Hacker News with Generative AI: TikTok

TikTok is back in the App Store (theverge.com)
Nearly a month after it was banned in the US, TikTok has returned to the App Store for iPhones and other Apple devices as well as the Google Play store for Android phones and tablets.

App Stores, Social Media, TikTok, Apple, Google

130 points by scarface_74 8 days ago | 219 comments

Apple to Restore TikTok to US App Store Following Justice Department Letter (bloomberg.com)
Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google are restoring ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok to their app stores on Thursday following assurances in a letter from US Attorney General Pam Bondi that a ban wouldn’t immediately be enforced.

Apple, TikTok, App Stores, US Government, Law

7 points by mfiguiere 8 days ago | 1 comments

TikTok is now distributing its Android app for installation via sideloading (daringfireball.net)

TikTok, Android, Mobile Apps, Sideloading

11 points by cglong 11 days ago | 6 comments

Instagram tests Reels pause feature as TikTok remains in limbo (cnbc.com)

Social Media, Instagram, TikTok, Product Development

17 points by grajaganDev 21 days ago | 41 comments

Instagram deals reveal Meta is offering TikTok creators as much as $300k to post (businessinsider.com)
Instagram wants to be the first place creators go to post short-form videos.

Social Media, Business, TikTok, Instagram, Competition

85 points by belter 24 days ago | 104 comments

TikTok's 'cute winter boots' trend explained (usermag.co)
For the past 48 hours, thousands of TikTok users have been posting and sharing videos ostensibly about "cute winter boots."

Social Media, Trends, Fashion, TikTok

8 points by doener 27 days ago | 4 comments

First Look: Loops, by Pixelfed – Decentralised TikTok Competitor (2024) (wedistribute.org)
Over the past few weeks, Loops has opened up its public beta to early adopters and enthusiasts looking to put the platform through its paces.

Social Media, Decentralization, TikTok, Beta Testing

186 points by evolve2k 27 days ago | 138 comments

TikTok is 'severely damaging' young people – unlike its Chinese equivalent (businessinsider.com)

Social Media, TikTok, China, Youth, Mental Health

10 points by blackeyeblitzar 28 days ago | 3 comments

TikTokers offered $5k to join Facebook and Instagram (bbc.com)
Social media giant Meta has offered to pay up to $5,000 (£4,040) to popular creators in the United States who join Facebook and Instagram.

Social Media, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Compensation

6 points by bjourne 29 days ago | 3 comments

Apple won't return TikTok to the App Store until it's sold to a U.S. buyer (appleinsider.com)
Despite President Trump's temporary stay on the federal TikTok ban, it's extremely unlikely that the video-sharing app will return to the App Store anytime soon. Here's why.

Apple, TikTok, Social Media, Business, Government Regulation

71 points by operatingthetan 30 days ago | 54 comments

TikTok owner asks Chinese staff in Singapore to pay taxes to Beijing (ft.com)
TikTok owner asks Chinese staff in Singapore to pay taxes to Beijing

TikTok, China, Singapore, Taxation, International Business

5 points by JumpCrisscross 30 days ago | 0 comments

TikTok app unavailable on Apple, Google stores in US (msn.com)

TikTok, Social Media, Apple, Google, Technology

4 points by likeabatterycar 31 days ago | 1 comments

Everyone is asking the wrong questions about TikTok (sfconservancy.org)
As we write this, everyone is wondering what will happen with TikTok in the next 48 hours.

Social Media, TikTok, Technology, Future

6 points by pabs3 33 days ago | 2 comments

TikTok's CEO used to work for Mark Zuckerberg as a Facebook intern (fortune.com)

Social Media, Business, TikTok, Facebook

27 points by impish9208 33 days ago | 3 comments

I'm a 17-Year-Old TikTok Junkie. I Need This Ban (nytimes.com)
My friends and I never thought this day would come. The daily routines of over 170 million Americans have been disrupted by a nationwide TikTok ban. On the bright side, my homework will get done a lot quicker.

Social Media, TikTok, Ban, Teenagers, Technology

28 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 33 days ago | 8 comments

TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users (nbcnews.com)
TikTok said Sunday that it would be restoring service to U.S. users after blocking it the evening before.

Social Media, United States, Censorship, TikTok

752 points by Leary 33 days ago | 2455 comments

TikTok Shutdown: Why building on proprietary platforms is a risky game (bouia.com)
As TikTok is being pulled from under millions of content creators, I sincerely hope this will be the last straw for us to finally learn our lesson.

TikTok, Social Media, Content Creation, Technology, Business

30 points by bouia 33 days ago | 33 comments

Everyone is asking the wrong questions about TikTok (sfconservancy.org)
As we write this, everyone is wondering what will happen with TikTok in the next 48 hours. Social media as a phenomenon was designed to manufacture drama to sell advertising, and in this moment, the meta-drama is bigger than the in-App drama.

Social Media, TikTok, Advertising

7 points by ZacnyLos 33 days ago | 1 comments

India Banned TikTok in 2020 (time.com)
When Congress passed a bill in April 2024 ordering ByteDance to either sell TikTok or face a ban, many speculated that ByteDance would opt to sell, because the American market was too valuable to relinquish freely. But TikTok actually faced an even bigger exodus of users in 2020, when India banned the app.

India, Social Media, TikTok, Politics, Bans

6 points by amai 33 days ago | 0 comments

Apple says it's following the law by removing TikTok from the App Store (theverge.com)
With TikTok, CapCut, and Marvel Snap shut down in the US, Apple has taken the unusual step of articulating why it’s following the law banning ByteDance apps and removing them from the App Stores for the Mac, iPhone, and other devices.

Apple, TikTok, Law, App Stores, ByteDance

11 points by deathsunshine 33 days ago | 2 comments

About availability of TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps in the United States (apple.com)
TikTok and ByteDance Ltd. apps are no longer available in the United States, and visitors to the United States might have limited access to features.

TikTok, ByteDance, App Availability, United States, Technology

119 points by DrBenCarson 33 days ago | 147 comments

Perplexity AI submits bid to merge with TikTok (techcrunch.com)
With a TikTok ban looming in the United States, Perplexity AI is the latest bidder hoping to give the video app a new corporate home.

Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Acquisitions, TikTok, United States

117 points by ipster_io 34 days ago | 133 comments

US TikTokers moving to RedNote encounter Chinese-style censorship first time (cnn.com)

Social Media, China, Censorship, TikTok, US

10 points by cscurmudgeon 34 days ago | 0 comments

What if no one misses TikTok? (nytimes.com)
So this may be the way TikTok ends: not with a bang, but with a whimper.

Social Media, TikTok, Culture, Trends

37 points by howard941 34 days ago | 145 comments

EFF statement on U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold TikTok ban (eff.org)
We are deeply disappointed that the Court failed to require the strict First Amendment scrutiny required in a case like this, which would’ve led to the inescapable conclusion that the government's desire to prevent potential future harm had to be rejected as infringing millions of Americans’ constitutionally protected free speech.

First Amendment, Law, Censorship, TikTok, Supreme Court

207 points by HAL3000 35 days ago | 333 comments

TikTok could bypass US blockade by making a PWA (lukaszolejnik.com)
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act is a significant moment for both technology and geopolitics.

TikTok, Geopolitics, US Government, Technology

31 points by lknik 35 days ago | 20 comments

Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, but Trump might offer lifeline (cnbc.com)

Supreme Court, TikTok, Government, Law, Politics

960 points by kjhughes 35 days ago | 2567 comments

Supreme Court Backs Law Requiring TikTok to Be Sold or Banned (nytimes.com)
The Supreme Court ruled against TikTok on Friday, rejecting the social media company’s First Amendment challenge to the law that effectively bans it in the United States starting on Sunday.

Supreme Court, Social Media, TikTok, Law, First Amendment

6 points by boulos 35 days ago | 3 comments

Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban (techcrunch.com)
The Supreme Court has upheld the law that will effectively ban TikTok on Sunday, January 19.