In 2023, the government considered banning the platform altogether, citing concerns over national security, the spread of misinformation and the erosion of social and moral values.
Billionaire Elon Musk said that he was not interested in purchasing TikTok, the popular short-video app that the United States has been trying to ban over national security concerns with its Chinese owner ByteDance. Musk’s comments, opens new tab, made in late January, were released online Saturday by The WELT Group, a part of the […]
US President Donald Trump has said that Microsoft is in discussions to acquire TikTok and that he would like to see a “bidding war” over the sale of the social media app. When asked by reporters whether the US tech giant was preparing a bid, Trump replied: “I would say yes” – before adding that […]
President Donald Trump has floated the possibility of a joint venture.
The law gives the sitting president authority to grant a 90-day extension if a viable sale is underway. Although investors made a few offers, ByteDance previously said it would not sell. In his post on Sunday, Trump proposed making the U.S. a partner in a deal.
TikTok’s app was removed from prominent app stores on Saturday evening just before as a federal law that bans the popular social media platform went into effect. By 10:50pm Eastern Standard Time, the app was not found on Apple and Google’s app stores, which are prohibited from offering the platform under a law that required […]
The law passed last year with bipartisan support. It required ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, to either sell the app to a new, non-Chinese entity or face a ban in the United States.
Without a sale to an approved buyer, the law bars app stores operated by Apple, Google and others from offering TikTok beginning on Sunday. Internet hosting services also will be prohibited from hosting TikTok.
In just 48 hours, Xiaohongshu gained 700,000 users. While, for the past two decades, China has progressively blocked all foreign social media, creating a censored internet bubble inside a “great digital wall,” the Chinese are waking up.
Australia passed a law on Thursday to ban social media for children aged under 16 after days of heated debate, setting a standard for other countries to follow in a global push to curb the power of Big Tech. The law, expected to take effect in November 2025, sets some of the toughest social media […]
US lawmakers, officials have repeatedly accused TikTok of secretly sharing American users’ data with Chinese government
YouTube emerged as the third most popular social media platform in Kenya with a market share of 29.5pc while TikTok grew to 23pc from 17.8pc to 23pc.
Changes to its system for suggesting content, particularly on Reels – its short-form video service -will prioritise original content and “give all creators an equal chance of breaking through”.
