The suspension arrives at a crucial juncture when new legislation actively restricts companies from maintaining TikTok support under ByteDance’s ownership. This development represents a delicate intersection of international business relations and national security protocols,

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order Monday to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the social media platform's users even as national security questions persist.

In the days leading up to the TikTok ban in the U.S. on Sunday, U.S. users flooded the Chinese app RedNote, which offered a similar experience to their

Concerns are rising among U.S. TikTok users about increased censorship as the platform undergoes changes following Trump's executive order. Reports indicate heightened content moderation, particularly affecting political discussions.

In the days approaching January 19, 2025, millions of TikTok content creators and consumers prepared to say their final goodbyes to the app. After a TikTok ban was passed in Congress, requiring the app either to be sold to an American company on an impossible timeline or to go dark,