As for Apple’s unprecedented action, this was spotted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in a post on X, who pointed out that Apple issued a support document about TikTok, titled “About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. Apps in the United States.”

Bluesky also gave a shout-out to AT Protocol developers — the decentralized protocol that Bluesky relies on — who are using it to build video-only TikTok alternatives like Tik.Blue, Skylight.Social, and Bluescreen.Blue, which are currently in early development.

After the company briefly turned off its app for its 170 million US users on Saturday, some flocked to other corners of the internet to react.

TikTok Chief Executive Shou Chew was expected to sit among President-elect Trump’s high-profile guests during the swearing-in ceremony and inaugural address today—before the event was moved indoors. T

The law gives the president the option to extend the ban by 90 days, but triggering the extension requires evidence that parties working on purchasing have made significant progress, including binding legal agreements for such a deal — and TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, hasn’t publicly updated its stance that the app is not for sale.

Less than 24 hours after the app went dark, TikTok says President-elect Donald Trump has given it the reassurance it needs to resume service in the US.

The app went dark nationwide on Saturday night, but the company indicated it was in the process of restoring the service after assurances from President-elect Donald J. Trump.

TikTok restored service to U.S. users after Trump said he would issue an executive order after he's sworn in to delay a ban of the platform.

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Police said a 19-year-old admitted to starting a fire on Sunday over the TikTok ban. The fire took place at an office used by Rep. Glenn Grothman.

Donald Trump will be sworn in today as the 47th president of the United States, a couple of months after one of the most polarized presidential elections in US history. His inauguration coincides with MLK Day, when our country pauses to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.