Temu, Xiaomi, AliExpress, Shein, WeChat, and TikTok are in breach of EU laws, say experts. Here's what we know so far.
The fate of 170 million TikTok users is now in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump.On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law that requires TikTok to be sold to a U.S. company or be banned by Sunday,
TikTok’s time in the United States is counting down. But Washington is only the latest government to impose restrictions on the video app.
The decision came a week after the justices heard a First Amendment challenge to a law aimed at the wildly popular short-form video platform used by 170 million Americans that the government fears could be influenced by China.
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."
As the fate of widely popular short-form video app TikTok hung in the balance this week, creators, users and social media experts lamented the cultural and economic losses U.S. users could experience if the app is banned this weekend.
The messaging app is dominant among users in the Chinese diaspora, and it features heavy censorship and surveillance.
RedNote has been thrust into the limelight after more than half a million TikTok users recently joined the platform in protest against a likely imminent ban on the short video app in the United States.
In the "TikTokCringe" subreddit, a video from a RedNote user with red eyes, presumably swollen from tears, suggested that Americans had possibly ruined the app for Chinese Americans who rely on RedNote to stay current on Chinese news and culture.