TikTok is reportedly back online for many US users after the social media app went dark early Sunday when a new law banning the app took effect at midnight. The Chinese-owned service welcomed users back after a 12-hour shutdown,

Leaders at Oracle , the main cloud computing provider for TikTok's U.S. operations, have told some staff to prepare to shut down servers that host U.S. TikTok data as soon as 9 p.m. ET on Saturday (0200 GMT on Sunday) in advance of a U.

TikTok said Sunday it was beginning to restore service for US users after going dark overnight following a new law that effectively banned the app.

Experts have indicated that common workarounds, such as VPNs, may not be effective due to the app's ability to detect user locations through geolocation data.

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TikTok began restoring its services on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app's access in the US when he returns to power on Monday.

President Donald Trump said he is in favor of Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok as he offered his latest thinking on what a deal might look like to save the US operations of the social media platform.

President Donald Trump said he is open to Elon Musk or Oracle (ORCL) Chairman Larry Ellison purchasing TikTok as part of a joint venture with

With multiple suitors circling and Trump framing the situation as a deal-making exercise, TikTok's U.S. future is still up in the air. If a resolution is reached, it could set a precedent for tech ownership disputes between the U.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was open to billionaire Elon Musk buying social media app TikTok if the Tesla CEO wanted to do so.

They also said Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), a past TikTok suitor, might end up interested again, and there might be interest from Walmart Inc. (WMT) or Oracle Corp. (ORCL), which at one point in 2020 ...

Investing.com-- President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would be open to letting Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk or Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) head Larry Ellision purchase TikTok under a joint venture with the U.S. government.