Microsoft is in discussion to buy TikTok for a purported price of $100 billion (£80bn), US President Donald Trump revealed in a conversation with reporters yesterday. Microsoft has declined to comment.

The Chinese Communist Party uses the platform to cultivate a social consensus that undermines U.S. society.

DeepSeek, the Chinese-owned ChatGPT rival, could pose the same national security concerns that Congress has about TikTok, Philip Elliott writes.

With several companies and individuals proposed as a buyer for TikTok, President Trump says he would like to see a bidding war over the app. According to him, Microsoft is interested yet again. If that sounds familiar it’s because Microsoft and Oracle were the original two U.

“At the same time, it is also clear that millions of people in the United States use TikTok to express themselves, access information, and participate civically. The First Amendment provides Americans with some of the strongest legal protections for speech in the world.

Shanghai-based Xiaohongshu, or RedNote as it is known in English, is a Chinese social media platform growing in popularity as an alternative to TikTok, but with the same security risks.

"Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary discussed TikTok's future, particularly the role of a "secret golden share" as his offer for the platform remains on the table.

One GOP senator says that as long as the app’s Communist Chinese parent company, ByteDance, owns the platform, it should not be allowed to operate

Of the 118 members of the Illinois House, 20 had verifiable, nonprivate TikTok accounts they used personally or as representatives as of Jan. 22. There were nine verifiable accounts found for state senators.

Sen. Tom Cotton urges action on TikTok, citing national security risks and its harmful impact on American youth.

Social media juggernaut TikTok has been given a reprieve thanks to President Trump signing an executive order to delay the enforcement of a ban in America — which amounts to a 75-day lifeline.

The law passed last year was intended to sever TikTok from the influence of the CCP while keeping the app available for ... gave TikTok until Sunday to either divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance, or face a ban in the U.S. due to national ...