Chair of a House committee on China demands urgent White House briefing on TikTok dealIn a statement released Friday, Rep. John Moolenaar, the chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, praised the propo...
26 Sep, 2025, 11.01 PM IST
Republican lawmaker raises concerns about TikTok divestiture dealRepresentative John Moolenaar has voiced concerns over a potential U.S.-China framework deal regarding TikTok's American assets. He fears t...
18 Sep, 2025, 08.58 AM IST
China leaders take reins at TikTok Shop in US as sales miss goalTikTok Shop in the US is navigating turbulent waters as it struggles to meet its ambitious sales targets. In a significant shift, ByteDance...
07 Jun, 2025, 04.32 PM IST
Oracle's role in TikTok's future gets Capitol Hill scrutinyTikTok is facing yet another political scramble over its future. In January, President Donald Trump delayed enforcement of the law that wou...
19 Mar, 2025, 09.42 AM IST
US TikTok Ban: Why the US wants to ban TikTok, allegations against it, and possible alternativesThe U.S. Supreme Court supports a law to either sell or ban TikTok in the U.S. by January 19. This is due to concerns over data-sharing wit...
11 Jan, 2025, 10.57 AM IST
A closer look at TikTok as US Supreme Court weighs its fateThe US Supreme Court will hear TikTok's appeal against a law requiring its Chinese owner to sell or shut down the platform in the US. TikTo...
10 Jan, 2025, 08.45 AM IST
TikTok is facing legal backlash around the worldTikTok is increasingly facing global scrutiny due to concerns over its ties to China and its influence on politics, misinformation, and men...
09 Jan, 2025, 11.55 AM IST
TikTok's rise from fun app to US security concernTikTok became one of the most downloaded apps in the world as officials grew increasingly wary of the potential for the Chinese government ...
19 Dec, 2024, 09.35 AM IST
TikTok curbs state-backed media amid foreign influence concernsTikTok on Thursday said it was putting restrictions on state-backed media to counter acts of foreign influence on the platform during an im...
24 May, 2024, 10.19 PM IST
Does TikTok pose a threat to US security? This is what we knowThe US bill if approved by the Senate, would force TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the app to a buyer that is not controlled by a foreign ad...
23 Apr, 2024, 10.06 AM IST
China could use social media app TikTok to influence the 2024 elections: US spy chiefUS Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told a House of Representatives intelligence committee hearing on Tuesday that US cannot ...
13 Mar, 2024, 09.44 AM IST
US senators examine TikTok hiring of ByteDance executivesSenators Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat, and Republican Marsha Blackburn said in a letter on Tuesday to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew that the pe...
03 Oct, 2023, 10.35 PM IST
Virginia, other US states back Montana in TikTok ban: court filingA group of 18 state attorneys general, including Virginia, Georgia, and Alaska, have expressed their support for Montana's ban on TikTok, a...
19 Sep, 2023, 08.58 AM IST
Five reasons why the US wants to ban TikTokMembers of Congress in March complained that the Chinese government has a "golden share" in ByteDance, giving it power over TikTok.
18 May, 2023, 10.50 AM IST
Lawmakers in US state of Montana vote to ban TikTokThe bill, known as SB 419, would prohibit mobile app stores from offering TikTok for download to users in Montana. The Montana House voted ...
15 Apr, 2023, 08.16 AM IST
TikTok CEO grilled on connection with China, calls India's ban 'hypothetical' and theoreticalDuring a four-hour long hearing, Chew time and again stressed that the TikTok app, which is owned by the Chinese technology company Bytedan...
24 Mar, 2023, 05.47 PM IST
TikTok lessons on social media influencing goes viralThe runaway success of short-video app TikTok has spawned a whole industry centred around training and workshops
13 May, 2019, 08.09 AM IST