SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you count internet time. The question now is whether it will exist much longer, and if so, in what form? Since 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged with competitor Musical.ly, TikTok has … Read more
Credit – Illustration by TIME OOn Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed a bill that would force TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app to a buyer in the United States within nine months or face a nationwide ban. The ban, which passed the House of Representatives on March 13 and the Senate on Wednesday, … Read more
LONDON (AP) — TikTok is in the crosshairs of authorities in the U.S., where new legislation threatens a nationwide ban unless its China-based parent company divests ByteDance. It would be the biggest blow yet for the popular video-sharing app, which has faced several restrictions around the world. TikTok has already been banned in a handful … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden showed off his putting during a campaign stop at a public golf course in Michigan last month, the moment was captured on TikTok. When a rainstorm forced him inside, he competed with 13-year-old Hurley “HJ” Coleman IV to make putts on a practice mat. The Coleman family posted … Read more
Nepal has banned the use of TikTok in the country, fearing its content was “harmful to social harmony”. The country has joined neighboring India in suspending use of the video-sharing app, which is operated from China. Nepal’s Communications Minister Rekha Sharma said: “It disrupts social harmony and disrupts family structures and social relations.” “The decision … Read more
The Senate voted 79-18 on Tuesday evening in favor of a landmark bill that would give China’s ByteDance a year to divest TikTok or the app would be banned by the US. The next stop is the office of President Joe Biden, who has promised to sign it. The long-discussed measure is fraught with political … Read more
Democratic Rep. Jeff Jackson struck a lighthearted tone as he spoke about the State of the Union while sitting in the kitchen where he filmed some of his TikTok videos. “It’s a little risky these days to talk about the State of the Union from your kitchen, but let’s give it a try,” the North … Read more
Alex Pearlman closed the door on dreams of a stand-up comedy career nearly a decade ago, pivoting from the stage to an office cubicle where he worked a customer service job. Then he started posting random jokes and commentary about pop culture and politics on TikTok. More than 2.5 million followers later, he quit his … Read more
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday in favor of a measure that could lead to the forced sale or ban of video-sharing app TikTok in the United States, amid concerns that the Chinese platform could be used to monitor and target Americans manipulate. The battle over TikTok, which says it has 170 million American users, … Read more