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Trump signs executive order to try to delay TikTok ban

President Trump signed an executive order on Monday to delay the implementation of a federal ban on TikTok for at least 75 days, although the…

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TikTok, RedNote and the Broken Promise of the Chinese Internet

Chinese social media app RedNote is full of cute and emotional moments after nearly 500,000 American users flocked to it last week to protest the…

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Even before TikTok’s troubles, Chinese companies were wary of Washington

Chinese technology companies have long looked to the United States as a major market and source of investment. Firms such as ByteDance, the company behind…

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The ban on TikTok in the US is set to deal a major blow to ByteDance, its Chinese owner

Banning TikTok in the United States will create a visible hole in the social media. For ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company in China, it could also…

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TikTok makes last-minute push as Supreme Court prepares to rule on ban

As the Supreme Court was poised to announce its landmark decision on whether to uphold a law that would effectively ban TikTok in the United…

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Instagram and YouTube prepare to benefit if TikTok is banned

On Wednesday afternoon, Meta executives held a question-and-answer session with several of its employees about the state of American politics. Alex Schultz, the chief marketing…

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TikTok Refugees Get Wry Welcome to RedNote, another Chinese app

As a TikTok ban looms, hundreds of thousands of Americans looking for a new video-sharing app have migrated to Xiaohongshu, a social media platform that…

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Trump is said to be considering an executive order to circumvent the TikTok ban

President-elect Donald J. Trump is considering an executive order to allow TikTok to continue operating despite a pending legal ban until new owners are found,…

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Why TikTok users are downloading ‘Red Note’, the Chinese app

Manimatana Lee has spent the past five years building one of the hottest products on the internet: a group of people who safely watch her…

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Can you still use TikTok if it’s banned? What users need to know about the app.

The months-long battle by lawmakers to ban the social media app TikTok in the United States came to a head on Friday when the Supreme…

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