Why would China spy on kids watching crazy videos? Trump defends TikTok, says security risks are not criticalPresident Donald Trump minimized the national security risks of TikTok, days after giving the app a chance to avoid shutdown. He suggested ...
23 Jan, 2025, 10.05 AM IST
Another big feather in Elon Musk's cap? Tesla CEO and owner of X erstwhile Twitter may 'buy' TikTok's US businessTikTok's future in the US has come under spotlight as a possible ban looms large.
14 Jan, 2025, 08.37 PM IST
If TikTok Is Banned in the U.S., What Comes Next? The App May Vanish from Stores, But Will Users Still Have Access?TikTok, the popular social media app, is facing a potential ban in the United States due to national security concerns. The U.S. government...
10 Jan, 2025, 09.30 PM IST
What happens next for TikTok after court ruling against it?A US appeals court upheld a law mandating ByteDance to divest TikTok by January 19 or face a ban, citing national security concerns. TikTok...
06 Dec, 2024, 11.19 PM IST
US court to hear challenges to potential TikTok ban in SeptemberA U.S. appeals court sets a fast-track schedule to consider challenges to a new law requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. assets by J...
29 May, 2024, 09.58 AM IST
Explainer: What happens now that US TikTok bill has been passed?ByteDance has 9 months to divest TikTok after Biden signs the bill. Potential injunctions could affect the sale process. Previous attempts ...
24 Apr, 2024, 11.02 AM IST
US Senate passes TikTok divestment-or-ban bill, Joe Biden set to make it lawU.S. Senate approves bill for ByteDance to divest TikTok within 9 months, addressing national security concerns. President Biden will sign ...
24 Apr, 2024, 10.40 AM IST
TikTok a US security threat, says Trump, similar to FacebookTrump reiterated his concerns as lawmakers weigh a bill this week that would give TikTok owner ByteDance about six months to divest the pop...
11 Mar, 2024, 09.29 PM IST
TikTok divestment bill would give government stronger legal position: US DOJThe Justice Department gave a classified briefing to members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday before the panel voted ...
10 Mar, 2024, 08.53 AM IST
House lawmaker says US ByteDance investors should urge China to allow TikTok saleRepresentative Mike Gallagher, who chairs a House panel on China, introduced legislation on Tuesday with Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi...
06 Mar, 2024, 11.21 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 says proposal for TikTok partnership will need both Chinese and U.S. approvalThe proposal, submitted to the Trump administration over the weekend, envisages Oracle becoming a "trusted" technology partner and making T...
17 Sep, 2020, 02.36 PM IST
Trump says Oracle close to TikTok deal as ByteDance aims for majority ownershipPresident Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had heard Oracle Corp was very close to a deal over ByteDance's TikTok, even as sources said the ...
16 Sep, 2020, 09.49 AM IST
ByteDance drops TikTok's US sale, to partner with Oracle: ReportByteDance had been in talks to divest TikTok's U.S. business to either Oracle or a consortium led by Microsoft Corp after U.S. President Do...
14 Sep, 2020, 09.10 PM 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
Trump orders ByteDance to divest interest in U.S. TikTok operations within 90 daysTikTok has come under fire from U.S. lawmakers over national security concerns surrounding data collection. Last week, Trump issued an exec...
15 Aug, 2020, 06.53 AM IST
China's ByteDance offers to forgo stake in TikTok to clinch US deal: SourcesUnder the new proposed deal, ByteDance would exit completely and Microsoft Corp would take over TikTok in the United States, the sources sa...
01 Aug, 2020, 07.05 PM IST