TikTok is bringing its service back online in the US, after shutting down for about half a day. The company said this afternoon that it is "in the process of restoring service" and thanked President-elect Trump for "providing the necessary clarity" to do so.

US users were shut out of TikTok last night ahead of the federal ban coming into effect, with the app displaying a message that its services were "temporarily unavailable." Service started to be restored on Sunday around 12PM ET in TikTok's mobile app and on the web.

The app now displays a message saying "Welcome back!" and crediting Trump with restoring service. "As a result of Presid …

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It's been more than four years since Donald Trump first moved to expel TikTok from the US - and now, just days before a second Trump presidency begins, it just might happen.

President Joe Biden signed legislation last April that officially began the countdown that would force TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to divest from the US business. But even afterward, the atmosphere on the video powerhouse was mostly nonchalant, with a handful of stray jokes about "this app disappearing" slotted between the usual fare.

In the last week, though, the vibe has shifted - my favorite creators are posting links to their other social accounts, audience …

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After the Supreme Court heard oral arguments over a law that could ban TikTok, it looks like one of its last possible lifelines is unlikely to save it from the impending ouster.

TikTok will be banned from the US unless either the Supreme Court blocks the law from taking effect before the January 19th deadline or its China-based parent company, ByteDance, finally agrees to sell it. A sale - and return - of TikTok could happen after the deadline, and President-elect Donald Trump may get creative in trying not to enforce the law once he's sworn in the next day. But the longer it takes, the shakier things look for TikTok.

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TikTok has just ten days until it faces a possible ban in the US. If the Supreme Court declines to halt the law before January 19th, and TikTok isn't spun off from its Chinese parent company ByteDance, companies like Apple and Google will be forced to stop maintaining the app in their app stores or letting it push updates.

The app's fate will likely look clearer after Friday, when TikTok and the DOJ are slated to present oral arguments to the Supreme Court over whether the law that could ban TikTok violates the First Amendment. The court declined to stop the clock prior to oral arguments, but left open the possibility of granting a pause a …

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