TikTok is a huge part of American online culture, with millions of users consuming, posting and sharing content every day.

The Chinese-owned social media app was saved by Trump, leaving many on it to worry about potential political leanings.

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TikTok, known as Douyin in its home market, was launched in China in September 2016. It quickly started to gain traction in China and parent company ByteDance launched an international version the ...

The law banning TikTok in the United States took effect on Sunday, January 19, but President Trump quickly signed an order extending enforcement of the law. Over the last few years, the United ...

WASHINGTON — Just hours after a brief shutdown of TikTok across the nation, President-elect Donald Trump proposed to let the United States own half of the popular social media platform to ...

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TikTok is back in the US for some users who have the app installed, but Apple’s App Store and Google Play still aren’t offering it for downloads or updates. TikTok is back in the US for some ...

The singer debuted her hit single in 2010, years before the social media platform launched Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. She has also ...

Washington: Ahead of a looming ban on TikTok in the United States, US senators have alleged that the Chinese Communist Party-owned platform has interfered in the elections of various countries, ...

By Rania Aniftos As the impending TikTok ban looms over the social media platform, Kesha is reminding fans of the OG “TiK ToK.” The star took shared a video on Thursday (Jan. 16), soundtracked ...

Jan. 16—SANTA CLARA — A tech company that aims to use artificial intelligence for applications such as smart cameras has leased a building in a Santa Clara office campus where a failed bank ...