App goes offline with message saying it’s ‘temporarily unavailable’ but suggests Trump could save it - TikTok said the Biden administration must give the likes of Google and Apple reassurances that they won’t be punished,

The Chinese apps RedNote and Lemon8 have exploded in popularity as TikTok faces an imminent ban and the Supreme Court upheld the law forcing its sale.

The messaging app is dominant among users in the Chinese diaspora, and it features heavy censorship and surveillance.

The possibility of the U.S. outlawing TikTok kept influencers and users in anxious limbo during the four-plus years that lawmakers and judges debated the fate of the video-sharing app. Now, the moment its fans dreaded is here , but uncertainty over TikTok’s future lingers.

TikTok’s time in the United States is counting down. But Washington is only the latest government to impose restrictions on the video app.

Chinese social media app RedNote welcomed "TikTok refugees" from the United States on Wednesday, as Beijing said it encouraged stronger cultural ties

EU privacy complaints have been lodged against TikTok and five other Chinese companies, raising concerns over data protection practices.

Noyb, the Austria-based European Center for Digital Rights, has filed complaints against six Chinese companies over alleged violations of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The accused firms include AliExpress, Shein, Temu, TikTok, WeChat and Xiaomi.

In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Trump said he would “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve to prevent the ban. “I think that would be, certainly, an option that we look at. The 90-day extension is something that will be most likely done,

In a statement tonight, TikTok says it's ready "to go dark" on Jan. 19th if President Joseph Biden doesn't offer a "definitive statement."

The social media app Xiaohongshu, literally “Little Red Book” but often called RedNote, has seen a sudden influx in American users as a TikTok ban looms.