TikTok is coming back online in the US

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images TikTok has announced that, after going away for about half a day, its service is coming back on in the US. The company posted on X that it is “in the process of restoring service” and thanked President Trump for “providing the necessary clarity” to do so….

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Trump’s ‘all hell to pay’ ultimatum credited for securing deal to free Israeli hostages: ‘Clear message’

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his White House return, a long-awaited Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal is unfolding — offering hope to hostage families, despite some acknowledging it as a “deal with the devil.” “Before President Trump was elected, it [the deal] was stuck,” Ronen Neutra, whose son Omer was killed by Hamas terrorists, told Fox…

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The TikTok shutdown is locking out non-US users, too

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images TikTok’s US shutdown last night appears to be affecting users outside the country as well. People have taken to social media in the hours since, complaining they can’t access the app despite living in non-US countries, and it’s not always clear why. In some cases, the problem…

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