While Bluesky added a TikTok mode to take advantage of the current instability, Vine might do one better: a full-on comeback!

Though the TikTok Ban lasted less than 24 hours, content creators and influencers have been pushed to consider other social media platforms outside of TikTok.

X and Bluesky have announced they are launching custom video feeds as TikTok faces an uncertain future in the U.S.

Bluesky is not the only app that could serve as a destination for TikTok users. Elon Musk says that X (formerly Twitter) is "looking into" bringing Vine back. X (then Twitter) purchased Vine in 2012. Back then, Vine did not even have an iOS app. Vine remained active until 2017, when it was shut down.

X and BlueSky are looking to capitalize on the TikTok fiasco by rolling out their own form of vertical, swipeable video feeds on both apps.

With a TikTok ban coming soon, what are the alternatives? Here are 5 similar apps to consider, along with the pros and cons of each.

If TikTok bites the dust (as it is expected to do on Sunday ), billionaire Mark Cuban says he’d be open to financing an alternative video-sharing platform that is built off the protocol developed by microblogging site Bluesky.

Even before Oreo won the Super Bowl with its famous “Dunk in the Dark” tweet in 2013, social media played a significant role in the Big Game. Today, however, the social media landscape is more in flux than ever: TikTok’s future is uncertain, some X users are migrating to Bluesky and lesser-known platforms are scrambling for attention.

When the Supreme Court upheld a law that banned TikTok from the US, it seemed well aware that its ruling could resonate far beyond one app. The justices delivered an unsigned opinion with a quote from Justice Felix Frankfurter from 1944: “in considering the application of established legal rules to the ‘totally new problems’ raised by the airplane and radio,

In 2024, the revenue of this industry, which boasts over 500 million users in the country, surpassed box office earnings for the first time

Business owners who rely on social media for sales say navigating the current environment of uncertainty around key social media platforms is difficult.