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

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

Trump’s TikTok deal could face hitch over billionaires’ stakes in China parent ByteDance: sources

If these guys who hold ByteDance stock want in, they are probably going to have to sell,” one prospective equity investor told On The Money. “If this thing looks like it’s going ... Read More

TikTok rescued from brink as U.S. and China reach high-stakes deal with Oracle

In a major development, the United States and China have reached a deal that allows the popular social media app TikTok to continue operating in the United States. The agreement comes after months of ... 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

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

White House joins TikTok after delaying enforcement of sale-or-ban law

The White House launched a TikTok account on Tuesday amid uncertainty about the app’s future, as another deadline approaches for its parent company, Bytedance, to sell to a US buyer or be banned in ... Read More

White House launches official TikTok account as Trump's deadline to ban app looms

The White House launched an official TikTok account on Tuesday, less than a month before President Trump's deadline for the social media app — owned by China-based ByteDance — to either find a new ... Read More

Trump Says TikTok National Security Concerns Are ‘Highly Overrated,’ Suggests Delaying Ban Again

President Donald Trump told reporters Friday he is “really not” worried about national security concerns regarding TikTok, the popular social media app owned by Chinese company ByteDance, suggesting ... Read More