TikTok restored service in the United States Sunday after briefly going dark, as a law banning the wildly popular app on national security grounds came into effect. TikTok credited President-elect Donald Trump, who retakes power on Monday, for making the reversal possible — though the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden had earlier said that…
TikTok disconnected access to its users in the United States late Saturday shortly before a national ban on the app was to take effect, with President-elect Donald Trump unable to intervene until he takes office. “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now,” said…
The US Supreme Court has upheld a law that bans TikTok nationwide unless its China-based parent company ByteDance sells the platform by this Sunday. TikTok had challenged the law, arguing it would violate free speech protections for the more than 170 million users it says it has in the US. But that argument was rejected…
Two Ugandan TikTok users, 21-year-old David Ssengozi, known as Lucky Choice, and 28-year-old Isaiah Ssekagiri, have been remanded to Kigo prison on charges of insulting President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni, and Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Magistrate Stella Maris Amabilis ordered their detention until 13 November, when they will make an initial court appearance, BBC…
The General Overseer of Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministry, Onitsha, Anambra State, Pastor Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, also known as Odumeje, has claimed that TikTok blocked his account due to “dangerous miracles.” In a viral video addressing his congregation, the cleric revealed the social media platform’s decision in disconnecting him. Odumeje claimed that his supernatural…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Nigerian music sensation, Davido, has made history on TikTok by breaking the record for the most-watched live stream in Africa. His livestream, co-hosted by popular content creators Peller, Jarvis, and Jo Blaq on October 30, attracted an astonishing 389,800 viewers, with over 164,000 people watching simultaneously. This impressive feat surpasses Peller’s…
As part of efforts to enhance content moderation and create a safer platform for users, TikTok has announced the removal of 2.1 million videos in Nigeria. The videos were said to have violated the company’s communities guidelines during the second quarter of 2024. According to the Community Guidelines Enforcement Report shared on Tuesday, the removed…