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What’s next for TikTok in the United States?

TikTok went dark in the US yesterday as courts decided on Friday that a proposed ban should go ah...

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08.45 20 Jan 2025


What’s next for TikTok in the United States?


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08.45 20 Jan 2025


TikTok went dark in the US yesterday as courts decided on Friday that a proposed ban should go ahead after the parent company Byte Dance failed to sell the social platform.  

Late yesterday evening, however, TikTok posted a statement confirming its services are being restored in America after President-Elect Donald Trump vowed to try to pause the ban on his first day back in office. 

Newstalk's Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly brought us all the details on this.


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