It is unclear if Mr. Trump, who has previously said he will spare the social media platform, will or can stop the ban.

President-elect Donald Trump has named actor Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone and Jon Voight as his "special envoys" to Hollywood.

The president-elect says the envoys will bring foreign business back to Hollywood but it's unclear what their roles will involve.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed issues including TikTok, trade and Taiwan in a phone call on Friday, just days before Trump takes office again promising tariffs that could ratchet up tensions between the world's two biggest economies.

Donald Trump has held his first call with China’s President Xi Jinping since leaving the White House in 2021, days before a top Chinese official visits Washington to attend the US president-elect’s inauguration.