Apps News Tiktok Is In Trouble In The U S And Europe–but American Social Apps Could Be Next

Senate Democrat asks Trump for TikTok divestiture details

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on Monday pressed President Trump for details about a deal to keep TikTok available in the U.S. Markey underscored that few specifics have emerged since Trump signed ... Read More

Fact check: Is China using TikTok to 'dumb down' European children?

Macron recently claimed that China offers its children a more educational version of TikTok, while the version available in Europe is designed, in his view, to dull the minds of young people. The Cube ... Read More

TikTok's fate in the U.S. could hinge on who controls its algorithm

A deal between the U.S. and China over the ownership of TikTok includes new stipulations over who controls the social media company's algorithm, a closely guarded secret which has proved to be a major ... Read More

With Trump’s TikTok Ban On Hold, ByteDance Is Quietly Launching AI Apps

Last year, most lawmakers deemed the Chinese tech giant ByteDance a national security risk and banned its apps. Now, under a Trump reprieve, it’s shipping new apps anyway. In 2024, Congress passed a ... Read More

US, China near TikTok deal to finally resolve the question of app’s ‘secret sauce’ algorithm: sources

The US and China are closing in on a deal to avoid a US ban of TikTok – and it will include China allowing US techies to replicate and replace the wildly popular app’s secret-sauce recommendation ... Read More

There's just a month until TikTok could be banned – again. Here's where things stand.

TikTok could go dark in the U.S. again if President Donald Trump does not strike a deal with China by Sept. 17. The short-form video app has been under scrutiny for months, as some government ... Read More

TikTok sale puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the For You Page works and what changes are in store

Kelley Cotter has received funding from the National Science Foundation. President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 19, 2025, a preliminary agreement for the sale of a majority stake in TikTok from ... Read More

China Says US TikTok Deal a 'Win-Win', Will Review App's Technology and IP Transfers

BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Wednesday called the framework deal reached in Madrid to switch short-video app TikTok to U.S.-controlled ownership a "win-win" and said it would review TikTok's technology ... Read More

The US version of TikTok might still use the Chinese algorithm

A potential TikTok deal emerged Monday between the US and China, two days before the Trump administration's latest sell or be banned deadline. Now, attention is shifting to the app's Chinese algorithm ... Read More

White House confirms details of U.S. TikTok deal

The United States has reached a deal with China over the popular social media app TikTok. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday during a press briefing that she could confirm a few ... Read More

TikTok employees raised concerns that app could be addictive, unsealed edited video shows

Newly unsealed and edited video shows TikTok employees and consultants expressing concern that potentially addictive features of the app could harm users' mental health. The video compilation, which ... Read More