The ongoing feud between the U.S. government and TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, began in 2020, when President Donald Trump proposed the first ban on TikTok in the U.S., claiming it threatened national security.

Born and raised in Albuquerque and graduating from Volcano Vista High School in 2018, TikTok creator Jaeden Gomez made waves when she created a dance in 2022 to Lizzo's song "About Damn Time." The dance gained more than 1 million likes and millions of views, leading to Gomez working directly with Lizzo.

Within hours of taking office, Trump made a number of major moves involving TikTok, tariffs, AI regulation and DEI initiatives.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) -This week, WBKO had the opportunity to speak with United States Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), who shared his opinion on a variety of topics. Regarding TikTok, Paul shared his belief that the social media app should not have been banned.

President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. may levy 25% tariffs against Mexico and Canada as early as February.

The potential ban of TikTok in the United States could have significant implications beyond just losing a popular social media platform, according to

TikTok is no longer available in the App Store as of Thursday, however there's still a way to get back on the platform – for a price.

DONALD Trump swept into his second term as President with a slew of agenda setting executive orders. The MAGA leader, 78, returned to the Oval Office after four years with a flurry of drastic

Bytedance has said it will start the process of shutting down TikTok’s U.S. operations by Jan. 19 if the Supreme Court doesn’t delay or overturn the ban.

As revealed by Omdia ’s Senior Research Director María Rua Aguete at a Content Americas panel, it surpassed 1.9 billion monthly active users globally, with 145 million in the U.S. alone. In terms of video revenues, TikTok reached $63.3 billion globally – nearly doubling YouTube’s global ad revenues of $33.3 billion.

On Sunday, before the inauguration, Trump suggested that a joint venture was the solution to the TikTok problem. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that he “would like the United States to have 50% ownership position in a joint venture” and said that would keep TikTok in “good hands.”

Trump signed his first wave of executive orders around 7 p.m. Monday, after his swearing-in ceremony a parade, and before the inaugural balls.