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US Vice President Vance Tells NBC News He Expects a ‘High Level’ TikTok Deal by April 5
US Vice President JD Vance expects the general terms of an agreement to resolve the ownership of social media platform TikTok in time for an …
Trump Says Four Bidders in Play for TikTok Deal ‘Soon’
President Donald Trump said Sunday he was negotiating with four different possible buyers for TikTok’s US business and that a deal for the social video …
Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Joins Frank McCourt’s Bid for TikTok
Frank McCourt announced on Monday that Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit and a venture capitalist, has joined his bid to acquire TikTok’s US operations …
Rednote Fades as TikTok Doubles Downloads on Return to iPhones
ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok is back on US mobile stores and the app that seemed poised to take its place has suffered a precipitous drop in …
Video Games, Not TikTok, Could Be Fashion’s Gateway to Gen Alpha
Brands trying to reach the shoppers of the future may want to spend a little less time on TikTok and a little more on video …
TikTok Grabs Market Share From Shein Despite Looming Risks
TikTok Shop, the Bytedance Ltd.-owned social media giant’s e-commerce feature, saw its sales outdo competition in the US just before President Donald Trump’s disruptive trade …
Apple, Google Restore TikTok App After Assurances From Trump
Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google are restoring ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok to their app stores on Thursday following assurances in a letter from US Attorney …
How TikTok Trends Feed the Beauty Product Pipeline
As snail mucin became a veritable TikTok beauty phenomenon two years ago, skincare startup Byoma saw an opportunity. Originally found in Korean formulations and known …
Where the US TikTok Ban Stands After Trump’s Executive Order
Upon reentering the Oval Office, one of the first items on President Donald Trump’s agenda was to grant a stay of execution for TikTok. Under …
The Live Shopping Boom Doesn’t Stop with TikTok
It took a while, but brands outside of China have woken up to the benefits of live shopping. The concept — where brands and influencers …
TikTok Is Restoring Service in the US
TikTok said on Sunday it was restoring its service after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app’s access in the U.S. when he …
TikTok Goes Dark for US Users, App Stores Remove Platform
“A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S.,” TikTok said in a notification on the platform to users late Saturday. “Unfortunately, that means …
Lessons From the Last Week of TikTok
Everyone from Joe Biden to Elon Musk is looking for a way to keep TikTok operational in the US beyond this Sunday, when under US …
US Supreme Court Upholds Law Banning TikTok
The US Supreme Court refused to rescue TikTok on Friday from a law that required the popular short-video app to be sold by its Chinese …
US TikTok Ban Could Echo India Chaos as Users Seek Options
TikTok fans in the US are racing to secure alternatives and safeguard their digital empires ahead of a looming shutdown on Sunday, evoking the chaos …
TikTok Prepares for US Shutdown From Sunday, Sources Say
TikTok plans to shut its app for US users from Sunday, when a federal ban on the social media app could come into effect, unless …
TikTok Ban Fears Drive US Users to Other Chinese Apps
A pair of Chinese-made social apps, Xiaohongshu and Lemon8, have taken over the top two positions on Apple Inc.’s iPhone download charts in the US …
This Week: Countdown to the TikTok Ban
This may be remembered as the last week of the social media landscape as we know it. TikTok owner ByteDance is facing a Jan. 19 …
Supreme Court Signals It’s Likely to Uphold TikTok Ban in US
Supreme Court justices signalled they are likely to uphold a law that would ban the popular social media platform TikTok in the US if it …