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TikTok building new version of mobile app ahead of expected US sale: Report

This comes as US President Donald Trump said on Friday he will start talking to China on Monday or Tuesday about a possible TikTok deal

US will start talks with China on possible TikTok deal this week: Trump

Last month, Trump extended the deadline to September 17 for China-based ByteDance to divest the US assets of TikTok

Meta, TikTok can be sued by mother of teen killed while subway surfing

Meta and ByteDance have previously faced thousands of lawsuits, along with Snapchat, accusing the platforms of being addictive and causing harm to children, schools, and governments

Buyer found for TikTok, identities to be revealed soon, says Donald Trump

"We have a buyer for TikTok, by the way," Trump said. "I think I'll need probably China's approval. I think President Xi will probably do it."

Young Muslims loved Zohran Mamdani, and their parents listened to them

Many Muslim Americans in New York City were impressed by Mr. Mamdani's campaign and thrilled at being able to see themselves reflected in a mayoral candidate

Chinese tech giants chase expansion in Brazil amid global trade pressures

As a result, some of China's biggest internet and e-commerce brands have set their sights on establishing themselves as household names in other parts of the world

Trump postpones TikTok ban for third time as deal with US firms stalls

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to keep TikTok running in the US for another 90 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership. It is the third time Trump has extended the deadline. The first one was through an executive order on Jan 20, his first day in office, after the platform went dark briefly when a national ban approved by Congress and upheld by the US Supreme Court took effect. The second was in April when White House officials believed they were nearing a deal to spin off TikTok into a new company with US ownership that fell apart after China backed out following Trump's tariff announcement. It is not clear how many times Trump can or will keep extending the ban as the government continues to try to negotiate a deal for TikTok, which is owned by China's ByteDance. While there is no clear legal basis for the extensions, so far there have been no legal challenges to fight .

Trump to extend TikTok's deadline by 90 days; to sign order: White House

President Trump has signed an executive order delaying the ban on TikTok for a third time, giving ByteDance 90 more days to secure a divestment deal

Dutch govt recommends children under 15 stay off TikTok, Instagram

The Dutch government advised parents on Tuesday not to have children under 15 use social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, citing psychological and physical problems among children using them, including panic attacks, depression and difficulties sleeping. The Ministry of Health also encouraged parents to limit how long their children spend using electronic devices, keep phones and laptops out of bedrooms, and have 20 minutes of screentime followed by two hours of outside play. The advisory gives children the time to further develop digital resilience and media literacy, Vincent Karremans, caretaker deputy minister for youth and sport, said in a letter to parliament. Karremans is one of several ministers who remained on after the Dutch government collapsed earlier this month pending October elections. Both TikTok and Instagram require users to be at least 13 years of age. The guidelines, which are not legally binding, distinguish between social media sites like TikTok an

TikTok ban on hold? Trump hints at more time for ByteDance to sell app

Donald Trump hints at extending ByteDance's TikTok sale deadline, after twice delaying a ban initially set under the 2023 law citing national security and data privacy concerns

Three Indian-origin women deplaned in US after row with flight crew

A dispute over the flight's destination between three Indian-origin women and a crew member delayed takeoff by over an hour until US police intervened and removed the passengers

Popular TikTok star Khaby Lame leaves US after being detained by ICE

Khaby Lame, the world's most popular TikTok personality with millions of followers, has left the US after being detained by immigration agents in Las Vegas for allegedly overstaying his visa. The Senegalese-Italian influencer, whose legal name is Seringe Khabane Lame, was detained on Friday at Harry Reid International Airport but was allowed to leave the country without a deportation order, a spokesperson for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed in a statement. Lame arrived in the US on April 30 and "overstayed the terms of his visa," the ICE spokesperson said. The Associated Press sent a message seeking comment on Tuesday to the email address listed on Lame's Instagram account. He has not publicly commented on his detainment. His detainment and voluntary departure from the US comes amid President Donald Trump's escalating crackdown on immigration, including raids in Los Angeles that sparked days of protests against ICE, as the president tests the bounds of his executive

Who was TikTok star Sana Yousaf and why was she killed in Pakistan?

17-year-old Pakistani TikTok and Instagram influencer Sana Yousaf was shot dead inside her home in Islamabad on June 2. Watch the video for details.

Pakistani TikTok influencer Sana Yousaf, 17, shot dead at home in Islamabad

The police later announced they had arrested a suspect and recovered the murder weapon, as well as Yousaf's iPhone, reported Express Tribune

Asia tightens curbs on TikTok, Meta even as US continues to struggle

Governments across the Asia-Pacific region are leading the global charge to protect children from online harms, presenting an unprecedented challenge to the social media apps with most of their users

Data privacy: Irish privacy watchdog hits TikTok with 530 mn euro fine

European Union privacy watchdogs fined TikTok 530 million euros ($600 million) on Friday after a four-year investigation found that the video sharing app's data transfers to China breached strict data privacy rules in the EU. Ireland's Data Protection Commission also sanctioned TikTok for not being transparent with users about where their personal data was being sent and it ordered the company to comply with the rules within six months. The Irish national watchdog serves as TikTok's lead data privacy regulator in the 27-nation EU because the company's European headquarters is based in Dublin. TikTok failed to verify, guarantee and demonstrate that the personal data of (European) users, remotely accessed by staff in China, was afforded a level of protection essentially equivalent to that guaranteed within the EU, Deputy Commissioner Graham Doyle said in a statement. TikTok said it disagreed with the decision and plans to appeal. The company said in a blog post that the decision foc

TikTok to enter online shopping business in Japan to expand outside US

TikTok is trying to grow its business outside the US, where it is still waiting for a final deal that will allow it to continue operating

How a viral TikTok chocolate trend is shaking up global pistachio trade

A viral pistachio-filled chocolate bar from Dubai has sent TikTok into a frenzy - fuelling global demand, straining supplies, and pushing nut prices to record highs

Meta's biggest antitrust trial could force Zuckerberg to sell Instagram

The FTC claims that Meta bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush competition and establish an illegal monopoly in the social media market

'TikTok deal was close, but China changed because of tariffs,' says Trump

Trump stated that China would have approved the deal in 15 minutes if he had given a cut in tariffs