How Many Countries Have Banned TikTok?
Image: Sergei Elagin (Shutterstock) Although it might seem like the U.S. is the only country worried over Chinese ownership of TikTok, concerns about the ByteDance-owned app have quickly spread across…
Parents Group Demands Meeting With Meta and TikTok Over Child Suicide
A family advocacy group called Parents Together published an open letter Thursday demanding a meeting with the heads of Meta and ByteDance, arguing that the companies knowingly expose children to…
TikTok Overrode Its Algorithm to Boost the World Cup and Taylor Swift
Image: Mario Tama (Getty Images) A TikTok executive admits the company sometimes overrides the app’s algorithm at a South by Southwest Conference (SXSW) on Saturday. Major content included the World…
You Don’t Say: Lawsuit Alleges Employees at Facebook, Snap, and TikTok Knew Social Media Was Addictive
The lawsuit claims that Instagram, for example, can create a “downward spiral” in teen users due to its ability to create a high level of social comparison.Image: Rohane Hamilton (Shutterstock)…
We Found 28,000 Apps Sending TikTok Data. Banning the App Won’t Help.
Photo: Sean Gallup / Staff (Getty Images) Joe Biden gave federal agencies 30 days to remove TikTok from government devices earlier this week. Until now, most politicians intent on punishing…
Republican Bill That Gives Biden Power to Completely Ban TikTok Passes House Committee Super Fast
Photo: Cindy Ord (Getty Images) A fast-tracked, vague Republican bill granting the Biden administration the ability to impose a nationwide TikTok ban moved a step closer toward legality on Tuesday…
TikTok agrees to $92 million settlement in class action privacy lawsuit
TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has agreed to pay a $92 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging it violated Illinois’ biometric privacy laws. The company still disputes the truth of the…
Trump’s TikTok ban has been blocked (for now)
TikTok has been given a temporary stay of execution in the U.S., with a federal judge blocking the ban that was to go into effect from midnight Monday. The U.S.…
Bytedance says it will own 80% of TikTok Global, contradicting Trump’s claims
Bytedance, the China-based startup that owns TikTok, said that it will retain 80% of TikTok Global, contradicting President Donald Trump’s claims.
TikTok says it’s here to stay; ban from U.S. app stores delayed to September 27
TikTok said that it isn’t going anywhere after President Trump approved Oracle’s proposed deal. The app’s ban from U.S. app stores has been delayed by a week.