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TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been at the center of controversy in the U.S. for four years now due to concerns about user data potentially being accessed by the Chinese government.
TikTok's algorithm is the "secret sauce" behind the app's success, experts say. U.S.-China talks over the app's ownership must resolve who controls the technology.
President Donald Trump this week will declare that a deal to divest TikTok's U.S. operations from its Chinese owner ByteDance will meet requirements set out in a 2024 law, a White House official said on Monday,
RaptureTok’ is going viral after a South African pastor predicted the second coming of Jesus Christ on September 23.
Congress has effectively banned TikTok in the U.S. based on national security concerns, telling TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest or face a ban in the U.S., but Mr. Trump has paused its enforcement three times. Congress may still need to sign off on any finalized TikTok deal.
There’s a new TikTok trend that has people apparently urinating in different public places where they shouldn't and sharing evidence with the hashtag #PeeChallenge.
It looks like TikTok has been tagging videos from war-torn Gaza with product recommendations. This is thanks to a new AI tool.
The TikTok deal is being hailed as a win for national security. But experts fear it could trade one threat of surveillance for another.