Restrictions on TikTok in the United States

Since January 19, 2025, the short-form video app TikTok has been banned nationwide in the United States. The U.S. government imposed this ban due to concerns about potential data collection and influence activities by the Chinese government. The ban came into effect after ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, refused to sell the app by the deadline set by the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. Before the nationwide ban, various states, cities, universities, and government devices had already restricted the use of TikTok.