Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Finalized in January, the TikTok deal concludes a saga that began in 2019, when US ...

The Trump administration is set to receive a roughly $10 billion fee from investors in the recently completed deal to take control of TikTok’s U.S. business, delivering it a windfall for keeping the ...

An Ohio TikTok mom of three was pulled from life support after undergoing a “mommy makeover” tummy tuck procedure that left her brain dead. Rachel Tussey described herself as “Over 40 & fabulous” to ...

TikTok said Wednesday that it's rolling out a new local feed that shows videos from nearby businesses and services based on users' precise geolocation data. Users of the social media platform will now ...

TikTok users have been deleting the app at a higher rate since the company announced that its U.S. operations would be housed in a new joint venture. The daily average of U.S. users deleting the ...

TikTok has closed a deal to spin off parts of its US business in a new joint venture. Oracle and two investment firms, MGX and Silver Lake, will serve as managing investors. ByteDance will hold a ...

TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years. The social video platform company signed ...

TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American version of the app, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the U.S. that has been in discussion for years. The social video platform company ...

2025 was a big year for people who are chronically online. While there were many TikTok trends that encapsulated the past 365 days (hello, group 7!), the Coldplay Kiss Cam scandal grabbed the ...

SAVING TIKTOK FROM GOING DARK: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order saving TikTok from a ban while protecting America’s national security. ENSURING AMERICANS BENEFIT: President ...

People on TikTok tend to follow accounts that align with their own political beliefs, meaning the platform is creating political echo chambers among its users. These findings, from a study my ...

TikTok's grip on the short-form video market is tightening, and the world's biggest tech platforms are racing to catch up. Since launching globally in 2016, ByteDance-owned TikTok has amassed over ...