A lot of people online keep saying TikTok is already banned in the U.S., but that isn’t accurate. What’s actually happening is that the government passed a law that could force TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app or face a ban. The deadline has been pushed back because TikTok is fighting the law in court, so nothing is final yet. That’s why posts that say it’s already banned are misleading.
Most reliable news sources explain that the situation is still unfolding. There might be a ban in the future, but as of now, users can still download and use the app normally. The main argument behind the possible ban is data privacy, but the courts haven’t made a final decision. Because of that, saying “TikTok is getting banned across the United States in 2025” overstates what we actually know.
