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'TikTok organist' urges her classical musician peers to follow Taylor Swift

Trailblazing organist Anna Lapwood says the importance of personal connection is crucial for online success

Telegraph UK - Entertainment - 7 hours ago

TikTok, DOJ Seek 'Prompt' Consideration of Legal Challenge to Law Forcing Divestment

ByteDance has stated that it will not sell TikTok, leaving the company to either challenge the law or be prohibited from the U.S. app marketplace next year.

Epoch Times - Business - 13 hours ago

US, TikTok seek fast-track schedule, ruling by Dec 6 on potential ban

WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department and TikTok on Friday (May 17) asked a US appeals court to set a fast-track schedule to consider the legal challenges to a new law requiring China-based ByteDance to divest TikTok

Channel NewsAsia - Business - 1 day ago

Intelligence chief warns Canadians that China can use TikTok to spy on them

In some of his most hawkish comments to date, the head of Canada's intelligence agency is warning Canadians — including teenagers — against using the wildly popular video app TikTok.

CBC News - Politics - 1 day ago

Intelligence chief warns Canadians that China can use TikTok to spy on them -- Catharine Tunney

In some of his most hawkish comments to date, the head of Canada's intelligence agency is warning Canadians — including teenagers — against using the wildly popular video app TikTok.

CBC News - World - 1 day ago

TikTok tests new YouTube-like feature for uploading longer videos

TikTok is testing out a new feature that lets users upload 60-minute videos on the video-sharing application, Business Insider reported.It is, however, unknown when and if additional people will be...

International The News - Technology - 1 day ago

France's TikTok ban in New Caledonia raises legality, effectiveness questions

Experts are questioning the legality and effectiveness of France's ban of TikTok in New Caledonia, imposed on Wednesday (15 May) to contain widespread protests that rocked the French overseas territory in the South Pacific.

Euractiv - Technology - 2 days ago

Eight TikTok creators sue U.S. government over potential ban

The lawsuit argues the new law threatens free expression.

NBC News - Entertainment - 2 days ago

TikTok creators sue U.S. government in a bid to stop potential ban

TikTok creators sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, alleging a new law that could ban the app violates their free speech rights under the 1st Amendment. The legislation is meant to force Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the service.

Los Angeles Times - Entertainment - 3 days ago

TikTok creators sue U.S. government -- A group of TikTok creators is suing to stop a new law that could ban the social media app in the U.S. The legal challenge follows another lawsuit filed by TikTok and its China-based owner.

A group of TikTok creators is suing to stop a new law that could ban the social media app in the U.S. The legal challenge follows another lawsuit filed by TikTok and its China-based owner.

CBS News - Technology - 3 days ago

Former LA Dodgers Owner Frank McCourt Claims He Wants to Buy TikTok

Billionaire businessman and real estate mogul Frank McCourt announced Tuesday that his Project Liberty organization is building a consortium to buy TikTok's U.S. business.

Breitbart - Technology - 3 days ago

Ex-Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is forming an investment group to bid for TikTok

Frank McCourt, the former Dodgers owner, says he'll form an investment group to bid on TikTok, which must be sold to continue operating in the U.S.

Los Angeles Times - Sports - 3 days ago

Frank McCourt, brother of Irish broadband boss, prepares bid for TikTok in US

Frank McCourt, the US-based businessman who owns Marseille football club, and who is the brother of National Broadband Plan chairman David McCourt, says he...

Independent.ie - Business - 3 days ago

US tycoon launches bid to buy TikTok

Frank McCourt has launched a bid to buy TikTok after Chinese-owned ByteDance was forced to divest from its US business

Russia Today - Business - 3 days ago

TikTok content creators sue the US government over law that could ban the popular platform

Eight TikTok content creators have sued the U.S. over the new federal law that would could ban the social media platform nationwide. Attorneys for the creators argued in the lawsuit that the law violates users’ First Amendment rights to free speech, echoing legal arguments made by TikTok in a separate lawsuit filed by the company last week.

AP News - Technology - 3 days ago

TikTok creators sue government, say divestiture law violates First Amendment

Eight TikTok creators are suing the U.S. government to block the divest-or-ban law, arguing that it violates the First Amendment.

CNBC - Politics - 4 days ago

TikTok to automatically label AI-created content

TikTok is taking new steps to fight misinformation by automatically labelling AI-generated content. The video-sharing app takes the step as the platform faces a potential sale or ban in the...

International The News - Technology - 4 days ago

Use TikTok to help youngsters avoid obesity, study suggests

Academics said there is ‘huge potential’ in social media to help spread information about nutrition and healthy eating.

Evening Standard - Health - 5 days ago

Commentary: US law that could ban TikTok has a logic problem

Unfortunately for the ByteDance-owned social media app, there’s no law against silly laws, says Stephen L Carter for Bloomberg Opinion.

Channel NewsAsia - Opinion - 7 days ago

TikTok to start labelling AI-generated content as technology becomes more universal

TikTok says its efforts are an attempt to combat misinformation from being spread on its social media platform

The Globe and Mail - Technology - 9 days ago

TikTok will automatically label AI-generated content on the platform

TikTok will use “content credential” technology, which attaches metadata to a piece of content that indicates it was created with artificial intelligence.

NBC News - Technology - 9 days ago

TikTok to introduce new tools to flag AI-generated content

The social media giant is to begin adding ‘digital nutrition labels’ to AI-generated material on the site.

Evening Standard - Technology - 9 days ago

Who owns TikTok? ByteDance files lawsuit against US government ban

TikTok has become a cultural phenomenon with more than one billion users worldwide, but who owns it and what personal data can it access?

Evening Standard - Technology - 10 days ago

TikTok, ByteDance sue to block U.S. law forcing sale

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance said on May 7 they filed suit in U.S. federal court seeking to block a law signed by President Joe Biden that would force the divestiture of the short video app used by 170 million Americans or ban its use.

The Globe and Mail - Business - 10 days ago

TikTok owner ByteDance files lawsuit against US law forcing app's sale

In April, President Joe Biden signed a law giving ByteDance nine months to sell US operations over security concerns.

Aljazeera - Science - 10 days ago

TikTok sues U.S. to block law that could ban the social media platform

The companies are arguing that the law violates the U.S. Constitution on a number of grounds, including running afoul of First Amendment free speech protections

The Globe and Mail - Technology - 11 days ago

TikTok sues US government as it tries to block law that could ban app

The bill was signed by President Joe Biden on 24 April and gives TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance until 19 January next year to sell the app or face a ban.

Sky News - Technology - 11 days ago

L.A. influencers, businesses live or die on TikTok's algorithm. Now they fear for the future

After President Biden signed a bill that could ban TikTok in the U.S., experts say the economic ramifications could be significant.

Los Angeles Times - Technology - 12 days ago

TikTok Creator Maddy Baloy Dies of Cancer at 26

Maddy Baloy was a kindergarten teacher in Florida when she was diagnosed in February 2023 with an aggressive cancer that spread from her colon throughout her abdomen. She shared her journey under the user name Fruit Snack Maddy on TikTok.

Inside Edition - Health - 15 days ago

Universal Music Group artists dancing back to TikTok after licensing dispute resolved

Artists from Universal Music Group, including Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, will return to TikTok after the two parties struck an agreement.

Los Angeles Times - Technology - 16 days ago

Songs return to TikTok as it strikes deal with Universal

Fallout had led to muted videos across the app

Independent UK - Technology - 16 days ago

EU Commission President Doesn't Rule Out A TikTok Ban For The Bloc

"We know exactly the danger of TikTok," Ursula von der Leyen said nearly a week after President Joe Biden signed U.S. legislation threatening a nationwide ban.

Huffington Post - Business - 18 days ago

TikTok Claims This Cold Medicine Can Help You Get Pregnant. Is That True?

Doctors weigh in on the over-the-counter product some parents-to-be say finally helped them conceive.

Huffington Post - Health - 19 days ago

ByteDance 'will shut TikTok rather than sell it'

TikTok owner ByteDance would prefer to shut down its loss-making app rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the U.S., four sources said.

The Globe and Mail - Business - 22 days ago

Questions swirl over the future of TikTok. Who could own it? How will the platform operate?

Congress passed a bill that could ban TikTok. What could happen next and who might buy the social media platform?

Los Angeles Times - Technology - 24 days ago

Senate mulls TikTok ban as Trump-Zuckerberg battle brews in background

Former President Trump is not in favor of a House bill that would ban TikTok if the platform is not sold to a company without ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

Fox News - Technology - 1 month ago

Celebrity morning routines are often unrealistic. Try these 4 steps instead. -- Bella Hadid raised eyebrows after sharing her elaborate morning routine on TikTok,​ and other over-the-top celebrity self-care rituals are everywhere. Here's what experts suggest you aim for instead.

Bella Hadid raised eyebrows after sharing her elaborate morning routine on TikTok,​ and other over-the-top celebrity self-care rituals are everywhere. Here's what experts suggest you aim for instead.

CBS News - Health - 1 month ago

12-year-old TikTok star opens self-employment file with Tax Authority, surprising officials

Jonathan Grosman, who is known for his entertaining interviews on social media, has become the youngest business owner in Israel; 'The number of people who have turned to me for business collaborations has increased greatly. Influencers earn tens of thousands of shekels from creating content'

YNET News - Business - 1 month ago

Would Anyone Really Want to Pay for TikTok?

Social-media companies are suddenly interested in subscriptions, but they may be misunderstanding their audience.

New York Magazine - Technology - 7 months ago

Skin fasting: Experts warn against popular TikTok trend

Stripping back your routine isn’t necessarily better for your skin, Katie Wright discovers.

Independent UK - Health - 1 year ago

TikTok attorney: China can't get U.S. data under Project Texas

A top attorney for TikTok defended a plan to safeguard U.S. user data from China.

Houston Chronicle - Technology - 1 year ago