Few surprises emerged in the Supreme Court arguments over the Protecting Americans Act, which demands that ByteDance, the Chinese Communist Party-affiliated owner of TikTok, either divest from the social media platform or face a ban.
The ban is aimed at whipping up anti-Chinese hatred in preparation for a US war, and stepping up state and media censorship of socialist and anti-war views.
Chief Justice John Roberts asked TikTok's attorney. If the court backs the law, attention will turn to President-elect Donald Trump. More:Who could buy TikTok to avoid app's ban? Newest name being ...
After nearly three hours of Supreme Court arguments Friday morning, Americans are one step closer to learning whether a TikTok ban will take effect in nine days.
Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, has been hiring for a surprising position in recent days: English-language content moderators.
“The Constitution imposes an extraordinarily high bar on this kind of mass censorship ... him to a position on TikTok that does serve the national interest. Steven Roberts teaches politics ...
Ahead of a looming U.S. ban on TikTok, content creators have been flocking to RedNote as well as Lemon8, TikTok's sister app.
Heather Roberts, an American artist with more than 32,000 followers on TikTok and a new account ... some have started to express frustration over the censorship rules, which go far beyond what ...
President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that he plans to issue an executive order that would give TikTok's China-based parent company more time to find an approved buyer before the popular video-sharing platform is subject to a permanent U.
I witnessed TikTok in its infancy. I saw how it changed our culture – and how the algorithm changed us. Its absence will leave an even bigger mark.
The potential TikTok ban brings many possible changes. There are clear economic effects on the U.S. economy, with jobs and revenue at stake. Competitors might gain large chunks of market share, while advertisers face a shifting landscape. Content creators and small businesses could suffer severe losses.