A New Yorker is facing a lawsuit for allegedly harassing the owners of a TikTok-famous photo booth next to her home. Accusations include throwing urine, painting feces, and making threats. The neighbor claims the suit is a ploy for money and denies some of the allegations.
Like tens of thousands of content creators who make their living through social media, local creators are in jeopardy of losing their most successful platform if the U.S. government follows through on its ban of the app.
TikTok is set to be banned tomorrow. Here's what time the ban could start in the U.S. and what the app could look like for users trying to access it on Sunday.
NBC News reports that TikTok has boosted advertisements for Lemon8, an application also owned by ByteDance, in recent days. Rival social-media apps and websites such as Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat are expected to increase their user base in the wake of a possible ban.
TikTok is set to be blocked in the U.S. after the Supreme Court upheld a law that effectively bans the app. TikTok, a Chinese-owned social media platform, has drawn scrutiny from lawmakers for its national security risks and its ties to China.
The app’s availability in the U.S. has been thrown into jeopardy over data privacy and national security concerns.
Welcome back, Deadline: Legal Newsletter readers. And thanks to Jessica Levinson for guest writing last week’s recap on Donald Trump’s New York sentencing. This week was packed with legal news ahead of Trump’s inauguration Monday — so let’s jump right in.
With a possible TikTok ban just days away, many U.S. users are looking for alternative social media platforms to help them keep up with pop culture or provide the type of entertaining videos that popularized the short-form video app.
Unless TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, sells the app into new ownership, TikTok will be removed from Apple and Google app stores on Sunday, Jan. 19, reports CNN. The app will still be accessible on phones that have it previously downloaded, but it will not be able to update.
Here’s everything you need to know about TikTok: when it will go dark, whether Trump can save it, who might buy the app—and how to get your TikTok tombstone.
After a decisive loss at the Supreme Court, the app is set to be blocked in the U.S. starting Sunday, ending its streak of Houdini-like escapes.