Many had expected and warned users that the app, also owned by ByteDance, would be affected by the ban. TikTok's Lemon8, originally touted as a hybrid Pinterest-meets-Instagram social media alternative, was also axed in the late hours of Jan. 18.

TikTok was banned and restored within the same weekend. Find out what other apps owned by ByteDance, are in limbo below.

Pinterest is pitching TikTok advertisers with a new deck showcasing a "bonus media" offer to entice them to switch.

ByteDance is exploring a deal that would keep TikTok running in the U.S. without selling its operations, Jack Sidders, Lisa Abramowicz, and

Lemon8 is owned by ByteDance, the China-based company that also owns TikTok and CapCut. Would the TikTok ban extend to Lemon8? Find out here.

Analysts say TikTok's "soap opera" saga in the United States is highlighting the "Hunger Games" for social media dominance, with prominent author and economist Yanis Varoufakis calling for measures to take back control for users.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced a ban on Chinese social media apps RedNote and Lemon8 and artificial intelligence app DeepSeek.

Whether TikTok stays with Perplexity AI's backing or goes, without that juicy algorithm ByteDance doesn’t seem willing to part with, the app won't ever be the same.

Perplexity AI revised the merger proposal it had submitted to TikTok parent, Hayden Field of CNBC reports. The proposal, which would create a

Explore TikTok’s new TRAE AI coding assistant is helping software development with GPT-4, multimodal inputs, and real-time execution. TRAE is

With TikTok facing a potential ban in the U.S., alternatives like Lemon8 and RedNote are gaining attention. In Israel, insiders are concerned about the future of the company's operations there.

WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, January 31, 2025 /EINPresswire / -- The social commerce market size was valued at $784 billion in 2022, and is estimated to reach $9864.6 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 29% from 2023 to 2032.