So, what exactly does the U.S. TikTok ban entail? Let’s dive in.
TikTok is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance Ltd. Since 2019, U.S. officials have raised concerns that the popular social media app — used by over 170 million Americans — poses a national and personal security threat.
Eventually, a law was passed in 2024 forcing TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell its stake in the app, or it would be cut off from U.S. audiences and banned on January 19, 2025.
For a more detailed explanation of the U.S. TikTok ban, check out this timeline of events detailing how it all started and the latest updates.
A national security probe into TikTok and other Chinese-owned apps begins, spurred by alarms raised by U.S. politicians over TikTok’s influence.
