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Donald Trump's pledge to 'never ban' TikTok will be tough to fulfill, legal experts say
During his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump said he would "never ban TikTok." Legal experts…
Dan Whateley
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TikTok could be banned from the US in months. TikTok doesn't seem worried.
TikTok faces a January deadline to find a new US owner, or to shut down. But TikTok employees, user…
Peter Kafka
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TikTok and its owner ramped up their hiring of Chinese employees, even as Congress raised national security concerns
TikTok and its owner ByteDance sought to hire 669 Chinese employees in the US through the H-1B prog…
Dan Whateley
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Australia wants to ban kids under 16 from social media as world governments seek to crack down on the 'addictive' apps
Australia announced plans to ban children under 16 from accessing social media in an effort to curb…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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TikTok once planned to use content posted by its users to influence Mitch McConnell, lawsuit reveals
Documents found in a lawsuit reveal how TikTok planned to influence lawmakers during the congressio…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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New lawsuits against TikTok mirror those against Big Tobacco and Purdue Pharma
14 state lawsuits filed last week accused TikTok of creating an algorithm that is harmful to childr…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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A top TikTok shopping exec explains its US growth strategy, from partnering with agencies to building up livestreaming
Nicolas Le Bourgeois, head of US operations at TikTok Shop, talked through live shopping, influence…
Dan Whateley
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Norway wants to ban under-15s from social media, and expects an 'uphill battle'
Norway plans to ban social media for children under 15, expanding existing laws which have been wid…
Mikhaila Friel
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TikTok heads to court to fight for its life
TikTok is headed to federal court in Washington, DC on Monday to fight a law that would ban it nati…
Geoff Weiss
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Most adults agree: Ban phones in schools. But that's the easy part — social media is the harder question.
Nearly 70% of adults in a recent Pew survey said cellphones should be banned during class time. Tha…
Katie Notopoulos
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TikTok is fighting for its life in US court — and it's on track to lose, former DOJ official says
A former Department of Justice official told BI that he believes the three-judge panel will rule "d…
Natalie Musumeci,Dan Whateley
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Women in states where abortion is banned rely on TikTok for advice. Now TikTok itself might be banned.
Young people seek abortion information on TikTok, a resource now threatened after lawmakers voted t…
Kenneth Niemeyer,Katie Balevic
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Meta is banning Russian outlets including RT just weeks ahead of the US election
Meta is banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya, and other Russian state media from its platforms, accusing th…
Beatrice Nolan,Thibault Spirl…
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TikTok is taking the US to court to stop its potential ban
TikTok promised to fight its potential ban in the US — and now it's made it official with a f…
Dan Whateley,Geoff Weiss
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Scrolling to doom? Here's what happens to kids when they are exposed to social media early in their lives
Researchers have been raising red flags for years, suggesting that too much screen time at a young …
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A TikTok ban would be a win for Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg is likely paying close attention to the possible ban or forced sale of TikTok. It c…
Katie Notopoulos
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Is the US really closer to banning TikTok? Yes. And, also: No.
TikTok will now face a US ban unless it's sold to non-Chinese owners. But that won't happen immedia…
Peter Kafka
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Why the last attempt to ban TikTok failed
Trump's failed attempt to ban TikTok at the end of his presidency shows that ousting the popular ap…
Geoff Weiss
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The TikTok ban chaos — explained in 60 seconds
The politics and logistics of the proposed law that could ban TikTok, explained in plain English.
Peter Kafka
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Here's what Apple will say if a US TikTok ban becomes law
Sometimes Apple (and other Big Tech companies) have to compromise to stay in business in other coun…