Can Zohran Mamdani, a Socialist and TikTok Savant, Become NYC Mayor?

The progressive state assemblyman from Queens is building a new coalition of voters for his mayoral campaign, which has focused on the city’s lack of affordability.

The New York Times - 5d

TikTok becomes a tool of choice in cat-and-mouse game between migrant smugglers and authorities

Social media apps like TikTok have become an essential tool for smugglers and migrants alike

ABC News - Mar. 17

TikTok becomes a tool of choice in cat-and-mouse game between migrant smugglers and authorities

At a time when legal pathways to the U.S. have been slashed and criminal groups are raking in money from migrant smuggling, social media apps like TikTok have become an essential tool for smugglers ...

NBC News - Mar. 17

What’s Going on With TikTok Right Now?

Trump says a TikTok deal is in the works. Here’s where things stand with the app.

Inc. - Mar. 12

TikTok extension expiring soon: Will the app be banned?

It's been seven weeks since Donald Trump assumed the presidency, a role in which he promised to "save TikTok." Will it happen in time?

The Hill - Mar. 11

VP Vance Anticipates TikTok Deal by April Deadline

TikTok in the U.S. has been debated for years, and a ban was intended to effect on Jan. 19.

Inc. - Mar. 15

Perplexity AI makes pitch for TikTok purchase

Perplexity AI is making its pitch for TikTok, as the Trump administration’s deadline to strike a deal and avert a ban on the popular video-sharing platform quickly approaches. The artificial ...

The Hill - Mar. 21

Trump considers four bids to buy TikTok as deadline for deal looms

President Donald Trump is considering four bids to purchase the social media app TikTok. NBC News’ Steve Romo reports on who the potential buyers could be ahead of the pause on TikTok set to expire.

NBC News - Mar. 11

Support for TikTok ban plunged over past 2 years: Poll

The number of Americans who support banning TikTok has fallen dramatically over the past two years, according to a new poll. Just 34 percent of surveyed Americans said they support a TikTok ban, ...

The Hill - 2d

Trump floats reducing tariffs on China to secure TikTok deal

President Trump on Wednesday floated reducing tariffs on China to get a TikTok divestiture deal done as the April 5 deadline nears. "With respect to TikTok, and China is going to have to play a ...

The Hill - 2d

Rich Rodriguez says he's banned his West Virginia players from dancing on TikTok

"I banned dancing on TikTok. I guess I did that."

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 12

The clock is ticking on the TikTok ban — will the US champion freedom or protectionism?

Lucrative as it is for Big Tech, the U.S. must fight the urge of using its enemies’ tactics: Defending democracy is the one thing that banning TikTok will not do.

The Hill - Mar. 11

Albanian opposition protests TikTok ban alleging censorship ahead of election

Albania’s opposition has protested the left-wing government’s decision to shut down TikTok, calling the move censorship ahead of May 11 parliamentary elections

ABC News - Mar. 15

Senate Democrats press Trump to work with Congress on TikTok ban

A group of Senate Democrats asked President Trump on Monday to disclose the administration's efforts to keep TikTok online and called for the White House to actively work with Congress to avoid ...

The Hill - 4d

Joshua Blackledge, TikTok star from North Carolina, dies at 16

TikTok creator Joshua Blackledge, best known for the car content he shared with his more than 1 million followers, has died.

NBC News - 2d

How a TikTok network spreading Spanish-language immigration misinformation gained traction

Nearly 40 Spanish-language TikTok accounts, several even posing as Telemundo and Univision, spread falsehoods and remained undetected for at least a month.

NBC News - 2d

Rich Rod bans Mountaineers from TikTok dancing

Telling reporters that he wants his Mountaineers to have "a hard edge," West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez has banned his players from dancing on TikTok, saying that this type of social media ...

ESPN - Mar. 11

Vance expects a 'high-level' TikTok deal by the April 5 deadline

Vice President JD Vance expressed confidence Friday that a deal to sell TikTok and keep the social media app running in the U.S. would largely be in place by an April deadline.

NBC News - Mar. 14

Oracle’s Role in TikTok’s Future Gets Capitol Hill Scrutiny

Top congressional aides met with Oracle on Tuesday to talk about TikTok, which faces a ban in the United States unless it is sold to a non-Chinese owner by early April.

The New York Times - Mar. 19

Cartel smugglers at U.S.-Canada border advertise to migrants on TikTok | 60 Minutes

Migrants, some with help from smugglers found on TikTok, are crossing the U.S.-Canada border. A Sinaloa cartel member says President Trump's illegal immigration crackdown will not stop the smuggling.

CBS News - 4d

Trump floats tariff reduction if China agrees to TikTok deal

President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening he might give China "a little reduction in tariffs" if its government approves a TikTok deal his administration brokered.

NBC News - 2d

Trump floats tariff reduction if China agrees to TikTok deal

President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening he might give China “a little reduction in tariffs” if its government approves a TikTok deal his administration brokered.

NBC News - 2d

Trump floats tariff reduction if China agrees to TikTok deal

President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening he might give China “a little reduction in tariffs” if its government approves a TikTok deal his administration brokered.

NBC News - 2d

Cartel smugglers at U.S.-Canada border advertise to migrants on TikTok | 60 Minutes

Migrants, some with help from smugglers found on TikTok, are crossing the U.S.-Canada border. A Sinaloa cartel member says President Trump's illegal immigration crackdown will not stop the smuggling.

CBS News - 1d

Cartel smugglers at U.S.-Canada border advertise to migrants on TikTok | 60 Minutes

Migrants, some with help from smugglers found on TikTok, are crossing the U.S.-Canada border. A Sinaloa cartel member says President Trump's illegal immigration crackdown will not stop the smuggling.

CBS News - 1d

As Rich Rodriguez bans TikTok dancing, what would Nick Saban say? | Toppmeyer

West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez went to a place where President Donald Trump refused to go: He cracked down on TikTok.

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15

Videos of AI 'chubby filter' removed from TikTok after critics call out body shaming

TikTok has stopped allowing people to search for videos featuring the use of an artificial intelligence “chubby filter” after users criticized it as a form of body shaming.

NBC News - 3d

Trump says he may reduce China tariffs to help close a TikTok deal

"Maybe I'll give them a little reduction in tariffs or something to get it done," President Donald Trump said about a deal involving TikTok's U.S. operations

CNBC - 2d

Trump: Administration talking to four groups about possible TikTok sale

President Trump said Sunday that his administration is in talks with four groups about a potential TikTok sale, with less than a month until a ban on the popular video-sharing platform is set to go ...

The Hill - Mar. 10

Trump says TikTok deal is in the works. Here's where things stand with the company

In less than a month, TikTok could have one or a few new owners, be banned again, or simply receive another reprieve to continue operating in the U.S. Questions about the fate of the popular app ...

ABC News - Mar. 11

Tesla becomes cultural flashpoint

🔴 Plus: DOGE runs into GOP resistance {beacon} Tesla emerges as cultural flashpoint in DOGE era ELON MUSK's flagship electric vehicle (EV) company has become a focal point of debate over the Trump ...

The Hill - Mar. 20

TikTok and Trump: The app looks set to survive the next government deadline and stay alive in the U.S.

One of President Donald Trump’s first moves at the start of his second term was to throw a lifeline to TikTok — and analysts are now expecting a repeat performance as a key deadline nears for the ...

MarketWatch - Mar. 20

Inquest into girl's death will 'focus on TikTok'

A coroner is to instruct Ofcom to request data from the online accounts of 13-year-old Maia Walsh.

BBC News - 2d

Blackstone Considers Small Investment in TikTok

The private equity giant is considering investing as the video app works to follow a law that requires it to separate from its Chinese owner, ByteDance, by next week.

The New York Times - 28m

Trump says US in talks with four groups over TikTok sale: ‘It’s up to me’

President suspended implementation of law ordering app to divest from its Chinese owner ByteDance or face US ban. Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States was in talks with four groups ...

The Guardian - Mar. 10

Commerce secretary says Trump wants TikTok deal done under current deadline

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday said President Trump would like to hammer out a deal on TikTok's future ownership under the current deadline, saying the president "doesn't like to ask ...

The Hill - Mar. 14

Deaf TikTok star who took poison ‘failed’ by NHS services, inquest hears

Imogen Nunn told support worker she had ‘bought something online’ before she died in Brighton, mother says. A TikTok star who died after consuming a poisonous substance she bought online told an ...

The Guardian - Mar. 17