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A new version of TikTok is reportedly in development right now, with plans to replace the current version for US users.
Social media giant TikTok will launch a new version of its popular app to Apple's and Google's app stores on September 5, as part of an agreement to sell its US business looms.
The TikTok US-only app strategy centers on creating an independent recommendation system that would operate entirely apart from ByteDance’s global infrastructure. The new app is expected to use only ...
To abide by American law, TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, must sell the app to someone who will operate it within the US.
TikTok remains downloadable on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store, despite US laws targeting the Chinese-owned app ...
TikTok users in the United States report being unable to access the app, even with VPNs, following a federal ban that caused the app to go dark Saturday evening.
TikTok is reportedly developing a U.S.-specific version of its app, codenamed M2, as it prepares for a potential sale of its ...
TikTok said it will be “forced to go dark” on Sunday, Jan. 19, unless it receives a “definitive statement” from the outgoing Biden administration that the app’s tech partners won’t be ...
Prior to that cutoff date, TikTok challenged the sale-or-ban law in court, arguing it violates the free speech of the app’s US users.
TikTok has gone dark in the U.S., the result of a federal law that bans the popular social media app for millions of Americans.
TikTok is now unavailable in the United States—and getting around the ban isn’t as simple as using a VPN. Here’s what you need to know.
Chinese social media app RedNote has attracted more than 700,000 new users in the past few days. But it might not be a viable, long-term alternative to TikTok.