TikTok, the popular social media platform owned by China’s ByteDance, is laying off hundreds of employees worldwide. On Friday, the company confirmed the layoffs as it shifts focus towards using...
More than a dozen U.S. states have sued TikTok, accusing the social media platform of contributing to a growing mental health crisis among teenagers. The lawsuit, filed by 14 state...
On Monday, a lawyer for TikTok and its parent company ByteDance appeared before a federal appeals court to block a U.S. law banning the app. The ban, set to take...
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, accusing them of failing to protect children’s privacy on the social media app. This move...
On Wednesday, a European Union court ruled that TikTok owner ByteDance falls under the bloc’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA), grouping it with tech giants such as Apple, Google, and...
Eight TikTok content creators have taken legal action against the U.S. government, challenging a newly enacted federal law that threatens to ban the platform unless its China-based parent company divests...
TikTok announced its intention to introduce labeling for images and videos created using artificial intelligence (AI), employing a digital watermark called Content Credentials. This decision comes amidst concerns from researchers...
TikTok has taken legal action to contest a US law targeting its operations within the country, seeking to halt a potential ban unless it severs ties with its Chinese parent...
The US Senate has greenlit a contentious bill that holds the potential for TikTok’s expulsion from American shores. Under this legislation, ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, is mandated...
The TikTok Lite rewards program, which compensates users for their time spent on the app, faces potential suspension by the European Commission as early as this Thursday. Commissioner Thierry Breton...