TikTok may be facing a potential nationwide ban in the U.S. but it appears that its Chinese parent company ByteDance has a contingency plan as its Instagram rival photo app Lemon8 soared into the Top 10 in the App Store's charts this week. [Read More]
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TikTok now allows U.S. Android users to download and connect to the video app through package kits on its website -- as the platform remains unavailable on app stores. [Read More]
Elon Musk says he has not put in a bid for TikTok, the popular social media platform that is facing a divest-or-ban law because of national security concerns in the United States. [Read More]
Meta is reportedly offering popular TikTok creators deals up to $300,000 to post Reels on Instagram.
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Used smartphones with TikTok installed are being sold on eBay for $14,000 -- as the video platform remains unavailable on U.S. app stores. [Read More]
Instagram is rolling out "Edits," a new video editing app that closely resembles the Chinese-owned platform CapCut, which went offline along with TikTok. [Read More]
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to delay TikTok's ban for 75 days, giving the Chinese-owned video app more time to find a U.S. buyer. [Read More]
American social media users woke up this morning to find that they no longer had access to TikTok after the much-anticipated ban was implemented. [Read More]