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Universal Music remains at loggerheads with the app, but Swift – whose new album The Tortured Poets Department is out next week – can control where her work is available

The U.S. isn’t the first country to attempt a ban on TikTok, the Chinese-owned app used by millions of Americans daily. WSJ breaks down TikTok bans and how they work in practice. Photo illustration: Annie Zhao

• • • Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he wanted to buy TikTok.
    • Part of his plan involves scrapping the original algorithm and rebuilding the app.
    • That's really hard to do, critics say.

• Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion in 2006.
• Now YouTube could be worth as much as $400 billion, per analyst Michael Nathanson.
• YouTube is really big! Yet somehow, it flies under the radar for most people. That's weird.

US streamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins has revealed he has been diagnosed with melanoma, a form of skin cancer.

Shares of Donald Trump’s social media company jumped more than 30% in the first day of trading on the Nasdaq, boosting the value of Trump's large holdings in the company as well as the smaller stakes of fans who purchased shares as a show of support for the former president.

Reddit is nearly 20 years old and still loses money. Changing that won't be easy.

Former President Donald Trump's Truth Social to go public after merger

Spain’s top court targeted the service following copyright complaints

Trump will own about 60 percent of the Truth Social owner, which at its current share price would be worth about $3 billion. A lockup agreement will block him from selling the shares for six months.

The Justice Department’s long-gestating lawsuit takes aim at Apple’s biggest cash cow.

The Justice Department alleged the tech giant blocked software developers and mobile gaming companies from offering better options on the iPhone, resulting in higher prices for consumers.

As Congress starts the clock on a ban, the app must consider its options

Digital experts and homegrown influencers have revealed why TikTok-reliant Aussies won’t ride out a potential US ban scot-free.

A foreign ministry spokesperson accuses the US of "suppressing TikTok" and "bullying behaviour".

Chinese technology giant Xiaomi says it will start deliveries of its first electric vehicle (EV) this month - its first ever foray into the competitive automotive industry.

Niche social network can be valuable to advertisers, but spending needs to come down

Washington (AFP) – In a major reversal, former US president Donald Trump on Monday said he was against a ban of TikTok as the fate of the popular video-sharing app was dragged into the US election campaign.