Could the US ban TikTok? Legislation would force app to break from parent company or get kicked off app stores

Those apps would then be banned from US app stores ... story was first published on 12 March and has been updated with developments The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking news brand ... Read More

Can Ohio require parental consent for a teen to use TikTok? A federal judge will decide

Is a 15-year-old scrolling TikTok more like ... but Chief U.S. District Judge Algenon L. Marbley temporarily blocked it. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Read More

Is TikTok going to be banned?

Efforts to ban TikTok in the U.S. have been revived and could get a vote in Congress as early as Saturday but those opposed say that’s a violation of Americans’ free speech rights. Read More

Could TikTok be banned in the US? House lawmakers vote today

news and some even use it as a source of income. Today, lawmakers are expected to decide whether to ban TikTok in the US if its parent company doesn’t sell the app. Can you Imagine a world ... Read More

TikTok Ban: How did TikTok stay online in the US?

The BBC’s Sophia Smith-Galer explains why US President Donald ... his decision to ban TikTok downloads - hours before the deadline when it would disappear it from app stores. Read More

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Billionaire Shark Tank judge wants to buy TikTok but at a 'heavy discount'

Kevin O'Leary eyes TikTok buyout amid US ban threat, offering $20-30 billion. Excludes user-tailored algorithm, seeks White House approval. Plans to approach sovereign wealth funds for partners. Read More

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In a Manhattan Court, a Jury Is Picked to Judge a Former President Twelve citizens were selected to determine the fate of an indicted former president for the first time in American history. Read More

TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance paying influencers to push its other app Lemon8 as ban looms

But The Post has learned TikTok’s parent company ByteDance may be moving to keep an app in US use. REUTERS Last week ... But on the Apple and Google app stores, Lemon8 says its developer is ... Read More

Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison — as judge rips him as power-obsessed scammer

A Manhattan judge ripped Sam Bankman-Fried as a remorseless ... Bankman-Fried’s name right now is pretty much mud around the world, but one of the things he is is persistent, and another of ... Read More

Prosecutors in Trump’s classified documents case rebuke judge’s unusual and ‘flawed’ order

Staffers from World Central Kitchen, chef José Andrés’ humanitarian aid group trying to get food to Palestinians in Gaza, were killed in Israeli airstrikes. April 2, 2024 The judge appeared ... Read More

Could we not have a new TikTok photo app please?

So let's introduce another one! Yep, apparently TikTok is working on a photo-based app to rival Instagram (the app that used to be photo-based, remember?). Leaked code from the latest version of ... Read More