Timeline of TikTok ban

・ Aug 6, 2020

Then United States president Donald Trump issued an executive order that would ban TikTok in the US in 45 days.

・ Aug 24, 2020

TikTok filed a lawsuit challenging the executive order.

・ February 2021

US President Joe Biden postponed legal cases involving Trump's actions regarding TikTok.

・ February 2023

The White House gave federal agencies 30 days to ensure deletion of TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices.

・ March 2024

The US Congress passed legislation requiring ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, to either sell TikTok or close it by Jan 19,2025.

・ April 2024

Biden signed the legislation into law.

・ May 2024

TikTok and ByteDance sued the US federal government to challenge the law calling for a sale or ban.

・ December 2024

US President-elect Trump asked the Supreme Court to pause the potential TikTok ban until his administration could pursue a "political resolution" to the issue.

・ Jan 17, 2025

The Supreme Court upheld the law requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok to a US company or face a nationwide ban.