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After briefly going dark in the U.S., TikTok is back online following an executive order. That’s not good for young users, says NYU psychologist Jonathan Haidt.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that gives TikTok a 75-day extension during which the United States will not enforce the law meant to force the app’s owner to sell the company.

Bay Area content creators say they feel uneasy about how TikTok’s uncertain future will impact their businesses.

American star Coco Gauff mourned the loss of TikTok, writing “RIP TikTok USA” on a TV camera lens and drawing a broken heart after winning a match at the Australian Open.

TikTok said Sunday that it would be restoring service to U.S. users after blocking it the evening before.

In a statement, senators disputed President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that he would “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day extension to bring the app back.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump also laid out his vision for what a qualified divestiture of TikTok by ByteDance could look like.

TikTok users are being told the app is not currently available as the government’s ban is set to go into effect Jan. 19.

The clock is ticking on TikTok, and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., is pushing for the White House to reach a deal that keeps the app open beyond Sunday, when a new law goes into effect. Here’s what he told NBC10 Boston....

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Trump spoke to NBC News’ Kristen Welker in an exclusive phone interview Saturday, discussing his plans on what to do about the popular social media app.

Following a new statement from TikTok, users are bracing for the app to go dark on Sunday. Here’s how we got to this position and what’s next. 

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Ahead of the expected TikTok ban, creators on the app posted heartfelt goodbyes this week to their fans. 

TikTok confirmed that it plans to go dark Sunday unless it’s given more clarity from the Biden administration and the Department of Justice regarding the ban.

TikTok confirmed that it plans to go dark on Sunday unless the company is given more clarity from the Biden Administration and Department of Justice regarding the ban that is scheduled to go into effect. 

Barring any last-minute action from Congress or the White House, TikTok’s Chinese parent company must find a buyer if it wants the app to stay active in the U.S.

The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Jan. 19 unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company, ByteDance.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, says the incoming Trump administration should work with the Biden administration to find an American buyer for TikTok.

The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday, but what exactly will that mean for app users as the deadline arrives?

The Supreme Court upheld a federal law that President Joe Biden signed in April that will shut the popular social media app down on Jan. 19, the day before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.