Experts have indicated that common workarounds, such as VPNs, may not be effective due to the app's ability to detect user locations through geolocation data.

What happens on your smartphone once a US law banning the social media app TikTok takes effect on Jan. 19? It will depend on the actions of TikTok parent ByteDance, President-elect Donald Trump and some of the largest tech giants in the US.

The owners behind TikTok and other Chinese officials are debating what to do in the event that the U.S. Supreme Court upholds a law that would force a sale or ban TikTok in the U.S. Things are looking like they might be ruled that way,

"Unless the Biden Administration immediately provides a definitive statement to satisfy the most critical service providers assuring non-enforcement, unfortunately TikTok will be forced to go dark on January 19," the company said. The White House declined to comment.

They also said Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), a past TikTok suitor, might end up interested again, and there might be interest from Walmart Inc. (WMT) or Oracle Corp. (ORCL), which at one point in 2020 ...

TikTok and its Chinese parent company are facing off against the Justice Department Friday in a hearing before the Supreme Court that will help determine the fate of the popular social media app.

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President-elect Donald Trump is contemplating an executive order to permit TikTok to continue operations in the United States, despite a looming legal ban, according to a report by the New York Times (NYSE:NYT).

(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled against TikTok's bid to avoid a ban that could shut the app down in just two days and impact millions of users who rely on the platform for entertainment, ecommerce and ad dollars.

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The lawyer for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance offered a warning during Supreme Court arguments over a law that would compel the sale of the ...

"In my opinion, TikTok should not be banned in the USA, even though such a ban may benefit the X platform,” Elon Musk wrote on X in April. "Doing so would be contrary to freedom of speech and expression. It is not what America stands for." To note, a TikTok spokesperson told the BBC that the Bloomberg report was "pure fiction."