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

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

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

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

US TikTok users may soon have to switch to a new version of the app

ByteDance is said to be building a new, US-only version of the TikTok app that it will release on September 5. According to The Information, the company is moving ahead with this plan to comply with ... Read More

TikTok names former Boeing exec as US public policy chief

TikTok said Tuesday it had named former Boeing government affairs chief Ziad Ojakli as the short video app's head of public policy for the Americas as it works to complete a deal to separate its U.S. 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

Microdrama Plot Twist: A Threat to the Apps’ Stratospheric U.S. Growth

After conquering China, the microdrama industry has exploded on a global scale, particularly in the U.S. The key to the genre’s stateside growth and virality is TikTok, as 66% of the app’s users say ... 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

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

TikTok builds new US app version ahead of planned sale

Social media giant TikTok will launch a new version of its popular app to Apple's and Google's app stores on September 5, as part of an agreement to sell its US business looms. Users of TikTok in the ... Read More

Louisiana Supreme Court rejects TikTok’s bid to dismiss state lawsuit

Louisiana’s highest state court has shot down an attempt by social media platform TikTok and its owners to dismiss a lawsuit being argued by state attorneys.TikTok and its parent company sought to ... Read More