First, TikTok scoops up data on its 170 million monthly users in the U.S., which could potentially be used to track federal employees or to conduct blackmail or corporate espionage.

TikTok is firm on one thing: it’s not selling to Elon Musk. The U.S. government’s war against the social media platform TikTok wages on. On January 19, the Supreme Court justices will decide ...

Freedom is in the air. America just celebrated the Fourth of July – our Independence Day – as the nation approaches its 250th ...

Some employees have argued political posts are good for business, and urged the company to loosen its political ads ban. Others worry politics could poison TikTok’s magic. Over a weekend this ...

TikTok itself also shared a 2024 economic impact report that showed small businesses advertising on TikTok saw an 88% increase in sales, taking in a total of $15 billion.

In light of the Senate passing a forced sale of Chinese-owned TikTok, one senior Republican and FCC commissioner explains how the legislation is "so smart" and "very targeted." ...

The popular app is facing a looming ban in the U.S. over its ties to China, but Trump claims a mystery buyer is waiting.

TikTok is the fastest growing app on the planet with more than 150 million monthly users in the U.S. alone. But that popularity does not extend to Capitol Hill where its defenders are in the minority.

Meanwhile, in January, Trump signed an executive order granting TikTok a 75-day extension to complete a sale or face a ban in the US. This deadline has created urgency in the negotiations between ...

Trump extends TikTok sale deadline 75 more days, sees 'tremendous progress' on deal Trump says his administration is 'working very hard' on a deal to save the app for U.S. consumers.

But attorneys for TikTok say banning the app violates the free speech of millions of Americans, some of whom turn to the service to express their political views. Lawyers from both sides have ...

Our study is based on a massive dataset of over 16 million TikTok videos from more than 160,000 public accounts between 2019 and 2023. We saw a spike of political TikTok videos during the 2020 U.S ...