TikTok’s future in the US is up in the air, and there’s a lot of news about what may happen next with the massively popular Chinese-owned video-sharing service. It all started with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo mentioning the possibility of a ban on July 6th, which escalated to President Trump saying he would ban the app from operating in the US the weekend of July 31st. But over that weekend, reports indicated Microsoft was potentially in talks to buy TikTok, which Microsoft later confirmed in a blog post published on August 2nd.
In its blog post, Microsoft said it would complete its talks with TikTok parent company ByteDance by September 15th. Trump has also pointed to that deadline, saying that TikTok will “be out of business in the United States” on September 15th unless it’s purchased by an American company.
There are surely still twists to come in this ever-evolving story, and you can follow along with the latest updates right here.
Biden revokes and replaces Trump orders banning TikTok and WeChat
But the apps still aren’t out of hot water
The US government will let TikTok run out the clock and ‘overlook’ its own deadline
The December 4th deadline won’t be enforced
TikTok says the Trump administration has forgotten about trying to ban it, would like to know what’s up
The deadline to sell US assets expires this week
Oracle founder donated $250,000 to Graham PAC in final days of TikTok deal
“If TikTok is saved, you can thank me,” Graham said in August
TikTok chief security officer says its servers are already separate from ByteDance
The company is trying to fend off the Trump administration’s ban
Judge halts Trump administration ban on TikTok downloads
The ban would have taken effect Sunday at midnight
Judge rejects TikTok creators’ request to delay ban, says they won’t suffer ‘irreparable harm’
If the ban takes effect it would prohibit new downloads, but the app would remain active
Oracle says ByteDance will have no ownership stake in the new TikTok Global
‘Americans will be the majority,’ the company said
Sep 19, 2020Makena Kelly and Kim Lyons
President Trump says he approves of Oracle’s bid for TikTok ‘in concept’
The US ban on TikTok has been postponed until September 27th
Trump’s TikTok ban is a gross abuse of power
An alarming precedent for government control over software
TikTok will spin off into a separate company, partly owned by Oracle
More details emerge in Financial Times reporting
Sen. Hawley calls for US to reject Oracle’s TikTok deal
The deal is ‘completely unacceptable,’ Hawley says
Oracle’s TikTok deal accomplishes nothing
Adding a ‘trusted tech partner’ only addresses a sliver of the national security concerns
Sep 14, 2020Tom Warren and Nick Statt
Oracle reportedly wins deal for TikTok’s US operations as ‘trusted tech partner’
Deal comes an hour after Microsoft’s failed attempt
Microsoft says it’s not acquiring TikTok after ByteDance rejects offer
Microsoft won’t be taking over TikTok’s US operations
Trump’s TikTok deal has hit a serious roadblock
China won’t let go of the For You page without a fight
New technology export rules in China could affect TikTok sale to a US company
The new rules may require a license for Beijing-based ByteDance to sell the video platform
WeChat users group sues Trump administration over ban it says is unconstitutional
The president’s executive order barred all transactions with WeChat
TikTok confirms it will sue the Trump administration
The company says the president’s executive order deprived it of due process
Oracle is reportedly in talks to buy TikTok’s US business
Microsoft may have a competitor
TikTok collected device identifiers for over a year in violation of Android policies
A Wall Street Journal investigation uncovered the practice
The big legal questions behind Trump’s TikTok and WeChat bans
A symbolic gesture that could still cause real problems
Twitter and TikTok reportedly have had talks about a deal
Microsoft has been the only company so far to say publicly it’s pursuing TikTok
TikTok lawsuit against Trump administration could come as early as Tuesday
NPR reports that the video-sharing platform will argue the president’s ban is unconstitutional
How Trump’s WeChat ban could devastate Apple’s Chinese business
Trump’s ban could have far-reaching consequences for Apple
Bill Gates calls Microsoft’s TikTok deal a poisoned chalice
Microsoft’s complicated deal even has Gates wary
Trump’s WeChat ban could touch everything from Spotify to League of Legends
WeChat’s ban may be a bigger deal than TikTok’s
Trump will prohibit transactions with ByteDance beginning September 20th in apparent TikTok ban
Microsoft is currently in talks to acquire the company
Microsoft might want its TikTok deal to cover the whole world
Conflicting reports on a bigger TikTok purchase from Microsoft
The biggest problem with Microsoft’s fractured TikTok deal
No one has ever split up a social network along regional lines — is it even possible?
Apple is not interested in buying TikTok
An Axios report named the company as a potential suitor
Trump threatens that TikTok will ‘close down’ on September 15th unless an American company buys it
He was supposed to ‘ban’ TikTok on August 2nd
Aug 2, 2020Kim Lyons and Tom Warren
Microsoft says CEO Satya Nadella has talked to Trump about buying TikTok
Talks are expected to be completed by September 15th
Microsoft reportedly puts TikTok acquisition talks on hold
The Trump administration had threatened to ban the app for weeks
How the Trump administration could ‘ban’ TikTok
It’s harder than they make it sound
White House says restrictions on TikTok could come in ‘weeks, not months’
US has already hinted at a TikTok ban
TikTok’s problems are all about China — and they’ll be hard to fix
TikTok has become an avatar of the tech world’s China anxieties, but is there any way out?
The US government is considering a TikTok ban, says secretary of state
The comments follow months of rising tensions over China
