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2. TikTok - Wikipedia

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   TikTok merged with Musical.ly on 2 August 2018 with existing accounts and data consolidated into one app, keeping the title TikTok. On 23 January 2018, the TikTok app ranked first among free application downloads on app stores in Thailand and other countries.

3. Restrictions on TikTok in the United States - Wikipedia

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   On April 14, 2023, Montana became the first state to pass legislation banning TikTok on all personal devices operating within state lines, and barring app stores from offering TikTok for download. [70] [71] [72] Governor Greg Gianforte signed the bill, Senate Bill (SB) 419, into law on May 17, [73] [74] claiming he had banned TikTok "to protect ...

4. How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential ...

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   Starting in 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged with its competitor Musical.ly, TikTok has grown from a niche teen app into a global trendsetter. While, of course, also emerging as a ...

5. What a TikTok ban in the US could mean for you

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   No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. Nor will you go to jail if you continue using it after it is banned. After years of attempts to ban the Chinese-owned app, including by former President Donald Trump, a measure to outlaw the popular video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its way to President Biden for his signature.

6. No TikTok on Government Devices Act - Wikipedia

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   The No TikTok on Government Devices Act was originally introduced in 2020 by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) and passed the United States Senate by unanimous consent on August 6, 2020. The bill ( S. 1143 ) was reintroduced on April 15, 2021, by Senator Hawley and it passed the Senate by unanimous consent again on December 14, 2022.

7. TikTok: What to know about the app's possible ban in the U.S.

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   One of the more notable efforts to ban TikTok came from Montana, where lawmakers approved a complete ban of the app. That ban, however, was blocked by a judge in November 2023, a month before it ...

8. TikTok ban: Why the app could really disappear soon - AOL

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   April 24, 2024 at 1:41 PM. (Getty Images) People have been talking about banning TikTok almost as long as it existed. The app was launched under that name in 2017 – and by 2019, it was already ...

9. ByteDance - Wikipedia

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   ByteDance Ltd. is a Chinese internet technology company headquartered in Haidian, Beijing and incorporated in the Cayman Islands. [7] Founded by Zhang Yiming, Liang Rubo and a team of others in 2012, ByteDance developed the video-sharing apps TikTok and Douyin.