Senator says Congress must investigate TikTok deal, faults lack of detailsDemocratic Senator Ed Markey said on Friday Congress should investigate a deal by TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to establish a majority...
23 Jan, 2026, 10.50 PM IST
Trump to speak with Xi as US-China trade talks progress; deal on company 'popular with young Americans' likelyDonald Trump announced he will speak with Xi Jinping following trade discussions in Europe, hinting at a successful resolution regarding Ti...
15 Sep, 2025, 06.41 PM IST
Minnesota sues TikTok, alleging it preys on young people with addictive algorithmsThe lawsuit, filed in state court, alleges that TikTok is violating Minnesota laws against deceptive trade practices and consumer fraud. It...
20 Aug, 2025, 08.13 AM IST
Indonesia antitrust agency gives 'conditional' go-ahead for TikTok's Tokopedia takeoverIndonesia's antitrust agency conditionally approved TikTok’s $840 million acquisition of Tokopedia, citing concerns over market dominance. ...
18 Jun, 2025, 02.42 PM IST
US Vice President JD Vance reveals plans for TikTok to avoid another US ban next monthPresident Trump also indicated last week that an extension of the deadline is still possible, stating, “We have a lot of interest in TikTok...
15 Mar, 2025, 09.23 PM IST
TikTok to die? Xi Jinping flexes muscles, takes a hard-line approach, and wants popular social media platform's U.S. operations to die rather than approving a saleXi Jinping might let TikTok’s US operations die rather than approve its sale as China holds out for a “grand deal” with the Trump administr...
07 Feb, 2025, 07.10 PM IST
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threatTikTok's tumultuous journey includes growth from a teen app to a global trendsetter, facing national security concerns and ownership disput...
28 Apr, 2024, 05.06 PM IST
TikTok quietly changes user terms amid growing legal scrutinyThe terms were also changed to suggest that legal action must be brought within a year of the alleged harm from using the app. Previously, ...
15 Dec, 2023, 03.31 PM IST
How a little-known agency holds power over TikTok's futureAt the heart of this social media business and national security drama is the increasingly tense relations between the U.S. and China.
31 Mar, 2023, 08.58 PM IST
TikTok steps up efforts to clinch US security dealTikTok has been seeking to assure US government departments and agencies for the last three years that the personal data of US citizens can...
22 Dec, 2022, 05.41 PM IST
Timeline: ByteDance founder who put TikTok on global map to quit as CEOZhang, 38, turned ByteDance into a social media powerhouse which has also had many brushes with global regulators
20 May, 2021, 04.19 PM IST
ByteDance plans TikTok IPO to win US deal as deadline looms: SourcesTrump ordered ByteDance last month to divest TikTok amid U.S. concerns that the personal data of as many as 100 million Americans who use t...
18 Sep, 2020, 10.16 AM IST
ByteDance investors seek to use stakes to finance TikTok bid - SourcesByteDance has been in talks to divest TikTok's North America, Australia and New Zealand operations to potential acquirers, including Micros...
24 Aug, 2020, 02.42 PM IST
Microsoft expands TikTok takeover ambitions to entire global business, including India operationsMicrosoft on Sunday had said it was in negotiations with ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, to explore a purchase of the TikTok servic...
07 Aug, 2020, 10.20 AM IST
ByteDance CEO ‘working overtime’ to devise TikTok solutionBeijing-based ByteDance has come under pressure from the White House and U.S. lawmakers to sell off its U.S. TikTok operations and now has ...
04 Aug, 2020, 09.14 AM IST
TikTok-Microsoft talks won’t affect India ban as local operations of app not part of negotiationsAlong with 58 other Chinese-owned apps, TikTok was banned by India in June due to concerns over its alleged data-sharing practices with Chi...
04 Aug, 2020, 06.59 AM IST
Trump says will ban TikTok in US amidst reports of Microsoft in talks to buy Chinese-owned appU.S. lawmakers have raised intelligence and privacy concerns about the company's ownership. The company has denied allegations that it shar...
01 Aug, 2020, 11.53 AM IST