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TikTok will go dark Sunday for roughly 170 million users due to a proposed ban in the U.S, which a majority of Texas politicians have backed.
As a TikTok ban looms this weekend, a family that has one of Texas' most well-known accounts on the app said they "aren't losing sleep over it" but they're frustrated by what's to come. "It’s not the end of the world for us but we don’t want it to go,
TikTok users around the country are saying their goodbyes. On Friday, the Supreme Court upheld a law that would ban the popular social media app on Sunday, unless the Chinese company that owns it finds a U.S. buyer. The app has 170 million users in the U.S. — including 16-year-old Marium Zahra.
The shutdown follows legislation passed last year requiring TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent company or face a U.S. ban. While the service has been restored, both Apple and Google continue to block new downloads from their app stores at this time.
A likely TikTok ban is on the horizon. Here's what some politicians have had to say about the controversial app.
AUSTIN, Texas — The State of Texas sued TikTok and its owner, according to documents shared by the Texas attorney general Thursday. TikTok was accused of showing inappropriate content to minors, being deliberately addictive, misleading parents and failing to disclose the risks.
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KXAN's Grace Reader spoke to Mayor Kirk Watson outside of the One Texas Center where people were meeting to be transported to overnight cold weather shelters. ATCEMS responds to 12 cold weather exposure calls, 2 ‘fatal incidents’ -- meanwhile the city of Austin's overnight cold weather shelters were used Monday night by 550 people.
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19-year-old makes first appearance in court after committing arson due to TikTok ban
TikTok owner ByteDance is reportedly still searching for non-sale options to stay in the US after the Supreme Court upheld a national security law requiring that TikTok's US operations either be shut down or sold to a non-foreign adversary.
North Texas TikTok creators face uncertainty as the Supreme Court upholds a ban, raising fears over livelihoods, security concerns and starting over.
WASHINGTON – General Atlantic CEO Bill Ford said on Wednesday that a deal would get done to save TikTok in the U.S. after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that halted a ban on the app for 75 days.
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TikTok ban: Austin-based creators worried about impacts to their businessesWhile TikTok is back, for now, many Austin-based content creators are worried about what will happen to their businesses if a ban is fully implemented.
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