US Congress moves ahead on bill to push TikTok's Chinese owner to sell

An effort to force TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the social media app or face a ban in the U.S. was gaining steam in Congress on Thursday, with the House of Representatives setting a vote ... Read More

What Happened When India Pulled the Plug on TikTok

Then, on June 29, 2020, the Indian government banned TikTok, along with 58 other Chinese apps, after a simmering conflict between India and China ... the world’s cheapest and fastest-growing ... Read More

Can TikTok's owner afford to lose its killer app?

US lawmakers will vote this weekend on a second bill in as many months that corners TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance with a stark choice - sell its US business or be banned. Fears that data about ... Read More

‘Cherry on the Cake’: How China Views the U.S. Crackdown on TikTok

He spoke with DealBook about how China views the latest U.S. crackdown on TikTok. The interview has ... is a very successful company that is being bullied in America because it is Chinese. Read More

Ex-TikTok Staff Expose Massive Data Sharing and Secret Links to China

Amid mounting pressure from U.S. regulators and intense scrutiny over data privacy concerns, the narrative surrounding TikTok’s operational independence continues to unravel. Recent disclosures from ... Read More

U.S. likely to enact a law soon that could ban TikTok nationwide

Legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. unless it cuts ties with its Chinese parent company is on a path to quickly get to President Joe Biden’s desk and be signed into law. The bill, which has ... Read More

India’s TikTok Ban Is a Cautionary Tale for the U.S.

One day in 2019, Mohanty discovered TikTok. She and a friend were drawn to the platform’s lighthearted videos. They often rushed home from school to upload clips of Mohanty’s spirited dancing ... Read More

What happened when Tiktok app was banned in India, Chinese company's biggest market

India's TikTok ban sparked ... it took TikTok just a few years to build an audience of 200 million users. India was the biggest market for Tiktok, owned by China-based ByteDance. Read More

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Why China's options in response to a TikTok ban are limited

has raised the alarm for US lawmakers who have deemed TikTok’s ties to China a national security risk. In congressional testimony, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has insisted that the company stores ... Read More

TikTok launches global Youth Council: 15 teenagers from around the world are enlisted to advise the social media giant on how to make the platform safer

The video sharing platform said the Youth Council, consisting of 15 teenagers from around the world ... of the platform's Youth Portal, an online help centre for younger TikTok users, and ... Read More

What is the TikTok Sexy Water trend? Do experts approve of the wellness fad?

It's not the first time TikTok users have romanticised a common ... Unlock exclusive access to the story of India's general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! In 2023, she shared a ... Read More