TikTok
Videos
TikTok is a Chinese social networking service and short-form online video platform. It hosts user-submitted videos, which range in duration from three seconds to 60 minutes. It can be accessed through
TikTok headquarters in Culver City, California, June 2024
The BookTok section at a Barnes & Noble store at The Grove at Farmers Market in Hollywood, February 2022
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
TikTok
…due to data privacy violations, mental health concerns, misinformation, offensive content, addictive algorithm, its role during the Gaza war, and, following its 2026 divestiture in the U.S., alleged censorship of criticism of Donald Trump and discussions of Jeffrey Epstein. While TikTok remains accessible to users in most countries, a…
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