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US President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed issues including TikTok, trade and Taiwan in a phone call on Friday, just days before Trump takes office again promising…

United States President-elect Donald Trump has urged the Supreme Court to pause implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale, arguing he…

Albania has announced a ban on TikTok for one year after the killing of a teenager last month raised concerns over the influence of social media on children. The ban…

A U.S. appeals court rejected an emergency bid by TikTok to temporarily block a law that would require its Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest the short-video app by January…

Australia approved on Thursday a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that has gripped the nation, setting a benchmark for jurisdictions around the world…

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is China’s richest person, with a personal wealth of $49.3 billion, an annual rich list showed on Tuesday. However, counterparts in real estate and renewables have…

Influencer Liv Schmidt, known for promoting a “skinny” lifestyle, has hit back at TikTok after her account was banned for breaching the platform’s policies. Schmidt, who has faced backlash for…

The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance on Friday over violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).…

The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner or get banned from the United States. The lawmakers…

As the US moves to legally ban TikTok across the country amid the House of Representatives passing a bill, China issued a warning about barring the ByteDance-owned platform saying it…