Joaquin Smith, an 18-year-old West Haven native, is part of a group of students at a Massachusetts college charged in a "catch a predator" style plot.

TikTok and ByteDance argued that Biden's decision violated free speech protection granted through the First Amendment and that the ban was unconstitutional. However, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. rejected their argument in December and ruled to uphold the Biden law .

The fate of the TikTok app has been sealed: the Supreme Court upheld the ban, meaning the app will be unavailable in the U.S. starting on Sunday. Lawmakers say that the

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These are the top news stories in Connecticut for Jan. 19, 2025 at 10 p.m. TikTok Officially Goes Dark Just Hours Before United States Ban

TikTok users are being told the app is not currently available as the government’s ban is set to go into effect Jan. 19.

Kathleen Roche, the person behind Connecticut Bucket List on Tiktok and Instagram began the accounts as a passion after moving back to Connecticut from college. Angelica Toruno Jan 15, 2025, 10:01 PM

Moments after the Supreme Court upheld Congress’s ban Friday on the popular video-sharing app, Trump claimed he would be making a “decision” regarding its future in the American market, potentially sidestepping two branches of the U.S. government.

At about 8:40 p.m. on Sunday night, the Connecticut Department of Transportation reported a closure due to a 3-car accident. According to DOT, Exits 4 through 2B

The company said TikTok was coming back online in the U.S. after President-elect Donald Trump provided assurances to its service providers.

Trump also laid out on Truth Social what he thinks a “qualified divestiture” of TikTok by ByteDance could look like.