President Donald Trump hasn’t been shy about sharing his thoughts since taking office. On Saturday night, he added a 20-minute Q&A with reporters aboard Air Force One to the mix.
Canadian TikTok users took to X on Saturday night to vent that TikTok had also gone down for them after it went down for American users despite the app not being banned completely in Canada
TikTok’s time in the United States is counting down. But Washington is only the latest government to impose restrictions on the video app.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, his first day back in office, signed an executive order postponing the country's ban of TikTok for 75 days. But whether this move was lawful is up in the air.
The uncertainty may have ripple effects in Canada, experts say, although Ottawa says what happens in the U.S. won't impact its own moves to curtail TikTok's business.
A TikTok ban briefly came into effect this past weekend in the U.S., but service came back the next day. What exactly happened?
According to President Trump, Microsoft may acquire TikTok's US operations from China-based company ByteDance as a potential ban looms over users.
US President Donald Trump has been vocal since his inauguration, recently engaging in a 20-minute Q&A with reporters on Air Force One. He discussed various topics, including the presidential plane's colour scheme and the future of TikTok,
At the moment, there are "no plans" for a TikTok ban in the UK, a government spokesperson said on Saturday. "We engage with all major social media companies to understand their plans for ensuring the security of UK data and to ensure they meet the high data protection and cyber security standards we expect."
With TikTok facing an imminent ban in the United States, many Canadian users are moving to rival Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu — also known as RedNote — pushing it to the top of download charts in Canada.
Look at Huawei – the Chinese telecoms giant – and Kaspersky – the popular Russian anti-virus maker. Both accused by the US of posing a risk of spying by the US and both eventually banned or restricted not just in the US but in dozens more countries.
Canadian TikTok users say the app is down for them too, as the U.S. ban takes effect, with dozens of annoyed Canadian users flocking to social media to vent their frustrations.