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News Articles: TikTok

Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he's putting together a group of investors to try to buy TikTok.

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  • Business

Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he's interested in buying TikTok

Mnuchin said he's in touch with other investors to try to buy the popular social media app as lawmakers are seeking to force its Chinese owners to sell the business.

March 14, 2024
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By:
  • Rafael Nam
Participants hold signs in support of TikTok at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on March 12, 2024, in Washington, D.C. House Democrats and TikTok creators and business owners held the news conference to express concerns over House GOP legislation that would force the owners of the popular Chinese social media app to sell the platform or face a ban in the U.S.

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  • Technology

Content creators blast a potential TikTok ban

The House is gearing up for a Wednesday vote on legislation that could lead to a ban on one of the most widely used apps in the world, with an estimated 170 million users in the United States alone.

March 13, 2024
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By:
  • Windsor Johnston
The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., on March 17, 2023.

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  • Technology

House GOP moves ahead with TikTok vote as Trump voices opposition to possible ban

House Republicans move ahead with a bill that would require Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the U.S. even as former President Donald Trump voices opposition to the effort.

March 11, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Texas Rep. Mónica De La Cruz and Alabama GOP Sen. Kate Britt delivered rebuttals to Biden's speech.

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  • Politics

GOP rebuttals to Biden's State of the Union focus on the border and immigration

Alabama GOP Sen. Katie Britt and Texas Rep. Mónica De La Cruz delivered rebuttals to Biden's speech focusing on immigration, crime, inflation and national security.

March 08, 2024
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo and
  • Deepa Shivaram
President Biden waves as he arrives at the White House on March 9, 2023.

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  • Technology

President Biden would ban TikTok. But candidate Biden is using it for his campaign

The White House supports a bipartisan bill that would ban TikTok unless its Chinese parent company sells it. It's a popular app with young voters, who the Biden campaign is working to woo.

March 06, 2024
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
President Biden greets people at CJ's Cafe in Los Angeles, Calif., on Feb. 21, 2024.

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  • Elections

What Biden's been eating on the trail and what it says about his campaign

As President Biden has been out on the road, where he stops for a bite to eat says a lot about his campaign, and the voters he's trying to reach.

March 02, 2024
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Lindsay Lohan and other celebrities were tricked into calling for the ouster of Moldova's president through videos requested on the Cameo app that were edited and posted on TikTok.

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  • National

Cameo is being used for political propaganda — by tricking the stars involved

Lindsay Lohan and other celebrities were tricked into calling for the ouster of Moldova's president. It's the latest example of the Cameo app being used for an apparent political propaganda operation.

February 27, 2024
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  • Shannon Bond
President Biden takes a selfie using a guest's phone during an event at the University of Tampa on Feb. 9, 2023.

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  • Elections

Biden's campaign gives in and joins TikTok. Blame the youngs

The White House has stayed away from TikTok because of national security concerns related to its Chinese parent company. But Biden's campaign has now jumped in because that's where young voters are.

February 13, 2024
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By:
  • Elena Moore
A person holds a smartphone as Tik Tok logo is displayed behind in this picture illustration taken November 7, 2019. Picture taken November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

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  • Politics

Georgia House panel endorses bill to force social media political messenger disclosures

The state House Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously supported a bill Thursday requiring public disclosure of any content that political campaigns and candidates pay celebrities and other social media influencers to post.

February 09, 2024
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
TikTok Shop launched in the U.S. in September.

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  • Business

TikTok Shop is taking on Amazon — one viral video at a time

TikTok has surged into the e-commerce space, positioning itself as a kind of Amazon for the social media age. Analysts say it might work, but users and sellers are asking: At what price?

February 08, 2024
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  • Emma Klein
Dozens of passengers on board the Royal Caribbean's nine-month "Ultimate World Cruise" have gone viral on TikTok since it set sail in December. Captivated viewers are comparing it to a social media reality show.

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  • Pop Culture

How a world cruise became a 'TikTok reality show' — and what happened next

They boarded a nine-month cruise around the world. Then they went viral. Here's what some of the "Ultimate World Cruise" TikTokers want viewers to know about the reality of life on board.

February 08, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Allie Phillips, 28, is running to represent Tennessee's District 75. She also cares for four children at her in-home daycare in Clarksville during the week.

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  • National

Tennessee law denied Allie Phillips an abortion. So she's now running for office

Phillips, 28, never expected to go into politics. But after she got devastating news about her pregnancy, everything changed.

February 07, 2024
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before a Senate committee in Washington on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

Tom Cotton grills Singaporean TikTok CEO: Are you a Chinese Communist?

TikTok faced scrutiny Wednesday along with other social media sites over child safety. But its Singaporean CEO was grilled over his nationality when a senator repeatedly asked whether he has CCP ties.

February 01, 2024
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By:
  • Diba Mohtasham
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified on Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media, including Meta's Facebook and Instagram.

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  • Technology

'You have blood on your hands,' Senator tells Mark Zuckerberg for failing kids online

The top tech executives from Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord get the fifth degree from the Senate Judiciary Committee.

February 01, 2024
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By:
  • Dara Kerr
Taylor Swift performs during her Eras Tour at Sofi stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on Aug. 7, 2023.

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  • Music News

Taylor Swift, Drake, BTS and more may have their music taken off TikTok — here's why

Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, has threatened to remove all of the music it owns from TikTok, unless the streaming platform agrees to more favorable terms.

February 01, 2024
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  • Neda Ulaby
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