TikTok is not banned worldwide. India has blocked it since 29 June 2020. The US passed a divest-or-ban law in April 2024, the Supreme Court upheld it in Januar…
Advocate General Andrea Biondi recommended dismissing parts of ByteDance's appeal against its Digital Markets Act gatekeeper designation. The opinion is not the judgment.
Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX each hold 15%, ByteDance keeps 19.9%, and a majority-American board runs US data, security and moderation.
Delays on 20 Jan, 4 Apr, 19 Jun, 16 Sep and 25 Sep paused enforcement; the 25 Sep order ran 120 days to about 23 Jan 2026. The law stayed in force.
TikTok stopped serving US users on the evening of 18 January and returned the next day after Trump said he would delay enforcement.
The Court unanimously held the provisions did not violate the First Amendment as applied.
ByteDance had 270 days to divest TikTok's US operations or face limits on app stores and hosting.
A federal judge blocked Montana's law on 30 Nov 2023, before its 1 Jan 2024 start.
Federal judges blocked the restrictions in September and October 2020 and Biden revoked the orders in 2021.
India's order followed the Galwan clash. It has not been revoked as of 21 October 2026.
The block was lifted after TikTok agreed to moderate content.
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