TikTok has around 170 million US users which generated a revenue of around $7bn for the company in 2024 and was estimated to generate around $9bn in 2025

India’s 2020 crackdown helped give rise to Instagram Reels, which has largely replaced it there. But TikTok has proved more resilient elsewhere.

I tried unblocking TikTok with a VPN and experienced mixed results. Here’s what you can expect if a TikTok ban comes back.

TikTok fans in the U.S. are racing to secure alternatives and safeguard their digital empires ahead of a looming shutdown, evoking the chaos of India's 2020 ban that erased the app from the lives of 200 million users overnight.

If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time.

While US has made a complete U-turn from its decision within hours, India still continues to block TikTok in the country -- 4 years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government banned more than 5

TikTok’s time in the United States is counting down. But Washington is only the latest government to impose restrictions on the video app.

US President Donald Trump he would be open to tech billionaire Elon Musk – the owner of social media platform X – buying Chinese-owned app TikTok.

America's TikTok ban came five years after India blocked the app, citing security reasons. India had said that TikTok, along with 58 other Chinese apps, posed a threat to sovereignty and security of the country.

When India banned TikTok in June 2020, Meta's Instagram and Google's YouTube gained big time. Will it be the same with the US suspension?

US President Donald Trump has shown willingness for Elon Musk to acquire TikTok, amidst legal challenges faced by the app in the US. Trump suggested a