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EU charges TikTok over addictive design, asks it to change or face fines

EU charges TikTok over addictive design features under Digital Services Act, warns of fines up to 6% of ByteDance's global turnover

TikTok uninstalls surge in the US: Why users are deleting the app

TikTok is staying in the United States under a new American-led joint venture. But instead of relief, the announcement has triggered skepticism.

TikTok app deletions rise 150% in US after new joint venture. Here's why

TikTok has set up a new US joint venture with American investors to avoid a ban; Adam Presser will lead the unit as CEO, but the move has sparked privacy concerns and a spike in app deletions

TikTok star Khaby Lame inks $975 million deal to monetise fan base

TikTok's biggest star Khaby Lame has signed a $975 million deal to sell brand rights, aiming to turn his massive global fan base into a long-term business venture

TikTok faces app deletions, glitches in days after ownership change

Censorship claims, technical problems and a report of a surge in app deletions are just some of the challenges TikTok is facing as it adjusts to a new ownership structure in the United States that was finalized last week. The company said Monday it was experiencing a "major infrastructure issue triggered by a power outage" at one of its US data centre partner sites. The outage led to bugs such as creators temporarily seeing zero views on their videos even if people had looked at them, as well as slow load times and timeout requests when posting videos. On Tuesday, TikTok said it had made significant progress restoring services though users could still see glitches while using the popular video sharing app. At the same time, users were raising concerns that the company is "censoring" videos, including ones critical of President Donald Trump, ICE or mentions of Jeffrey Epstein. The complaints were enough for California Gov. Gavin Newsom to announce on X Monday that he is launching a .

TikTok settles social media addiction lawsuit ahead of court trial

TikTok agreed to settle a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff's attorneys confirmed. The social video platform was one of three companies - along with Meta's Instagram and Google's YouTube - facing claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children. A fourth company named in the lawsuit, Snapchat parent company Snap Inc, settled the case last week for an undisclosed sum. Details of the settlement with TikTok were not disclosed, and the company did not immediately respond to a request for comment. At the core of the case is a 19-year-old identified only by the initials "KGM," whose case could determine how thousands of other, similar lawsuits against social media companies will play out. She and two other plaintiffs have been selected for bellwether trials - essentially test cases for both sides to see how their arguments play out before a jury and what damages, if any, may be awarded, said Clay Calvert, a nonresiden

Meta, TikTok and YouTube to go on trial as parents allege harm to children

The trial against the social media tech giants is expected to include testimony from senior executives, including Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg

TikTok's new CEO Presser brings Hollywood connections, ByteDance loyalty

While Presser is unknown in many tech circles, he's been near the pinnacle of the company leading operations for several years, and was widely seen as the most influential US-based leader at TikTok

TikTok seals long-awaited deal to operate in US, averts nationwide ban

The social media company has officially established a US entity with three managing investors: Oracle Corp., private equity firm Silver Lake Management LLC, and Abu Dhabi-based investment company MGX

TikTok Canada to continue operations as court orders security review

In November 2024, Canada ordered ByteDance Ltd to shut its TikTok Canada subsidiary, but the Federal Court on Wednesday set aside that order following the government's motion in TikTok's appeal

Curfew extended in Nepal's Birgunj as tension continues over TikTok video

The local administration on Monday afternoon issued the prohibitory order in parts of the district, but the two sides held simultaneous protests defying the order

ByteDance signs deal to sell over 80% of TikTok's US assets to avoid ban

ByteDance has signed a binding deal to shift control of TikTok's US operations to a new joint venture, a key step to avoid a ban and end years of uncertainty over the app

Bytedance's TikTok playbook is winning China's consumer AI market

ByteDance's Doubao app - an all-in-one chatbot, photo and video tool - is now China's most popular mobile AI platform

Malaysia joins list of countries to limit teen social media use: Details

Many believe raising the minimum age for social media access will give children more time to develop important skills such as digital literacy, impulse control, and critical thinking

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China says it will work with US to resolve issues related to TikTok

President Donald Trump's meeting on Thursday with China's top leader, Xi Jinping, produced a raft of decisions to help dial back trade tensions, but no agreement on TikTok's ownership. China will work with the US to properly resolve issues related to TikTok, China's Commerce Ministry said after the meeting. It gave no details on any progress toward ending uncertainty about the fate of the popular video-sharing platform in the US. The Trump administration had been signalling that it may have finally reached a deal with Beijing to keep TikTok running in the US. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had said on CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday that the two leaders will consummate that transaction on Thursday in Korea. Wide bipartisan majorities in Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed a law that would ban TikTok in the US if it did not find a new owner to replace China's ByteDance. The platform went dark briefly on a January deadline, but on his first day in office, Trump signed

TikTok US ownership deal may be sealed in South Korea, says White House

The Trump administration has been signalling that it may have finally reached a deal with China to keep TikTok running in the US, with the two countries finalising it as soon as Thursday. President Donald Trump is visiting South Korea, where he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping to try to de-escalate a trade war. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CBS's Face the Nation Sunday that the two leaders will consummate that transaction on Thursday in Korea. If it happens, the deal would mark the end of months of uncertainty about the fate of the popular video-sharing platform in the United States. After wide bipartisan majorities in Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed a law that would ban TikTok in the US if it did not find a new owner in the place of China's ByteDance, the platform was set to go dark on the law's January deadline. For a several hours, it did. But on his first day in office, Trump signed an executive order to keep it running while his administrat

European Union accuses Meta, TikTok of breaching transparency rules

The European Union on Friday said Meta and TikTok had breached their transparency obligations after an investigation that could result in billions of dollars in fines. The inquiry found both companies had violated the Digital Services Act, the EU's trailblazing digital rule book that imposes a set of strict requirements designed to keep internet users safe online, including making it easier to report counterfeit or unsafe goods or flag harmful or illegal content like hate speech, as well as a ban on ads targeted at children. We are making sure platforms are accountable for their services, as ensured by EU law, towards users and society, said Henna Virkunnen, the EU's executive vice president for tech sovereignty, security and democracy, in a post on X. Our democracies depend on trust. That means platforms must empower users, respect their rights, and open their systems to scrutiny. The DSA makes this a duty, not a choice. The 27-nation bloc launched investigations in 2024 into both

US President Donald Trump calls TikTok deal with China 'very necessary'

Trump further lauded the rise of American dominance in the field of AI

TikTok: When an unstoppable app meets an immovable political force

TikTok has been banned in the US since January 2025. There have been back-and-forth negotiations about an enforced selloff of TikTok US for years