The short-form video-hosting service TikTok was under a de jure nationwide ban in the United States from January 19, 2025, until January 22, 2026, due to the U.S. government's concerns over potential
Executive Order 14034 ("EO 14034"), "Protecting Americans' Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries"
U.S. Supreme Court ruling on TikTok v. Garland
Letters from Attorney General Pam Bondi telling 10 companies that they can continue providing services to TikTok despite federal law banning it
TikTok USDS
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TikTok U.S. Data Security Joint Venture LLC is a multinational technology company established in January 2026 to oversee TikTok's operations in the United States. It was formed to address U.S. nationa
Efforts to ban TikTok in the United States
…of TikTok's U.S. operations to be completed. The deal closed on January 22, 2026, with TikTok's U.S. activities divested into the newly incorporated TikTok USDS, ending the period of the de jure ban. In January 2019, an investigation by the American think tank Peterson Institute for International Economics…
TikTok's headquarters in Culver City, California