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TikTok ban delayed for third time—experts aren't surprised
The TikTok ban has been delayed. Again. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Northeastern University media and computer science experts are not surprised at all, citing ...
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Trump says he would 'probably' extend TikTok ban-or-sale deadline if necessary - New York Post
President Trump said Thursday that he would “probably” extend the deadline for a sale of China-owned TikTok if terms aren't reached before a 75-day window for negotiations expires on April 5.
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TikTok is almost out of time to find a buyer. Here’s what we know - CNN
TikTok users may be experiencing a bit of déjà vu this week, with the app days away from a potential US ban and little concrete information available on its future.
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A TikTok sale under Trump? Experts say it could actually happen this time - NPR
TikTok's future in the U.S. remains uncertain, with a divest-or-ban law about to take effect on Jan. 19. If TikTok's legal team is not able to defeat the law in court, one possibility that is ...
The Washington Post8mon
Analysis | TikTok fails a test of its ban on political ads
TikTok, the only one of the three that prohibits political advertising altogether, did not. Global Witness’s researchers submitted the same eight ads to each platform, according to the report.
New York Post7mon
TikTok sale-or-ban law upheld by federal appeals court - New York Post
A law requiring TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the app by Jan. 19 or face a total US ban was upheld in US appeals court on Friday – setting up a Supreme Court showdown in the coming ...
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Trump extends TikTok sale deadline in the US yet again, leaving the whole situation feeling 'less like a ticking clock and more like a looped ringtone… political Groundhog ...
Trump did try to force TikTok's sale during his first term, in 2020, but late last year decided it was great, actually: "I have a warm spot in my heart for TikTok, because I won youth by 34 ...
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The deadline for TikTok to be sold in the US is fast approaching. Here’s what we know | CNN Business - CNN International
In January, TikTok took itself offline for about 14 hours — and app stores removed access to the platform in the United States — after the law’s initial sale-or-ban deadline passed with no deal.
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Trump postpones TikTok deal deadline - USA TODAY
Trump said his EO will give TikTok's Chinese parent company another 75 days to sell its stake in the social media app or else be banned in the U.S.
ABC News5mon
How TikTok can still avoid a ban, according to experts
In theory, TikTok could announce the commencement of negotiations with a potential buyer and urge President Joe Biden to grant the 90-day extension before the ban takes effect, experts said.
Boston Herald8mon
TikTok let through disinformation in political ads despite its own ban, Global Witness finds - Boston Herald
That’s despite the platform’s ban on all political ads in place since 2019. The ads never appeared on TikTok because Global Witness pulled them before they went online.