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TIKTOK


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TikTok fined $600 million for China data transfers that broke EU privacy rules

Read full article: TikTok fined $600 million for China data transfers that broke EU privacy rules

European Union privacy watchdogs have fined TikTok 530 million euros ($600 million).

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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 “selfless.”.

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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 Trump’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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Driver sentenced in 100 mph Volusia County crash that killed TikTok influencer Ali Spice in 2022

Read full article: Driver sentenced in 100 mph Volusia County crash that killed TikTok influencer Ali Spice in 2022

A 24-year-old man who was behind the wheel of one of the vehicles in a crash that killed a TikTok influencer and two others will spend 202 days in jail after being convicted of vehicular homicide.

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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.’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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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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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 he’s successful at finding the company an American buyer.

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World’s most popular TikTok personality Khaby Lame joins UNICEF as goodwill ambassador

Read full article: World’s most popular TikTok personality Khaby Lame joins UNICEF as goodwill ambassador

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

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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 TikTok’s parent company that would allow the U.S. government to own up to 50% of a new entity that merges Perplexity with TikTok’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 hasn’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 ‘make social media great again.’ Here's how

Read full article: Spain's leader wants the EU to ‘make social media great again.’ Here's how

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez 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 — better known online as MrBeast — isn’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 app’s future in the United States remained uncertain.

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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, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’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 TikTok’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 it’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 “most likely” 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 — and potential fall — of TikTok in the US

Read full article: The rise — and potential fall — 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 “refugees” 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 — with the nation’s highest court upholding a law that’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 “go dark” this weekend unless the outgoing Biden administration assures the company it won’t enforce a shutdown of the popular app after the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the federal law banning the app unless it’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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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 Court’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 won’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 – making it the top downloaded app in the U.S. The self-described “TikTok refugees” landed on Xiaohongshu as an alternative to TikTok.

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Analyzing upcoming Supreme Court ruling on TikTok ban

Read full article: Analyzing upcoming Supreme Court ruling on TikTok ban

Constitutional law expert Rod Sullivan joined The Morning Show on Monday to break down the decision.

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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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LIVE: Supreme Court begins hearing arguments on possible TikTok ban

Read full article: LIVE: Supreme Court begins hearing arguments on possible TikTok ban

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

Venezuela’s Supreme Court has issued a $10 million fine against TikTok for “not implementing measures” 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 “political resolution” to the issue.

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Taking a look back at 2024’s weirdest, wackiest viral moments

Read full article: Taking a look back at 2024’s weirdest, wackiest viral moments

We’re taking a look back at 2024’s craziest, kookiest, and most confounding stories, including a melted statue of Abraham Lincoln, a guy body-slamming an Orca, and a woodpecker playing ding-dong-ditch.

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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'

Albania’s prime minister says the ban on TikTok his government announced was “not a rushed reaction to a single incident.”.

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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 bloc’s digital rulebook by failing to deal with risks to Romania’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 “constantly,” despite concerns about the effects of social media and smartphones on their mental health.

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Jacksonville social media influencer faces uncertain future as US ban on TikTok looms

Read full article: Jacksonville social media influencer faces uncertain future as US ban on TikTok looms

With the clock ticking, TikTok’s future in the United States hangs in the balance. U.S. lawmakers are moving closer to implementing a nationwide ban on the popular social media app, which could take effect as early as next month.

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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 app’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?

TikTok’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

Read full article: Federal appeals court upholds law requiring sale or ban of TikTok in the US

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 — is constitutional, rebuffing TikTok’s challenge that the statute ran...

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

Read full article: The EU makes an urgent TikTok inquiry on Russia's role in Romanian election turmoil

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 nation’s presidential election.

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

Read full article: TikTok defends handling of Romania election content in grilling by EU lawmakers

TikTok took down several networks allegedly trying to meddle in Romania’s elections, executives said Tuesday as they defended the company’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

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

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

Read full article: Trump has promised to 'save TikTok'. What happens next is less clear

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

Read full article: Canada orders TikTok's Canadian business to be dissolved but won't block app

The Canadian government is ordering the dissolution of TikTok’s Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media app but said it won’t block access.

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SnapJAX users celebrate National Cat Day by sharing adorable photos, videos

Read full article: SnapJAX users celebrate National Cat Day by sharing adorable photos, videos

Oct. 29 is National Cat Day. The day aims to bring awareness to the number of cats that need to be rescued each year, according to National Today.

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

Read full article: TikTok let through disinformation in political ads despite its own ban, Global Witness finds

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

Read full article: Tech firms remove social media accounts of a Russian drone factory after an AP investigation

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

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

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

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

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Warning labels on social media could be coming soon

Read full article: Warning labels on social media could be coming soon

42 state attorneys general demand a Surgeon General warning label for social media apps.

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TikTok’s toxic trends: What parents need to watch out for

Read full article: TikTok’s toxic trends: What parents need to watch out for

From cute dogs and new moves to hot fashion and more, TikTok is captivating teens in the U.S. While much of the content is all about fun, some of it can be dangerous or even deadly.

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She made ‘very demure’ go viral. Now she wants to trademark its use

Read full article: She made ‘very demure’ go viral. Now she wants to trademark its use

“Very demure, very mindful” has become the latest vocabulary defining the internet’s summer.

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Live from the DNC, it could be one of your favorite online influencers

Read full article: Live from the DNC, it could be one of your favorite online influencers

Across this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago, more than 200 online influencers, streamers and other social media personalities have been capturing and livestreaming their impressions of what’s happening.

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Nepal lifts its ban on TikTok imposed for disrupting social harmony

Read full article: Nepal lifts its ban on TikTok imposed for disrupting social harmony

Nepal’s new government has lifted restrictions on the video-sharing app TikTok, nine months after imposing a ban because it was disrupting “social harmony."

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Edible or not? Alicia Silverstone's misstep shows how toxic lookalikes can fool you

Read full article: Edible or not? Alicia Silverstone's misstep shows how toxic lookalikes can fool you

Alicia Silverstone worried fans this week when she posted a TikTok clip of herself nibbling a poisonous berry she found while walking on a sidewalk.

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TikTok agrees to withdraw rewards feature after EU raised concerns about potential online addiction

Read full article: TikTok agrees to withdraw rewards feature after EU raised concerns about potential online addiction

Officials from the European Union’s executive commission said Monday that TikTok has agreed to end a rewards feature that raised concerns about encouraging excessive screen time and its effects on children.

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IBS and digestive trouble are in the spotlight on social media. Here's what you should know

Read full article: IBS and digestive trouble are in the spotlight on social media. Here's what you should know

Spend some time on TikTok and you'll see loads of people talking about digestive troubles like irritable bowel syndrome.

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Justice Department sues TikTok, accusing the company of illegally collecting children's data

Read full article: Justice Department sues TikTok, accusing the company of illegally collecting children's data

The Justice Department sued TikTok on Friday, accusing the company of violating children’s online privacy law and running afoul of a settlement it had reached with another federal agency.

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Justice Department says TikTok collected US user views on issues like abortion and gun control

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In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department has accused TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion.

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European Union court says TikTok owner can't avoid bloc's law cracking down on digital giants

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TikTok owner ByteDance can’t avoid the bloc’s crackdown on digital giants, a European Union court says.

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Barstool owner rescued by Coast Guard after losing control of boat off Nantucket

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The owner and founder of the website Barstool Sports lost control of a boat off Nantucket before being rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard.

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TikTok star Keith Lee makes surprise appearance at ‘Duval Day’

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TikTok sensation Keith Lee came down to Jacksonville for the annual Duval Day community event.

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Confused by all the TikTok trends? This glossary might help

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Anyone who shops or uses the internet probably has encountered a TikTok trend, whether they know it or not.

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From 'latte makeup' to 'girl dinners,' TikTok has launched tons of trends. Will its influence last?

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TikTok and its bite-sized videos arrived in the United States as a global version of the Chinese app Douyin.

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Racial justice, free speech groups join fight against potential TikTok ban

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A dozen social and racial justice groups said Thursday that the federal law requiring TikTok’s parent company to sell the platform, or face a ban, would disrupt a vehicle that many minority communities use to form connections online and advocate for causes.

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Documenting the history of American Express as an in-house historian

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Ira Galtman is part of a small community of corporate archivists.

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TikTok accuses federal agency of 'political demagoguery' in legal challenge against potential US ban

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TikTok on Thursday disclosed a letter the company sent to the government in April accusing the federal agency that once held the platform’s future in its hands of “political demagoguery.”.

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Federal Trade Commission refers complaint about TikTok's adherence to child privacy law to the DOJ

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The Federal Trade Commission has referred a complaint against TikTok and its Beijing-based parent company to the Department of Justice.

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DCPS workshop focuses on mental health plan, student code of conduct

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Duval County Public Schools is holding a workshop Tuesday morning to discuss creating a mental health plan and to review the student code of conduct.

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TikTok says cyberattack targeted CNN and other 'high-profile accounts'

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TikTok says it has taken steps to stop a cyberattack targeting high-profile accounts, including one belonging to CNN.

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Spain proposes law to improve online safety for children, including virtual restraining orders

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Spain’s government has proposed a law to protect children from online threats that includes virtual restraining orders for felons and a higher age for opening social media accounts.

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TikTok rolls out new rules to limit the reach of state-affiliated media accounts on its platform

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TikTok said Thursday its putting in place new rules to limit the reach of state-affiliated media accounts.

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Billionaire Frank McCourt says he's putting together a consortium to buy TikTok

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Billionaire businessman and real estate mogul Frank McCourt says he’s putting together a consortium to purchase TikTok’s U.S. business.

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TikTok content creators sue the US government over law that could ban the popular platform

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Eight TikTok content creators have sued the U.S. over the new federal law that would could ban the social media platform nationwide.

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