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TikTok Ban US: What lies ahead as TikTok ban looms in US

Bytedance-owned TikTok, which was banned in India in 2020, is now a step closer to meeting the same fate in the United States....

TikTok: US spending on TikTok Shop gains as TikTok faces threat of ban, data shows

US TikTok users spent heavily to buy merchandise from a range of vendors on the ecommerce platform TikTok Shop so far this holiday...

TikTok ban news: US TikTok content creators warn followers to find them on Instagram, YouTube

American content creators on TikTok asked followers to subscribe to their channels on rival platforms like Meta-owned Instagram and Alphabet's YouTube after a...

‘It’s for real this time’: TikTok creators react to potential ban

TikTok creators took to the app to express their shock and dismay Friday after a panel of federal judges unanimously upheld a new...

Why TikTok faces a US ban, and what’s next?

Concerns that the Chinese government could gain access to sensitive user data through short-form video app TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company...

TikTok: TikTok loses appeal of US law ordering sale from Chinese owner

TikTok faces a US ban after an appeals court on Friday rejected its challenge to a law requiring the video-sharing app to divest...

EU TikTok investigation: The EU demands TikTok’s response to Romanian files suggesting Moscow’s role in vote

The European Union said Friday it sent TikTok an urgent request for more information about Romanian intelligence files suggesting that Moscow coordinated influencers...

australia: Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere – or even there?

It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history - one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and...

Romania: TikTok says Romanian presidential candidate Georgescu’s account treated like any other

Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu's account on TikTok was labelled as a political account and treated like any other, the online platform said...

Tiktok: Romanian telecoms regulator calls for TikTok suspension pending election probe

The deputy head of Romania's telecoms regulator will start the official process of suspending social media platform TikTok across Romania from Thursday pending...

Australia: Australia to ban social media for kids; in line with stand taken by India, EU, US

In an effort to protect children from online risks, Australia’s Communications Minister, Michelle Rowland introduced a bill in the Parliament, which is aimed...

bluesky: Bluesky is growing up, maybe too fast

In February 2023, a half-dozen techies introduced a social network prototype in an invitation-only launch. They deliberately debuted their creation, Bluesky, with little...