TikTok went offline in the United States Saturday night, less than two hours before a ban was slated to go into effect.

A TikTok ban briefly came into effect this past weekend in the U.S., but service came back the next day. What exactly happened?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Perplexity AI has presented a new proposal to TikTok’s parent company that would allow the U.S. government to own up to 50% of a new entity that merges Perplexity with TikTok’s U.S. business, according to a person familiar with the matter.

A new TikTok proposal is on the table. Perplexity AI has proposed a merger that would give the U.S. government a 50% ownership stake.