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All You Need To Know About TikTok, Its Algorithm, And US-China Deal
A central question to TikTok's potential shutdown saga has been whether the popular social video platform would keep its algorithm - the secret sauce that powers its addictive video feed - after it's divested from Chinese parent company ByteDance.
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Explained: What Hurdles Lie Ahead For US-China TikTok Deal
Questions and potential hurdles surround a framework agreement announced on Monday between the US and China that would switch short-video app TikTok to US-controlled ownership, including whether any deal will comply with a 2024 law.
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Trump Extends Deadline for US TikTok Sale to September
US President Donald Trump on Thursday extended to September 17 a deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the US assets of short-video app TikTok. Trump signed an executive order pushing back Thursday's deadline for 90 days, a step he had previously signaled.
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Trump To Extend TikTok Sale Deadline For Third Time
US President Donald Trump will extend a June 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the U.S. assets of short video app TikTok by 90 days despite a law that had mandated a sale or a shutdown absent significant progress.
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ByteDance Confirms US Talks on TikTok After Trump Gives 75-Day Extension for Deal to Save App
ByteDance confirmed it’s in discussions with the US government about plans to keep TikTok running in the US. For the second time now, US President Donald Trump extended a deadline for the Chinese company to divest the app’s American operations. The latest extension permits the president to give a “one-time extension of not more than 90 days.
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'I Received Billions Of Views': Donald Trump Hints At Keeping TikTok In US
The US Senate passed a law in April requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest the app, citing national security concerns.
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US Court Rejects Tiktok Request To Temporarily Halt Pending US Ban
A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected an emergency bid by TikTok to temporarily block a law that would require its Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
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TikTok Ban: US Appeals Court Upholds Law Forcing Its Sale Ahead of Deadline
A US federal appeals court has upheld a law requiring ByteDance to divest its popular short video app TikTok in the US by early 2025, ahead of an upcoming deadline. The decision from the appeals court increases the chances that TikTok will face an unprecedented ban in six weeks, that could cut off access to the service for 170 million users in the ...
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TikTok Edges Closer To US Ban After Losing Court Appeal
A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring Chinese-based ByteDance to divest its popular short video app TikTok in the United States by early next year or face a ban.
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TikTok Ban Looms as President Biden Signs Law With 270-Day Sale Deadline
For TikTok, the clock has started running in its existential fight to avoid a US ban. Legislation requiring the social media app’s Chinese owners to divest sailed through Congress, capped by Senate passage late Tuesday as part of a larger foreign-aid package. President Joe Biden signed into law Wednesday, beginning a 270-day countdown for a sale ...
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Explained: Why US Government Is Trying To Ban TikTok
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Saturday that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about a year to divest the U.S. assets of the short-video app, or face a nationwide ban.
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US House Votes To Ban TikTok If It Doesn't Cut Ties To China
The US House of Representatives on Saturday passed a bill that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a nationwide ban in the United States, where it has around 170 million users.
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Trump Campaign Donor's $15-Billion TikTok Fortune At Stake Over Ban Bill
As some of the harshest Republican critics of TikTok soften their stance on the China-backed social media app, one billionaire donor's name is ricocheting around Washington.
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US House Passes Bill To Force TikTok Parent ByteDance To Divest Or Face Ban
The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force Tiktok to divest from its Chinese owner or get banned from the United States.
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UK Set to Announce Ban on TikTok on Government Smartphones: Report
TikTok is set to be banned on government phones in the UK on Thursday, according to a PA Media report. Countries around the world have increased scrutiny of TikTok over concerns that the personal data of users could end up in the control of the Chinese government. The UK government is expected to make a statement on the security of its devices on T...
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All You Need To Know About TikTok, Its Algorithm, And US-China Deal
A central question to TikTok's potential shutdown saga has been whether the popular social video platform would keep its algorithm - the secret sauce that powers its addictive video feed - after it's divested from Chinese parent company ByteDance.
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Explained: What Hurdles Lie Ahead For US-China TikTok Deal
Questions and potential hurdles surround a framework agreement announced on Monday between the US and China that would switch short-video app TikTok to US-controlled ownership, including whether any deal will comply with a 2024 law.
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Trump Extends Deadline for US TikTok Sale to September
US President Donald Trump on Thursday extended to September 17 a deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the US assets of short-video app TikTok. Trump signed an executive order pushing back Thursday's deadline for 90 days, a step he had previously signaled.
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Trump To Extend TikTok Sale Deadline For Third Time
US President Donald Trump will extend a June 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the U.S. assets of short video app TikTok by 90 days despite a law that had mandated a sale or a shutdown absent significant progress.
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ByteDance Confirms US Talks on TikTok After Trump Gives 75-Day Extension for Deal to Save App
ByteDance confirmed it’s in discussions with the US government about plans to keep TikTok running in the US. For the second time now, US President Donald Trump extended a deadline for the Chinese company to divest the app’s American operations. The latest extension permits the president to give a “one-time extension of not more than 90 days.
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'I Received Billions Of Views': Donald Trump Hints At Keeping TikTok In US
The US Senate passed a law in April requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest the app, citing national security concerns.
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US Court Rejects Tiktok Request To Temporarily Halt Pending US Ban
A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected an emergency bid by TikTok to temporarily block a law that would require its Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
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TikTok Ban: US Appeals Court Upholds Law Forcing Its Sale Ahead of Deadline
A US federal appeals court has upheld a law requiring ByteDance to divest its popular short video app TikTok in the US by early 2025, ahead of an upcoming deadline. The decision from the appeals court increases the chances that TikTok will face an unprecedented ban in six weeks, that could cut off access to the service for 170 million users in the ...
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TikTok Edges Closer To US Ban After Losing Court Appeal
A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring Chinese-based ByteDance to divest its popular short video app TikTok in the United States by early next year or face a ban.
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TikTok Ban Looms as President Biden Signs Law With 270-Day Sale Deadline
For TikTok, the clock has started running in its existential fight to avoid a US ban. Legislation requiring the social media app’s Chinese owners to divest sailed through Congress, capped by Senate passage late Tuesday as part of a larger foreign-aid package. President Joe Biden signed into law Wednesday, beginning a 270-day countdown for a sale ...
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Explained: Why US Government Is Trying To Ban TikTok
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Saturday that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about a year to divest the U.S. assets of the short-video app, or face a nationwide ban.
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US House Votes To Ban TikTok If It Doesn't Cut Ties To China
The US House of Representatives on Saturday passed a bill that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a nationwide ban in the United States, where it has around 170 million users.
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Trump Campaign Donor's $15-Billion TikTok Fortune At Stake Over Ban Bill
As some of the harshest Republican critics of TikTok soften their stance on the China-backed social media app, one billionaire donor's name is ricocheting around Washington.
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US House Passes Bill To Force TikTok Parent ByteDance To Divest Or Face Ban
The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force Tiktok to divest from its Chinese owner or get banned from the United States.
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UK Set to Announce Ban on TikTok on Government Smartphones: Report
TikTok is set to be banned on government phones in the UK on Thursday, according to a PA Media report. Countries around the world have increased scrutiny of TikTok over concerns that the personal data of users could end up in the control of the Chinese government. The UK government is expected to make a statement on the security of its devices on T...
