TikTok Shuts Down in the United States Amid Legal and Political Turmoil
On January 18, 2025, TikTok ceased its operations in the United States, affecting approximately 170 million users nationwide. This shutdown was a direct consequence of the "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversaries Compromising our Applications" (PAFACA) Act, which mandated that ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent company,...