Category: TikTok (ByteDance)

Why TikTok Users Are Blocking Celebrities

A TikTok movement is calling for followers to block famous people over their stances on the Israel-Hamas war. It began at the Met Gala.
Taiwan, on China’s Doorstep, Is Dealing With TikTok Its Own Way

The island democracy was early to ban TikTok on government phones, and the ruling party refuses to use it. But a U.S.-style ban is not under consideration.
Frank McCourt Starts Effort to Buy TikTok

Mr. McCourt, a longtime critic of the way tech companies use data, sees acquiring TikTok as a chance to create an “alternative to the current internet.”
TikTok Creators Sue to Block U.S. Law Requiring Sale or Ban

The group, whose legal fees are being paid for by the company, said a ban of the app would violate their First Amendment rights.
Is Everything an A.S.M.R. Video Now?

Videos that tickle what is known as the Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response used to belong to a specific corner of the internet. Now they’re virtually everywhere.
TikTok’s Future in U.S. Depends on Bet on First Amendment

The popular video-sharing app faces uncertain odds as it takes its fight to court to turn back a potential ban in the United States.
¿Puedo estar sano si solo como carne, huevos y tocino?

Los promotores de la dieta carnívora argumentan que nuestros antepasados subsistían casi a base de animales. Pero los expertos opinan que una dieta sin plantas y baja en fibra va en contra de una alimentación sana.
TikTok Sues US Government Over Potential Ban

The social media company and its Chinese parent, ByteDance, sued to challenge the new law, saying it violated users’ First Amendment rights.
TikTok, Facing US Ban, Tells Advertisers It Won’t Back Down

Hundreds of marketers and ad agency types flocked to TikTok’s annual sales presentation after a new law put its future in question.
Universal Music Artists Will Return to TikTok

The two companies reached a new licensing deal, ending a three-month stalemate that kept some of pop’s biggest stars off the platform.
Meet the Men Who Eat Meat

With the help of Joe Rogan, a social media trend with staying power emerged from a 2018 book, “The Carnivore Diet.”
Blinken’s Visit to China: What to Know

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is in China this week as tensions have risen over trade, security, Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Middle East crisis.