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Congress Passed a Bill That Could Ban TikTok. Now Comes the Hard Part.
President Biden has signed the bill to force a sale of the video app or ban...
Apple Says It Was Ordered to Pull WhatsApp From China App Store
Apple said it removed WhatsApp and Threads from its China app offerings Friday on Beijing’s orders,...
How an Obscure Chinese Real Estate Start-Up Paved the Way to TikTok
Court records, mistakenly made public, tell a story about the birth of ByteDance, its bumpy road...
TikTok Spends Millions on Ad Blitz as Congress Considers Banning the App
The video app is spending millions on ads as Congress considers a bill that could lead...
‘Carefluencers’ Are Helping Older Loved Ones, and Posting About It
On TikTok and Instagram, people are sharing what it’s like to take care of relatives who...
TikTok Bill’s Progress Slows in the Senate
Legislation to force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the app or have it banned in the...
A Looming TikTok Ban, a Royal Photoshop Mystery and Your Snitching Car
Maybe go ahead and download your favorite TikToks.
TikTok Is Its Own Worst Enemy
The video-sharing app has received unfair treatment in Washington. But the company’s biggest wounds are self-inflicted.
House Passes Bill to Force TikTok Sale From Chinese Owner or Ban the App
The legislation received wide bipartisan support, with both Republicans and Democrats showing an eagerness to appear...
Mark Wahlberg’s Prayer App Seeks Followers on TikTok
Ads for Hallow, with its pitchman Mark Wahlberg, are reaching nonreligious social media users, much to...
Want to Feel Bad? Ask TikTok How Old You Look.
A new trend has people asking to be roasted by commenters.
Hard Fork: Bluesky’s Big Bet, and Are Deals Dead in Silicon Valley?
Plus, more ancient scrolls deciphered using artificial intelligence, Google’s chatbot updates, and a fight between record...
TikTok and Universal Music Group: What’s Next for Users and Artists?
Universal Music Group, the biggest of the three major conglomerates, pulled songs by Taylor Swift, Drake...
Takeaways From the Senate Hearing With Tech C.E.O.s on Online Child Safety
Senators aggressively questioned executives from major tech companies, especially Meta and TikTok, while Mark Zuckerberg spoke...
Silicon Valley Battles States Over New Online Safety Laws for Children
Lawsuits filed by NetChoice, which represents companies including TikTok and Meta, have stalled protection efforts in...
Watch Me Lose My Job on TikTok
Some tech workers are filming their layoffs and sharing them on social media. They say it’s...
TikTok Invaded This Cruise for Content. Maybe Someday It’ll Come for You.
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Do You Have ‘Bookshelf Wealth’?
A TikTok home-décor trend has irked some bibliophiles.
TikTok Quietly Curtails Data Tool Used by Critics
People and groups had harnessed the tool to scrutinize content on the site related to the...
