The United States is forcing the Chinese company Bytedance to sell TikTok to a US owner or risk a ban from American app stores.
The TikTok bill, which bans the social media app unless it's sold to a U.S. owner, is poised to become law later this week.
The bill forcing Bytedance to divest the social media app is now tied to a foreign aid package, and the Senate could vote on the matter later this week.
Christopher Wray gave a speech on a variety of perceived threats from China in the digital space.
The U.S.-based messaging apps used to be available in China via VPN.
It’s also the same name as one of Instagram’s features.
46% are worried that social media can be used to swing elections.
Like horse racing, when it comes to social media companies, Yass rarely leaves his bets to chance.
Disclosures suggest Congress holds millions worth of stock in Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Snap, companies that could benefit from a TikTok ban.
The bill has received much less fanfare than the TikTok ban, despite passing 414-0.
Rep. Jeff Jackson, who has 2.3 million TikTok followers, deleted a video celebrating a bill that could ban TikTok, saying "I screwed this up."
U.S.-funded social networks were launched in 2010 with ZunZuneo and Piramideo in 2013.
The United States could make TikTok the first app banned by law, but technology lawyers warn it won't be the last.
Trump's Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Shark Tank’s Mr. Wonderful are just two of TikTok's eager suitors.
The bill needs to be taken up by the U.S. Senate before it becomes law.
As TikTok faces a government reckoning, users flood the internet with their favorite videos.
Congress cleared a major hurdle in passing a bill that would force the sale of TikTok, or potentially ban the app altogether.
As the United States cracks down on TikTok, Elon Musk joins Donald Trump in opposing a bill that could ban the platform.
A developer spotted code for a new “TikTok Photos” app when looking through the app’s code.
One recent ad features Trump groping an American flag, offering Facebook users the chace to win it.
