Instagram Rolls Out Fast-Forward Feature for Reels
Instagram has rolled out a new feature, which allows users to fast-forward Reels, similar to TikTok's functionality.
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Instagram has rolled out a new feature, which allows users to fast-forward Reels, similar to TikTok's functionality.
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President Donald Trump says he will "probably" extend the deadline for the sale of TikTok -- as reports suggest there have still not been any negotiations between the app's Chinese owner and prospective buyers. [Read More]
Elon Musk says he has not put in a bid for TikTok, the popular social media platform that is facing a divest-or-ban law because of national security concerns in the United States. [Read More]
A Chinese social media app called RedNote is currently at the top of the App Store charts after TikTok users are reportedly fleeing there ahead of the imminent ban. [Read More]
With the impending TikTok ban set for January 19, a report has emerged that Chinese officials are weighing up selling the app to Elon Musk. [Read More]
Internal documents have revealed that TikTok knows its algorithm is harmful to kids and that the average user becomes "addicted" to the app in 35 minutes. [Read More]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused TikTok of secretly collecting American users’ views on abortion, gun control, and religion. [Read More]
Montana made headlines earlier this year when it became the first state in the U.S. to ban TikTok. But now, a judge ruled the move unconstitutional. [Read More]
A group of TikTok users filed a lawsuit against Montana seeking to overturn the state's ban of the video app -- which was the first-of-its-kind in the nation. [Read More]
The state of Arkansas is suing Meta and TikTok, accusing the social media platforms of misleading consumers about the safety of children on its "addictive" platforms and deceiving users about the protection of their private data. [Read More]
The FBI is now investigating TikTok for spying on U.S. journalists -- as the popular video-sharing app faces a nationwide ban. [Read More]
The Biden administration has demanded that the Chinese-owned TikTok be sold or the app will face a nationwide ban in the U.S. [Read More]
Amazon has reportedly made a last-minute bid to buy TikTok in the U.S. as the deadline for the sale of the popular video app approaches on Saturday. [Read More]
TikTok now allows U.S. Android users to download and connect to the video app through package kits on its website -- as the platform remains unavailable on app stores. [Read More]
Meta is reportedly offering popular TikTok creators deals up to $300,000 to post Reels on Instagram.
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Used smartphones with TikTok installed are being sold on eBay for $14,000 -- as the video platform remains unavailable on U.S. app stores. [Read More]
Instagram is rolling out "Edits," a new video editing app that closely resembles the Chinese-owned platform CapCut, which went offline along with TikTok. [Read More]
American TikTokers are asking users to follow them on other social media apps -- as TikTok's threatened U.S. ban next month seems even more likely after a federal appeals court's ruling last week upheld the law. [Read More]
Multiple U.S. states have sued TikTok over claims that the video app is designed to be addictive to kids and harms their mental health. [Read More]
The House of Representatives, led by a Republican majority, passed legislation on Saturday that will ban the popular social media app TikTok in the United States if its Chinese owner does not sell its stake in the next year. [Read More]
The House of Representatives passed a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the video app in 165 days or face a total ban in the United States. [Read More]
The country of Nepal banned social media app TikTok because was "detrimental to social harmony."
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Just days after a group of TikTok users filed a lawsuit against Montana seeking to overturn the state's controversial legislation to ban the popular social media app, TikTok itself has sued Montana over the new law. [Read More]
Montana has officially become the first state to completely ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok in the U.S.
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TikTok may split from its Chinese parent company ByteDance, to help address U.S. concerns about national security risks.
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Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has joined a bid to buy TikTok -- as the popular video app faces a divest-or-ban law because of national security concerns in the United States. [Read More]
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to delay TikTok's ban for 75 days, giving the Chinese-owned video app more time to find a U.S. buyer. [Read More]
American social media users woke up this morning to find that they no longer had access to TikTok after the much-anticipated ban was implemented. [Read More]
With TikTok expected to be banned in the United States on Sunday leaving 170 million users locked out, Americans on the app have been poking fun with "Thank you to my Chinese spy" videos. [Read More]
TikTok lost an emergency bid to pause the law that could lead to its U.S. ban -- meaning that the video app will likely leave the country on January 19 unless a last-ditch Supreme Court appeal can save it. [Read More]
The Canadian government ordered the shutdown of TikTok's business in the country, citing national security risks.
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TikTok fought against its threatened U.S. ban in a federal court on Monday -- in a hearing that was described as "the most important two hours" in the video app's history. [Read More]
TikTok officially sued the United States government on Tuesday in an effort to block a new law that requires the app to be sold or face a ban in the country. [Read More]
A former top executive at TikTok's parent company ByteDance has claimed that it built a "backdoor channel" in its code that allowed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) access to user data in the U.
TikTok may be facing a potential nationwide ban in the U.S. but it appears that its Chinese parent company ByteDance has a contingency plan as its Instagram rival photo app Lemon8 soared into the Top 10 in the App Store's charts this week. [Read More]