispute between the Department of Justice and TikTok. But experts say President-elect Donald Trump will now have considerable sway over the platform's future in the U.S.

January 17, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
In a Supreme Court emergency hearing on Friday, lawyers for TikTok are expected to argue that banning the app will violate the free speech of 170 million American users. The Justice Department is expected to argue that the app is a national security risk.

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  • Business

TikTok challenges its U.S ban at the Supreme Court. Here's what to know

Lawyers for TikTok argued that banning the app will violate the free speech of 170 million American users. The Justice Department contended that the app is a national security risk.

January 10, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Social media influencers wearing white produce content during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2024.

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  • Media

How influencers are impacting journalism

NPR's Eric Deggans speaks to Summer Harlow of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas and V Spehar of UnderTheDeskNews about the role of influencers in journalism.

January 05, 2025
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  • Eric Deggans,
  • Eleana Tworek,
  • and 1 more
TikTok creators are preparing for the app to potentially be shut down in the U.S. this month unless it's sold to a non-Chinese company.

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  • Arts & Life

Here's how TikTok creators are preparing for a TikTok ban

TikTok will be shut down in the U.S. this month unless it's sold to a non-Chinese company. Here's how creators are preparing.

January 01, 2025
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By:
  • Claire Murashima
The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., March 17, 2023.

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  • Business

Trump asks the Supreme Court to delay the start of the TikTok ban

President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a "political resolution" to the issue.

December 27, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Scenes from some of the most popular TikToks from the Global South in 2024: a dancing teen from the Philippines; that adorable baby pygmy hippo in Thailand; Mr. Bean makes a guest appearance in a TikTok by Khaby Lame.

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  • Global Health

Top global TikToks in 2024: Mr. Bean disciple, lip-synch for their life, baby hippo!

Scenes from some of the most popular TikToks from the Global South in 2024: a dancing teen from the Philippines; an homage to Mr. Bean, that cute baby pygmy hippo.

December 27, 2024
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
A view of the TikTok app logo, in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 28, 2020.

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  • Europe

Albanian prime minister says TikTok ban was not a rushed reaction

Prime Minister Edi Rama said over the weekend that the government will shut down TikTok for one year, accusing the popular video service of inciting violence and bullying, especially among children.

December 23, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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