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A man in Washington state has trademarked the phrase – but all isn’t lost for Jools LeBron, legal experts say

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

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.

The United States government has thrown down the gauntlet to wildly popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok.

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.

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

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

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.

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.