TikTok ban in Montana blocked by US judge over free speech rightsThis was just one month away from the start date.By R. Lai, 12.01.2023
ByteDance's latest layoffs have reportedly gutted the publisher of Marvel SnapThis is shortly after the layoffs in the firm's VR subsidiary, Pico.By R. Lai, 11.27.2023
TikTok now lets you post directly from third-party appsAdobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Twitch are up first.By W. Shanklin, 10.11.2023
TikTok starts migrating European users' data to its first local data centerIts Ireland data center is finally operational.By M. Moon, 09.06.2023
TikTok job postings point to social features to help it compete with MetaThe company is reportedly concerned about users leaving to chat about its videos on competing platforms.By W. Shanklin, 09.06.2023
TikTok will let European users decide whether they want a personalized For You PageThe service is implementing massive changes to comply with the EU's Digital Services Act.By M. Moon, 08.04.2023
ByteDance sued for allegedly collecting biometric data without consentA class-action lawsuit takes aim at the TikTok owner's video-editing app CapCut.By K. Holt, 08.03.2023
People who don't use TikTok think it's a national security threatA study indicates that younger Americans are more accepting of the social network.By J. Fingas, 07.11.2023
TikTok-owner ByteDance debuts Ripple music creation appThe app can generate instrumentals from your hummed tunes.By M. Moon, 06.30.2023
Montana's governor signs bill banning TikTokThe law is scheduled to take effect in 2024.By K. Bell, 05.18.2023
Former ByteDance exec claims company used bots to inflate TikTok engagementThe former head of engineering says the company stole content from other apps. By K. Bell, 05.13.2023
UK privacy watchdog fines TikTok $15.8 million for misusing kids' dataIt says TikTok broke its own rules by letting up to 1.4 million under-13s use the app.By K. Holt, 04.04.2023
Here's what TikTok's CEO told Congress about the app's ties to China and teen safetyThe app's future in the United States is still uncertain.By K. Bell, 03.24.2023
TikTok CEO to Congress: ‘ByteDance is not an agent of China’TikTok's leader wants to address "misconceptions" about the app.By K. Bell, 03.23.2023
A TikTok ban is a lot more complicated than just shutting down the appTwo states that banned TikTok used the company's tracking pixel on state websites.By K. Bell, 03.22.2023
TikTok is revamping its community guidelines ahead of a potential US banThe new rules have a dedicated section for AI-generated and "synthetic media."By K. Bell, 03.21.2023
New Zealand is the latest country to ban TikTok from government devicesAs with the US, UK and Canada, it cited security concerns.By K. Holt, 03.17.2023
ByteDance is reportedly under investigation for surveillance of US journalistsThe company previously said it had fired four employees involved in the scheme. By K. Bell, 03.17.2023
TikTok CEO says selling the app won't satisfy US security concernsThe government has reportedly told TikTok to divest itself from China-based parent company ByteDance.By K. Holt, 03.16.2023
The US government is trying to force ByteDance to sell TikTokTikTok could be banned in the United States if ByteDance refuses. By K. Bell, 03.16.2023