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

TikTok's algorithm is the "secret sauce" behind the app's success, experts say. U.S.-China talks over the app's ownership must resolve who controls the technology. Read More

TikTok may stay in US, but it won't be the app users know

A framework deal between the United States and China could pave the way for TikTok to remain in American app stores—though possibly in a different form. Read More

Trump’s TikTok claims spur questions

Technology Technology   The Big Story Questions swirl around TikTok deal details President Trump said Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping had approved a deal to keep ... Read More

How did TikTok get here? A look at the US' fight over social media app

President Donald Trump hinted in a Truth Social post on Sept. 15 that the United States and China have reached a deal to divest the popular social media platform to a U.S. buyer. The announcement came ... Read More

What Users Should Know About the TikTok Deal

TikTok’s future in the U.S. is on more solid ground. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping advanced a plan that is understood to hand control of the app’s American business to U.S. Read More

Officials announce a 'framework' for keeping TikTok online in the U.S.

U.S. officials have announced a "framework" that would let Chinese-owned short video platform TikTok continue operations in the United States, although the two countries are still working out the ... Read More

Three key questions swirling around the TikTok deal

President Trump said Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping had approved a deal to keep TikTok running in the U.S. after months of uncertainty about the popular video-sharing app’s future under ... Read More

What to know about TikTok, its algorithm, and the US-China deal to keep it running

A central question to TikTok’s potential shutdown saga has been whether the popular social video platform would keep its algorithm — the secret sauce that powers its addictive video feed — after it’s ... 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

White House Launches TikTok Account as Deadline for App’s Sale or U.S. Ban Looms

The White House has created an official TikTok account just weeks before the deadline that President Donald Trump extended for the Chinese-owned app to be sold to a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban in ... Read More

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

Mary Cunningham is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. Before joining the business and finance vertical, she worked at "60 Minutes," CBSNews.com and CBS News 24/7 as part of the CBS News Associate Program. Read More

Unsealed videos show TikTok employees raised concerns over app’s effect on teens

Newly unsealed videos reveal that TikTok employees privately raised concerns about the app’s potential effect on young users’ mental health, even as the company publicly promoted the platform as safe ... Read More