Trump eyeing plan to avoid TikTok ban as deadline looms
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A federal law passed last year to resolve national security concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese owner, ByteDance, called for the app to be sold or banned in January.
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TikTok faces an April 5 deadline to reach a deal to find a non-Chinese buyer under threat of being banned from the United States.
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Marketing platform AppLovin said on Thursday it has submitted a bid for TikTok assets outside of China, ahead of the April 5 deadline set by the U.S. President Donald Trump to find a non-Chinese buyer for the short video app used by 170 million Americans.
Trump said he would be willing to lower tariffs if countries offer him something "phenomenal," like China with a TikTok deal.
Advisers to President Donald Trump are expected Wednesday to present the president with options for a deal to invest in TikTok that involves a number of well-heeled venture capital, private equity funds and tech companies,
As TikTok's fate in the United States remains uncertain, the tech giant has quietly started testing a new "TikTok for Artists" insights platform that is
Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan was out of town receiving a civic award when he noticed that everyone in the audience had stopped listening to him. They were all frantically scrolling on their phones instead.
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Critics have pushed back on the deal on both free speech and free market grounds. Polling puts TikTok’s American user base at approximately one-third of all adults and two-thirds of all teens; TikTok itself has claimed that about half the U.S. population uses the app.
TikTok influencer and podcast host Avery Woods has secured a buyer for her family's $949,900 home in Arizona, just days after they put the property on the market amid their surprise move to California.
As YouTube Shorts continues to compete with TikTok, the platform is announcing new upcoming features to help creators publish engaging short-form videos.
JD Vance may be about to have a defining moment of his vice presidency. Within 48 hours, Vance could secure a high-profile victory by shepherding a deal to prevent TikTok from being banned in the U.S.