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China signals openness to TikTok deal to stay in the U.S.

Is The Chinese Government Open to a TikTok Deal Now?

January 20, 2025

With TikTok service restored in the United States now that President Trump is in office, China has signaled it may be willing to strike an ownership deal. Here’s the latest. A press conference held by China’... Read More...

what happened to TikTok over the weekend

The TikTok Rollercoaster Went Into Overdrive This Weekend — Here’s the Whirlwind Summary

Ashley King

January 19, 2025

What happened to TikTok over the weekend? It's complicated. Just hours before the TikTok ban deadline (January 19th at 12 am EST) the service shut down in the United States, triggering mass-panic among TikTo... Read More...

Over a Million Americans Have Downloaded Rednote as TikTok Ban Looms

Ashley King

January 19, 2025

In the days leading up to the US TikTok ban, Americans have flooded Rednote, a similarly Chinese-owned app, with over a million downloads. Chinese social media app Rednote, a platform similar to TikTok and I... Read More...

Following Supreme Court Decision — And Trump’s Call with the Chinese President — TikTok CEO Thanks President-Elect for Vowing to Help the App Remain in the US

Ashley King

January 17, 2025

Following Trump’s call with Chinese president Xi Jinping, TikTok CEO Chew thanks the President-elect for vowing to help the platform remain in the US. President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese president Xi Ji... Read More...

Is Threads Becoming More TikTok-Like With Added Music?

Ashley King

January 17, 2025

Meta’s answer to Twitter may be getting a bit more TikTok-like—a new report suggests the ability to add music to posts may be coming. The feature is not new to Meta’s other social media apps like Facebook an... Read More...

Big Tech CEOs front row at Trump's inauguration

Big Tech CEOs Have a Front Row for Trump’s Inauguration — Including TikTok’s CEO

Ashley King

January 16, 2025

Major tech executives including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and TikTok CEO Shou Chew will all be in attendance at Trump’s inauguration. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew plans to attend the presidential in... Read More...

TikTok Prepares to Shut Down the App In the U.S. on Sunday, Pending an 11th-Hour Supreme Court Save

Ashley King

January 15, 2025

TikTok plans to shut down its app in the US beginning Sunday, unless the Supreme Court comes in with an 11th-hour move to block the ban. TikTok is gearing up to shut down its app and pull it from the app sto... Read More...

The RedNote Exodus Is Real — American Teens Flock to New Chinese-Owned App Ahead of Imminent TikTok Shutdown

Ashley King

January 15, 2025

TikTok users in the United States are fleeing the platform for another Chinese-owned app called RedNote (Xiaoshongshu in China). More than 700,000 new users have flooded the app since TikTok appears to be shu... Read More...

Selling TikTok to Elon Musk? Chinese Officials Reportedly Discuss the Possibility as Divestment Deadline Nears

Dylan Smith

January 14, 2025

Will TikTok sell to Elon Musk in the U.S.? The possibility is on the table, according to multiple reports surfacing ahead of the platform’s January 19th divestment deadline. Rumblings of that comparatively ... Read More...

What Ban Deadline? TikTok Unveils Far-Reaching Alan Walker Campaign — Including US-Exclusive Merch

Dylan Smith

January 13, 2025

What TikTok ban? Less than one week out from its forced-sale deadline in the U.S., the video-sharing app has unveiled a far-reaching tie-up with Alan Walker. ByteDance-owned TikTok and Norway-based Alan Walk... Read More...

TikTok Receives Formal Buyout Offer Ahead of Quick-Approaching Divestment Deadline — Private Equities, Family Offices, and More On Board

Dylan Smith

January 13, 2025

Ahead of a quick-approaching divestment deadline for TikTok in the U.S., an investor group has submitted a formal buyout offer. That proposal has arrived courtesy of Project Liberty founder Frank McCourt’s ... Read More...

TikTok Live Fest Kicks Off This Week in London, With Zara Larsson Headlining

Ashley King

January 12, 2025

TikTok’s Global Live Fest kicks off this week in London, with headliner Zara Larsson and host Jason Derulo. Zara Larsson has been announced as this year’s headliner for TikTok’s second annual Global Live Fes... Read More...

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