What to know about the deal to keep TikTok in USHere's what to know about the deal, which created a new TikTok U.S. joint venture after social video platform company signed agreements wit...
24 Jan, 2026, 08.31 AM IST
Explainer-What is so special about TikTok's algorithm?TikTok’s recommendation system is under scrutiny after ByteDance agreed to a US-focused joint venture to avoid a ban. Uncertainty remains o...
20 Dec, 2025, 02.03 PM IST
ByteDance expected to play big role in new US TikTok, sources sayByteDance will be maintaining ownership of TikTok's US business operations and will cede control of the app's data, content and algorithm t...
26 Sep, 2025, 08.21 PM IST
TikTok stays in America: Trump’s $14B deal with Xi gives U.S. majority control as Oracle and Silver Lake take chargePresident Trump has signed an executive order approving a deal that would transfer TikTok’s U.S. operations to American investors, effectiv...
26 Sep, 2025, 05.33 AM IST
Oracle, Silver Lake consortium to control 80% stake in TikTok in US, WSJ reportsTikTok's U.S. operations are poised to be controlled by a consortium including Oracle, Silver Lake, and Andreessen Horowitz, pending finali...
17 Sep, 2025, 10.48 AM IST
What to know after US says it has reached framework deal with China to keep TikTok in operationThe Trump administration and China have reached a framework deal regarding TikTok's ownership, aiming to shift it to American hands. While ...
16 Sep, 2025, 08.44 AM IST
TikTok layoffs: Employees of TikTok’s ecommerce business face layoffsTikTok job cut: TikTok and its parent company ByteDance are reportedly planning layoffs, with potential impact on TikTok Shop staff. The mo...
02 Jul, 2025, 11.42 AM IST
TikTok must find non-Chinese owner by Saturday to avert US banTikTok on Friday was hours from a deadline to find a non-Chinese owner or face a ban in the United States. In the hours before that deadlin...
04 Apr, 2025, 12.11 PM IST
OnlyFans founder, crypto foundation submit late-stage bid to buy TikTokZoop, founded by OnlyFans' Tima Stokely, and the Hbar Foundation, partnered to bid for TikTok, aiming to create a creator-focused platform....
03 Apr, 2025, 06.27 AM IST
Trump security adviser doesn't rule out continued Chinese ownership of TikTokTikTok stopped working for its 170 American users on Sunday after a law took effect banning the app's continued operation over concerns tha...
19 Jan, 2025, 08.28 PM IST
TikTok faces tough questions from court over challenge to US lawThe law gives ByteDance until Jan. 19 to sell or divest TikTok's U.S. assets or face a ban in the United States. Driven by worries that Chi...
17 Sep, 2024, 09.37 AM IST
Will US ban TikTok in January? That question is headed to courtFor years, TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, have been under scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers and intelligence officials for th...
16 Sep, 2024, 10.18 AM IST
JD Vance's criticism of Donald Trump goes viral on TikTok; here's what he saidJD Vance's self-declaration as a never-Trump guy goes viral on TikTok.
25 Aug, 2024, 12.19 AM IST
More than 50 US lawmakers, 21 states back US DOJ in TikTok lawsuitTwenty-one U.S. states and over 50 lawmakers have supported the Justice Department's push for ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. assets by J...
03 Aug, 2024, 07.41 AM IST
US House to vote on TikTok crackdown; fate uncertain in SenateThe vote comes just over a week since the bill was proposed and after one public hearing with little debate. The House Energy and Commerce ...
13 Mar, 2024, 09.15 AM IST
Microsoft is said to be in talks to buy TikTok in USPresident Donald Trump plans to announce a decision ordering Bytedance to divest its U.S. ownership of TikTok, according to people familiar...
01 Aug, 2020, 12.47 AM IST
US expects TikTok to operate as local company, leave ByteDanceA top White House adviser on Thursday said he expects TikTok to separate from its Chinese owner and operate as an US company, amid growing ...
18 Jul, 2020, 07.26 AM IST