The Chinese owner of TikTok rolled out the new software targeting overseas Chinese coders after a reprieve from the Trump administration.
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.
While TikTok remains hugely popular in Brazil, Indonesia and other markets, its 170 million users in the United States are its most valuable.
Unless its owner agrees to sell, TikTok will be banned in the U.S. on Jan. 19. Here's how to download your account if no one buys the app.
Disappointment, denial and confusion flooded US TikTok upon hearing that Chinese owner ByteDance planned to shut off the app by Sunday.
Hearing a lot about Lemon8 lately? You’re not the only one. Amid a looming U.S. ban on TikTok, content creators have been pushing the platform’s sister app.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that has suspended the banning of the ByteDance-owned video-sharing app TikTok.
Trump has floated the idea of a 50-50 joint venture between ByteDance and the United States in ownership of the app.
On his first day back in office, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order delaying the enforcement of TikTok's ban in the United States.
A low down of all the tech policy orders issued by Trump admin including TikTok ban delay and overturning of Biden-era AI safety measures.