As Congress starts the clock on a ban, the app must consider its options
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TikTok, whose mainland Chinese counterpart is Douyin, is a Chinese short-form video hosting service owned by ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted videos, which can range in duration from 3 seconds to 10 minutes.
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Ex-treasury secretary tells CNBC of plans a day after US House passes bill giving app’s owner six months to divest or face US ban
Digital experts and homegrown influencers have revealed why TikTok-reliant Aussies won’t ride out a potential US ban scot-free.
One of the world’s biggest social media apps is on the verge of being banned from all app stores in the US over China fears.
A foreign ministry spokesperson accuses the US of "suppressing TikTok" and "bullying behaviour".
China has previously said it would “firmly oppose” any forced sale of TikTok.
The bill gives the app about five months to separate from its Chinese parent company or be banned. It faces an uncertain future in the Senate.
Executives thought they had fended off attacks. Behind the scenes, U.S. lawmakers and Biden officials were working to force its ban or sale.
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.
A new bill would force Beijing-based ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban on U.S. app stores.
As a bill that could shut down TikTok's U.S. presence hurtles forward, the company is calling on its creators to share what TikTok has meant to them. Many say the app has become a lifeline.
Bobby Kotick, former CEO of Activision, has floated idea of buying TikTok to potential partners.
American politicians are being inundated with calls from TikTok users unhappy at plans to force its parent company to sell the social media app.
Talks stumble over money, copyright and use of artificial intelligence
Under national fire last year — and still under official security review — TikTok spent money, made the right friends and appears back in the fold.
Universal Music Group pulled songs by Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift and other stars after failing to agree on a new contract. Here’s what’s at stake.
Universal Music Group threatens to remove music from social media platform
The app is offering incentives for creators who post long-form landscape videos, but many remain skeptical
Universal’s current contract with the social-media app is set to expire Wednesday, and no new agreement has been reached.
The video-sharing app said it had walled off American data in Project Texas, but employees said data is still sometimes shared with its China-based parent.