TikTok has made itself into a hub for Gen Z political expression. But as Zoomers change politics, how is the app changing them?

TikTok and eight video creators have challenged the forced sale or ban of the app. Here’s how and when a potential ban could affect you.

Social media companies under pressure to identify deepfakes and prevent spread of misinformation

Some courts have deferred to the government in matters of national security, while others have expressed skepticism when it's invoked to suppress speech.

I used to be an avid user of TikTok, but the algorithm serves much less delight and serendipity than it used to

Universal Music ends boycott of TikTok with new licensing deal

Beijing has stated that legislation recently enacted by Washington “gravely infringes” on its sovereignty

TikTok announced Wednesday that it had suspended a feature that rewarded users for watching and liking videos on its new Lite app, available in France and Spain, after the EU launched an investigation Monday over child-safety concerns.

TikTok is getting closer to being kicked out of the US after the Senate approved a bill that would ban the platform unless its Chinese owner ByteDance sells the company.

The US Senate has approved a $95bn (£76bn) foreign aid package that includes military support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

Investor’s Susquehanna International Group owns estimated $40bn stake in parent company ByteDance as app faces potential ban

Lawmakers sped the proposal, the most significant threat to the popular app’s U.S. operations, by tying it to a sprawling funding package offering aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan

Chinese officials say they "firmly oppose" the platform being divested.

Disaster has been dodged. But the political malaise that delayed the Ukraine funding bill remains

By tying the renewed crackdown to a bipartisan foreign aid deal, the bill could move quickly through Congress.

A bill that will ban TikTok in the United States unless its Chinese owner divests from the company has passed overwhelmingly.