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TIKTOK


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Trump says heโ€™ll keep extending TikTok shutdown deadline

Read full article: Trump says heโ€™ll keep extending TikTok shutdown deadline

President Donald Trump is calling national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company highly overrated.

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ATP partners with TikTok to capitalize on the rise of behind-the-scenes content

Read full article: ATP partners with TikTok to capitalize on the rise of behind-the-scenes content

The newest popular influencer on TikTokโ€™s โ€œFor Youโ€ page might be the scrollerโ€™s favorite tennis player.

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Minnesota sues TikTok, alleging it preys on young people with addictive algorithms

Read full article: Minnesota sues TikTok, alleging it preys on young people with addictive algorithms

Minnesota has joined a wave of states suing TikTok, claiming the app uses addictive algorithms that harm young people's mental health.

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Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham fined $500 for a TikTok post criticizing referees

Read full article: Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham fined $500 for a TikTok post criticizing referees

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham says she has been fined $500 for a TikTok post criticizing the leagueโ€™s referees.

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Connie Francis' 'Pretty Little Baby' became an unexpected TikTok hit โ€” 63 years after its release

Read full article: Connie Francis' 'Pretty Little Baby' became an unexpected TikTok hit โ€” 63 years after its release

The 1950s and โ€™60s pop singer Connie Francis died Thursday at 87.

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Star-crossed singer Connie Francis, whose hits included โ€˜Pretty Little Babyโ€™ dead at 87

Read full article: Star-crossed singer Connie Francis, whose hits included โ€˜Pretty Little Babyโ€™ dead at 87

โ€œPretty Little Babyโ€ and โ€œWho's Sorry Now?โ€.

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TikTok faces fresh European privacy investigation over China data transfers

Read full article: TikTok faces fresh European privacy investigation over China data transfers

TikTok is facing a fresh European Union privacy investigation into user data transferred to China.

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What to know about a potential deal to keep TikTok running in US

Read full article: What to know about a potential deal to keep TikTok running in US

Less than a month after extending a deadline to ban TikTok for the third time, President Donald Trump told reporters late Friday night that, โ€œWe pretty much have a deal,โ€ on TikTok.

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Judge blocks Georgia's social media age verification law, citing free speech concerns

Read full article: Judge blocks Georgia's social media age verification law, citing free speech concerns

A federal judge is blocking Georgia's law requiring age verification for social media accounts.

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Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time, without clear legal basis

Read full article: Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time, without clear legal basis

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 90 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership.

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Dutch government recommends children under 15 stay off TikTok and Instagram

Read full article: Dutch government recommends children under 15 stay off TikTok and Instagram

The Dutch government is advising parents that children under 15 should not use TikTok and Instagram, citing physical and psychological problems including panic attacks, depression and sleeping problems.

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Trump will sign an order extending deadline for TikTok's Chinese owner to sell app

Read full article: Trump will sign an order extending deadline for TikTok's Chinese owner to sell app

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order this week to extend a deadline for TikTokโ€™s Chinese owner to divest the popular video sharing app.

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Is Father's Day getting more respect? Depends on who you ask

Read full article: Is Father's Day getting more respect? Depends on who you ask

Is Fatherโ€™s Day starting to get a little more attention as a holiday.

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TikTok star Khaby Lame plays soccer in Brazil after US detention

Read full article: TikTok star Khaby Lame plays soccer in Brazil after US detention

A local official in Brazil say the worldโ€™s most-followed TikTok personality Khaby Lame is now in the South American country.

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Walmart's army of bakery decorators take the cake when it comes to hourly store pay

Read full article: Walmart's army of bakery decorators take the cake when it comes to hourly store pay

The school graduation season is the busiest time of year for the Walmart workers who hand-decorate cakes per customersโ€™ orders.

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Part toy, part fashion, the arrival of the viral Labubu was a long time in the making

Read full article: Part toy, part fashion, the arrival of the viral Labubu was a long time in the making

Labubu, the plush toy from Chinaโ€™s Pop Mart is a social media darling, but the toothy little monsters are not an overnight success.

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European Union accuses TikTok of breaching digital rules with lack of transparency on ads

Read full article: European Union accuses TikTok of breaching digital rules with lack of transparency on ads

European Union regulators are accusing TikTok of breaching digital safety rules because of because itโ€™s not being transparent enough about ads shown to users of the video sharing app.

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Irish privacy watchdog hits TikTok with 530 million euro fine in China data transfer investigation

Read full article: Irish privacy watchdog hits TikTok with 530 million euro fine in China data transfer investigation

European Union privacy watchdogs have fined TikTok 530 million euros.

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Georgia is the 8th state sued over age verification for children on websites

Read full article: Georgia is the 8th state sued over age verification for children on websites

Georgia's law requiring parental consent for children to use social media is being challenged in court.

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Funeral held in Kenya for TikTok content moderator following death in unclear circumstances

Read full article: Funeral held in Kenya for TikTok content moderator following death in unclear circumstances

A Kenya-based Nigerian content moderator for TikTok, who died in unclear circumstances last month, has been buried in a public cemetery as colleagues eulogized her as โ€œselfless.โ€.

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China hit brakes on TikTok deal after Trump announced wide-ranging tariffs, AP source says

Read full article: China hit brakes on TikTok deal after Trump announced wide-ranging tariffs, AP source says

President Donald Trump says he is signing an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 75 days.

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Bodega cats make New Yorkers' hearts purr, even if they violate state regulations

Read full article: Bodega cats make New Yorkers' hearts purr, even if they violate state regulations

Bodega cats in New York City are widely loved feline workers in the Big Apple's convenience stores.

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Amazon's last-minute bid for TikTok comes as a US ban on the platform is set to take effect Saturday

Read full article: Amazon's last-minute bid for TikTok comes as a US ban on the platform is set to take effect Saturday

Amazon has put in a bid to purchase TikTok.

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Why no one is challenging Trump's executive order that keeps TikTok running

Read full article: Why no one is challenging Trump's executive order that keeps TikTok running

President Donald Trumpโ€™s executive orders have spurred more than 130 lawsuits, but one related to TikTok barely generates a peep.

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Trump to hold a meeting on possible investors to buy TikTok with possible ban at stake

Read full article: Trump to hold a meeting on possible investors to buy TikTok with possible ban at stake

President Donald Trump will hold a Wednesday meeting with aides about possible investors who could buy a stake in TikTok.

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TikTok becomes a tool of choice in cat-and-mouse game between migrant smugglers and authorities

Read full article: TikTok becomes a tool of choice in cat-and-mouse game between migrant smugglers and authorities

Social media apps like TikTok have become an essential tool for smugglers and migrants alike.

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Vance hopeful 'high-level' TikTok deal will be completed by early April

Read full article: Vance hopeful 'high-level' TikTok deal will be completed by early April

Vice President JD Vance said Friday that he was hopeful a deal to keep TikTok operating in the U.S. will be wrapped up by the early April deadline.

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West Virginia's Rodriguez bans TikTok dancing. He says videos erase 'hard edge' team should portray

Read full article: West Virginia's Rodriguez bans TikTok dancing. He says videos erase 'hard edge' team should portray

West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez, like all football coaches, wants his players to show up on time, work hard and play their best.

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Trump says TikTok deal is in the works. Here's where things stand with the company

Read full article: Trump says TikTok deal is in the works. Here's where things stand with the company

In less than a month, TikTok could have one or a few new owners, be banned again, or simply receive another reprieve to continue operating in the U.S. Questions about the fate of the popular app has continued to linger since a law requiring its China-based parent company to divest or face a ban took effect on Jan. 19.

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Albania shuts down TikTok for a year amid concerns over violence among children

Read full article: Albania shuts down TikTok for a year amid concerns over violence among children

The Albanian Cabinet has decided to shut down TikTok for 12 months, blaming the video-sharing platform for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children.

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UK data protection watchdog investigating how TikTok uses children's personal data

Read full article: UK data protection watchdog investigating how TikTok uses children's personal data

The U.K.โ€™s data protection watchdog says that it's investigating how TikTok uses the personal information of teenagers to deliver content recommendations to them when they use the social media platform.

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Virginiaโ€™s Custody Crisis: What are we seeing here? Asking the experts.

Read full article: Virginiaโ€™s Custody Crisis: What are we seeing here? Asking the experts.

We took many of your questions to people who see it every day from judges to social workers.

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Virginiaโ€™s Custody Crisis: Why are parents giving up their kids and solutions to help families

Read full article: Virginiaโ€™s Custody Crisis: Why are parents giving up their kids and solutions to help families

Itโ€™s called โ€œrelief of custody.โ€ Hundreds of these cases have been filed in just the past five years.

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TikTok influencer Steven King shares journey from childhood trauma to healing

Read full article: TikTok influencer Steven King shares journey from childhood trauma to healing

He entered the foster care system at 12-years-old after growing up with an abusive father and alcoholic mother.

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Virginiaโ€™s Custody Crisis: A WSLS 10 special on parents giving up their kids

Read full article: Virginiaโ€™s Custody Crisis: A WSLS 10 special on parents giving up their kids

Parents, voluntarily giving up their kids. Itโ€™s a huge problem in Virginia.

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TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US

Read full article: TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US

TikTok has returned to the app stores of Apple and Google in the U.S., after President Donald Trump delayed the enforcement of a TikTok ban.

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Gov. Youngkin bans the use of DeepSeek AI on state devices

Read full article: Gov. Youngkin bans the use of DeepSeek AI on state devices

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced on Tuesday that the use of DeepSeek AI, a Chinese-owned competitor to ChatGPT, will be banned on state devices and state-run networks.

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Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund, says it could own part of TikTok

Read full article: Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund, says it could own part of TikTok

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the U.S. to take steps to start developing a government-owned investment fund that he said could be used to profit off of TikTok if heโ€™s successful at finding the company an American buyer.

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Worldโ€™s most popular TikTok personality Khaby Lame joins UNICEF as goodwill ambassador

Read full article: Worldโ€™s most popular TikTok personality Khaby Lame joins UNICEF as goodwill ambassador

Khaby Lame, the Senegalese-Italian influencer who ranks as worldโ€™s most popular TikTok personality, has been named as a goodwill ambassador by the U.N.'s childrenโ€™s agency.

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Grappling gone viral: Cave Spring's Mary Smith

Read full article: Grappling gone viral: Cave Spring's Mary Smith

The senior's TikTok video that has over 2 million likes is just a snapshot of what it's like being a female wrestler in Southwest Virginia.

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Trump says Microsoft is one of the companies eyeing TikTok

Read full article: Trump says Microsoft is one of the companies eyeing TikTok

President Donald Trump says Microsoft is among the U.S. companies looking to take control of TikTok to help the popular app avert an effective ban that could kick-in in April.

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New bid for TikTok from Perplexity AI could give US government 50% stake

Read full article: New bid for TikTok from Perplexity AI could give US government 50% stake

Perplexity AI has presented a new proposal to TikTokโ€™s parent company that would allow the U.S. government to own up to 50% of a new entity that merges Perplexity with TikTokโ€™s U.S. business, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Trump's Q&A on Air Force One goes from the plane's color scheme to the fate of TikTok and Canada

Read full article: Trump's Q&A on Air Force One goes from the plane's color scheme to the fate of TikTok and Canada

President Donald Trump hasnโ€™t been shy about sharing his thoughts since taking office.

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People are hawking TikTok-loaded phones for thousands on eBay, Facebook

Read full article: People are hawking TikTok-loaded phones for thousands on eBay, Facebook

People are listing phones preloaded with TikTok for tens of thousands of dollars on eBay, Facebook marketplace and other online storefronts.

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Spain's leader wants the EU to โ€˜make social media great again.โ€™ Here's how

Read full article: Spain's leader wants the EU to โ€˜make social media great again.โ€™ Here's how

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sรกnchez is launching a crusade against what he sees as the downsides of social media.

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Wisconsin man accused of setting fire to congressman's office over TikTok ban charged with arson

Read full article: Wisconsin man accused of setting fire to congressman's office over TikTok ban charged with arson

Prosecutors have charged a Wisconsin man who allegedly told police he tried to burn down a congressman's office because he was upset over the federal TikTok ban with felony arson.

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MrBeast not quite in the bidding race for TikTok just yet, rep says

Read full article: MrBeast not quite in the bidding race for TikTok just yet, rep says

Jimmy Donaldson โ€” better known online as MrBeast โ€” isnโ€™t in the TikTok bidding race just yet, according to a representative for the YouTube star.

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On "Farmtok," agriculture gets its moment in the spotlight. What would it mean if that disappeared?

Read full article: On "Farmtok," agriculture gets its moment in the spotlight. What would it mean if that disappeared?

As the future of social media platforms such as TikTok remains unknown, a younger generation of farmers is relying on social media to connect with audiences outside agriculture.

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Trump's executive order gives TikTok a reprieve. What happens next?

Read full article: Trump's executive order gives TikTok a reprieve. What happens next?

President Donald Trump has directed his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok ban until early April.

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From backing a ban to being hailed as a savior: Inside Trump's TikTok shift

Read full article: From backing a ban to being hailed as a savior: Inside Trump's TikTok shift

During his first term as president, Donald Trump led the effort to ban TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing site he said posed threats to U.S. national security.

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Content creators respond to TikTok's uncertain future in the US

Read full article: Content creators respond to TikTok's uncertain future in the US

TikTok content creators who make a living promoting their businesses and personal brands on the app were afraid that they would have to find new ways to engage consumers and make money as the appโ€™s future in the United States remained uncertain.

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TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users after Trump comments

Read full article: TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users after Trump comments

TikTok said Sunday that it would be restoring service to U.S. usersย after blocking it the evening before.

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Possible consequences of the TikTok ban

Read full article: Possible consequences of the TikTok ban

The upcoming TikTok ban could set a new precedent in the social media landscape.

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How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat

Read full article: How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat

If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, thatโ€™s probably because it has, at least if youโ€™re measuring via internet time.

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Coco Gauff writes 'RIP TikTok USA' on a TV camera at the Australian Open

Read full article: Coco Gauff writes 'RIP TikTok USA' on a TV camera at the Australian Open

Tennis star Coco Gauff has mourned the loss of TikTokโ€™s app back home.

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TikTok restores service for US users based on Trump's promised executive order

Read full article: TikTok restores service for US users based on Trump's promised executive order

TikTok says itโ€™s restoring service to users in the United States just hours after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a federal ban.

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With a US ban on TikTok hours away, Trump says he 'most likely' will grant an extension

Read full article: With a US ban on TikTok hours away, Trump says he 'most likely' will grant an extension

President-elect Donald Trump says he โ€œmost likelyโ€ will give TikTok 90 more days to work out a deal that would allow the popular video-sharing platform to avoid a U.S. ban.

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The rise โ€” and potential fall โ€” of TikTok in the US

Read full article: The rise โ€” and potential fall โ€” of TikTok in the US

TikTok arrived in the U.S. almost 6 1/2 years ago.

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What will happen to TikTok on Apple and Google's app store on Sunday?

Read full article: What will happen to TikTok on Apple and Google's app store on Sunday?

With President-elect Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple.

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TikTok refugees are pouring to Xiaohongshu. Here's what you need to know about the RedNote app

Read full article: TikTok refugees are pouring to Xiaohongshu. Here's what you need to know about the RedNote app

A rare wave of U.S.-China camaraderie broke out online in recent days as โ€œrefugeesโ€ from the popular short video platform TikTok poured onto a Chinese social media platform to protest a now-delayed ban on the service.

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For TikTok users, mourning, frustration and clinging to hope as TikTok ban looms

Read full article: For TikTok users, mourning, frustration and clinging to hope as TikTok ban looms

The U.S. is inching closer and closer to a potential TikTok ban โ€” with the nationโ€™s highest court upholding a law thatโ€™s set to officially cut the cord and halt new downloads off the app starting Sunday.

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TikTok says it will 'go dark' unless it gets clarity from Biden following Supreme Court ruling

Read full article: TikTok says it will 'go dark' unless it gets clarity from Biden following Supreme Court ruling

TikTok says it will have to โ€œgo darkโ€ this weekend unless the outgoing Biden administration assures the company it wonโ€™t enforce a shutdown of the popular app after the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the federal law banning the app unless itโ€™s sold by its China-based parent company.

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Trump and Chinese leader Xi talk about trade, fentanyl and TikTok

Read full article: Trump and Chinese leader Xi talk about trade, fentanyl and TikTok

President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have discussed trade, fentanyl and TikTok in a phone call Friday, just days before Trump heads back to the White House.

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Potential TikTok ban leaves Roanoke creators, businesses in limbo

Read full article: Potential TikTok ban leaves Roanoke creators, businesses in limbo

Millions of Americans use TikTok every day, but the potential ban has creators and small business owners wondering how they will adapt. In just a couple of taps, a TikTok can go viral, but what happens when the clock starts ticking toward a TikTok ban?

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TikTok legal battle continues

Read full article: TikTok legal battle continues

With under 72 hours until TikTok is banned, the legal battle is far from over for the parent company, ByteDance.

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Supreme Court's decision on a looming TikTok ban could come Friday

Read full article: Supreme Court's decision on a looming TikTok ban could come Friday

The U.S. Supreme Courtโ€™s decision could come Friday in the case about whether TikTok must shut down in a few days under a federal law that seeks to force its sale by the Chinese company that owns the social media platform.

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Biden won't enforce TikTok ban, official says, leaving fate of app to Trump

Read full article: Biden won't enforce TikTok ban, official says, leaving fate of app to Trump

President Joe Biden wonโ€™t enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office, a U.S. official says.

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Who could buy TikTok? Only a few parties are serious about offering

Read full article: Who could buy TikTok? Only a few parties are serious about offering

The supremely popular TikTok could be banned on Jan. 19 under a federal law that forces the video sharing platform to divest itself from its China-based parent company, ByteDance, or shut down its U.S. operations.

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US TikTok users flock to Chinese app Xiaohongshu in protest with TikTok ban looming

Read full article: US TikTok users flock to Chinese app Xiaohongshu in protest with TikTok ban looming

As the threat of a TikTok ban looms, some U.S. TikTok users are flocking to Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu โ€“ making it the top downloaded app in the U.S. The self-described โ€œTikTok refugeesโ€ landed on Xiaohongshu as an alternative to TikTok.

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Virginia Senator Mark Warner speaks on likely TikTok ban ahead of Jan. 19 deadline

Read full article: Virginia Senator Mark Warner speaks on likely TikTok ban ahead of Jan. 19 deadline

With a ban on TikTok in the United States looming, Virginia Senator Mark Warner offered a statement on the possibility of users losing access to the social media service.

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Supreme Court to weigh reinstating Obamacare care requirements struck down by lower court

Read full article: Supreme Court to weigh reinstating Obamacare care requirements struck down by lower court

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider some reinstating preventative care coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act that were struck down by a lower court.

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Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a federal law that could force TikTok to shut down on Jan. 19

Read full article: Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a federal law that could force TikTok to shut down on Jan. 19

The Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company.

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How to prepare for a TikTok ban, including how to save your content

Read full article: How to prepare for a TikTok ban, including how to save your content

TikTok has cemented itself as the quintessential entertainment app, offering everything from funny skits and makeup tutorials to social commentary and news.

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The Latest: Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a law that could ban TikTok in the US on Jan. 19

Read full article: The Latest: Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a law that could ban TikTok in the US on Jan. 19

The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company.

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The Supreme Court might let the U.S. ban TikTok unless it's sold. Here's what to know.

Read full article: The Supreme Court might let the U.S. ban TikTok unless it's sold. Here's what to know.

The Supreme Court seems likely to uphold the law that could ban TikTok, with most of the justices appearing concerned about the national security risks posed by the wildly popular app whose parent company is based in China.

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TikTok's fate arrives at Supreme Court in collision of free speech and national security

Read full article: TikTok's fate arrives at Supreme Court in collision of free speech and national security

In a collision between free speech and national security, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over the fate of TikTok, a digital age cultural phenomenon that roughly half the U.S. population uses for entertainment and information.

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ByteDance's Lemon8 gains traction amid TikTok ban threat as creators push the app

Read full article: ByteDance's Lemon8 gains traction amid TikTok ban threat as creators push the app

Hearing a lot about Lemon8 lately.

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Venezuela's top court issues a $10 million fine for TikTok over allegedly deadly video challenges

Read full article: Venezuela's top court issues a $10 million fine for TikTok over allegedly deadly video challenges

Venezuelaโ€™s Supreme Court has issued a $10 million fine against TikTok for โ€œnot implementing measuresโ€ to prevent viral video challenges that have allegedly led to the deaths of three Venezuelan children recently.

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Small businesses brace themselves for potentially disruptive TikTok ban

Read full article: Small businesses brace themselves for potentially disruptive TikTok ban

A looming TikTok ban could affect the millions of small businesses that use the short-video social media app to grow their business.

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Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office

Read full article: Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office

President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a โ€œpolitical resolutionโ€ to the issue.

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Albanian prime minister says TikTok ban was not a 'rushed reaction to a single incident'

Read full article: Albanian prime minister says TikTok ban was not a 'rushed reaction to a single incident'

Albaniaโ€™s prime minister says the ban on TikTok his government announced was โ€œnot a rushed reaction to a single incident.โ€.

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Capybaras take their turn as the holiday season's 'it' animal

Read full article: Capybaras take their turn as the holiday season's 'it' animal

Capybaras are having a big moment.

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EU investigates TikTok over Romanian presidential election safeguards

Read full article: EU investigates TikTok over Romanian presidential election safeguards

European Union regulators are investigating whether TikTok breached the blocโ€™s digital rulebook by failing to deal with risks to Romaniaโ€™s presidential election.

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Court denies TikTok's request to halt enforcement of potential US ban until Supreme Court review

Read full article: Court denies TikTok's request to halt enforcement of potential US ban until Supreme Court review

A federal appeals court has left in place a mid-January deadline in a federal law requiring TikTok to be sold or face a ban in the United States.

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Nearly half of US teens are online 'constantly,' Pew report finds

Read full article: Nearly half of US teens are online 'constantly,' Pew report finds

Nearly half of American teenagers say they are online โ€œconstantly,โ€ despite concerns about the effects of social media and smartphones on their mental health.

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TikTok files challenge against Canadian government order to dissolve its business in the country

Read full article: TikTok files challenge against Canadian government order to dissolve its business in the country

TikTok has challenged a Canadian government order to shut down the Chinese video-sharing appโ€™s business operations in the country that was imposed over national security concerns.

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TikTok asks federal appeals court to bar enforcement of potential ban until Supreme Court review

Read full article: TikTok asks federal appeals court to bar enforcement of potential ban until Supreme Court review

TikTok on Monday asked a federal appeals court to bar the Biden administration from enforcing a law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform until the Supreme Court reviews the case.

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TikTok is inching closer to a potential ban in the US. So what's next?

Read full article: TikTok is inching closer to a potential ban in the US. So what's next?

TikTokโ€™s future in the U.S. appeared uncertain on Friday after a federal appeals court rejected a legal challenge the company brought against a law that requires it to cut ties with its China-based parent company or be banned by mid-January.

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Federal appeals court upholds law requiring sale or ban of TikTok in the US

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A federal appeals court panel on Friday unanimously upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok as soon as next month, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the U.S. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the law - which requires TikTok to break ties with its China-based parent company ByteDance or be banned by mid-January โ€” is constitutional, rebuffing TikTokโ€™s challenge that the statute ran...

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EU's makes urgent TikTok inquiry on Russia's role in Romanian election turmoil

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The European Union has sent TikTok an urgent request for more information about Romanian intelligence files suggesting that Moscow coordinated influencers on its platform to promote an election candidate who became the surprise front-runner in the nationโ€™s presidential election.

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TikTok defends handling of Romania election content in grilling by EU lawmakers

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TikTok took down several networks allegedly trying to meddle in Romaniaโ€™s elections, executives said Tuesday as they defended the companyโ€™s election integrity measures to European Union lawmakers.

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Romanian court orders recount of the 1st round of the presidential vote, won by a far-right outsider

Read full article: Romanian court orders recount of the 1st round of the presidential vote, won by a far-right outsider

A top Romanian court has asked the official electoral authority to recount and verify all of the ballots cast in the first round of the presidential election.

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About 20% of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says

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A report released Monday by Pew Research Center says about one in five Americans regularly get their news from so-called news influencers on social media.

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Trump has promised to 'save TikTok'. What happens next is less clear

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After a tumultuous year filled with anxiety and a legal fight about its future in the U.S., TikTok may have just been thrown a lifeline by the man who was once its biggest foe.

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Canada orders TikTok's Canadian business to be dissolved but won't block app

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The Canadian government is ordering the dissolution of TikTokโ€™s Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media app but said it wonโ€™t block access.

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TikTok let through disinformation in political ads despite its own ban, Global Witness finds

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Just weeks before the U.S. presidential election, TikTok still approved advertisements that contained election disinformation even though it has a ban on political ads.

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Tech firms remove social media accounts of a Russian drone factory after an AP investigation

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Google, Meta and TikTok have removed social media accounts belonging to an industrial plant in Russiaโ€™s Tatarstan region aimed at recruiting young foreign women to make drones for Moscowโ€™s war in Ukraine.

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TikTok was aware of risks kids and teens face on its platform, legal document alleges

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TikTok has been aware that its design features are detrimental to its young users and that publicly touted tools aimed at limiting kidsโ€™ time on the site were largely ineffective.

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TikTok ban could set unprecedented legal precedent

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TikTokย is back in the spotlight as US representatives are arguing in a federal appeals court for it to continue in the United States.

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She made โ€˜very demureโ€™ go viral. Now she wants to trademark its use

Read full article: She made โ€˜very demureโ€™ go viral. Now she wants to trademark its use

โ€œVery demure, very mindfulโ€ has become the latest vocabulary defining the internetโ€™s summer.

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