TikTok
Video-focused social media platform
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| April 2025 | The Ireland DPC fined TikTok €500 million for illegally sending European user data to China. |
| 2025 | An investigative report revealed TikTok's systematic profit from sexual livestreams involving underage users in Kenya, with the platform taking a 70% cut of livestream earnings from these exploitative interactions. |
| March 7 2025 | The Albanian Cabinet officially enacted the TikTok shutdown, citing concerns over the app's role in promoting violence and bullying among children. |
| March 2025 | ICO opened another investigation into TikTok concerning its use of children's personal information for content recommendations. |
| 2025 | An investigation revealed TikTok's profit from sexual livestreams involving Kenyan minors as young as 15, with the platform taking a 70% cut of livestream earnings. |
| March 4 2025 | Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) launched an investigation into TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur regarding algorithms that potentially expose children to inappropriate content. |
| March 1 2025 | Billboard discontinued the TikTok Top 50 chart, with 'Not Like Us' by Kendrick Lamar being the final number one song on the chart. |
| February 22 2025 | Kendrick Lamar's song 'Not Like Us' reached No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart for the week of February 22, 2025. |
| February 2025 | U.S. Vice President JD Vance and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz were appointed to lead negotiations for a potential TikTok sale. |
| February 2025 | British families filed a lawsuit against TikTok in the United States, alleging wrongful deaths of their children. |
| February 15 2025 | Fetty Wap's 'Again' reaches Number One on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart |
| February 13 2025 | After U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sent letters to tech companies promising no fines for hosting TikTok and other Bytedance apps, Apple and Google restored these apps to their app stores. |
| February 13 2025 | Following letters from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi promising no fines for hosting ByteDance apps, Apple and Google restored TikTok and other ByteDance apps to their app stores. |
| February 8 2025 | Lil Wayne featuring Drake's 'She Will' reaches Number One on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart |
| February 1 2025 | Unspecified song reaches Number One on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart |
| January 25 2025 | Negotiations began for a potential takeover of TikTok's US operations by Oracle and American investors, aimed at addressing national security concerns. The proposed deal would allow ByteDance to retain a stake while Oracle would manage data and software updates. |
| January 25 2025 | Negotiations were reported for a potential takeover of TikTok's US operations by Oracle and American investors, with ByteDance retaining a stake and Oracle managing data and software updates. |
| January 25 2025 | Supa King featuring Kevin Gates' 'Tell On Me' reaches Number One on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart |
| January 20 2025 | Trump signed an executive order delaying the enforcement of PAFACA for at least 75 days, providing his administration an opportunity to determine the appropriate course forward. |
| January 20 2025 | President Trump signed an executive order halting enforcement of the TikTok ban for 75 days while exploring a potential sale to American owners. |
| January 19 2025 | Scheduled date for TikTok ban to take effect under the PAFACA law. |
| January 19 2025 | A nationwide ban on TikTok took effect after ByteDance refused to sell the service. |
| January 19 2025 | Original deadline for ByteDance and TikTok to divest from foreign entities as mandated by PAFACA. |
| January 19 2025 | A Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of a law potentially forcing a sale or ban of TikTok in the U.S. due to national security concerns. |
| January 19 2025 | After President-elect Trump signaled a potential extension, TikTok restored its services in the United States. |
| January 19 2025 | TikTok services were restored after President-elect Trump signaled he would grant an extension. |
| January 18 2025 | TikTok made their services temporarily unavailable in the United States after ByteDance refused to divest. The app was removed from Apple App Store and Google Play Store, blocking new downloads and disabling social functions for existing users. |
| January 18 2025 | TikTok services went down, and ByteDance apps were removed from app stores following the Supreme Court ruling on PAFACA, with a message to users indicating the shutdown was expected to be temporary. |
| January 18 2025 | TikTok was blocked on all devices in the United States, affecting some Canadian users as well. |
| January 18 2025 | TikTok suspended its services in the United States, one day before the PAFACA deadline. |
| January 18 2025 | Bad Bunny's 'DTMF' reaches Number One on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart |
| January 17 2025 | Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch filed concurring opinions. Sotomayor argued the Court should have more directly addressed the First Amendment rights implications, while Gorsuch suggested the Court should have applied strict scrutiny to the case. |
| January 17 2025 | Supreme Court issued a per curiam decision upholding PAFACA, ruling that the law does not violate TikTok's First Amendment rights and is necessary for national security concerns. |
| January 17 2025 | Supreme Court issues a per curiam decision ruling PAFACA constitutional, finding that Congress satisfies intermediate scrutiny review on national security concerns. |
| January 17 2025 | Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of PAFACA in a per curiam decision. |
| January 16 2025 | A Biden administration official stated they would defer any decision on enforcing the TikTok ban to the incoming Trump administration. |
| January 2025 | A group of French families sued TikTok France, claiming the platform failed to protect children from content promoting suicide methods. |
| January 2025 | Utah further alleged TikTok knowingly allows child exploitation, prioritizing profits over user safety. |
| January 16 2025 | Xiaohongshu gained millions of U.S. users, becoming the most-downloaded free app on the Apple App Store. RedNote moderators worked to translate content and accommodate new users. |
| January 13 2025 | U.S. TikTok users began mass downloading Xiaohongshu (RedNote) as a potential alternative platform in anticipation of a TikTok ban. The hashtag '#tiktokrefugee' went viral, and RedNote became the most-downloaded free app on the Apple App Store. |
| January 13 2025 | U.S. TikTok users began downloading and switching to Xiaohongshu (RedNote) in anticipation of a potential TikTok ban, with the hashtag '#tiktokrefugee' going viral on the platform. |
| January 11 2025 | M.I.A.'s 'Paper Planes' reaches Number One on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart |
| January 10 2025 | The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for TikTok's appeal challenging PAFACA, nine days before the law's divestment deadline. |
| January 10 2025 | Supreme Court heard oral arguments for TikTok's appeal on an expedited schedule, nine days before the law's divestment deadline. |
| January 10 2025 | Oral arguments were held in the Supreme Court, with Noel Francisco representing TikTok, Jeffrey L. Fisher representing creators in Firebaugh v. Garland, and Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar representing the government. |
| January 10 2025 | Supreme Court hears oral arguments for TikTok's appeal against PAFACA, nine days before the law's divestment deadline. |
| January 10 2025 | Supreme Court held oral arguments for TikTok v. Garland case challenging the federal TikTok ban. |
| January 2025 | Chinese officials began preliminary talks about potentially selling TikTok's U.S. operations, with Elon Musk's X as a possible buyer, ahead of a Supreme Court case about a potential ban due to national security concerns. |
| January 4 2025 | Wham!'s 'Last Christmas' reaches Number One on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart |
| January 1 2025 | TikTok ban in Albania is set to take effect, with the government planning to simultaneously initiate educational programs for students and parents about social media risks. |
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