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TikTok is suing the U.S. government in a last-ditch effort to block a new law that could result in its complete ban in the country.
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The Chinese parent company claims that the recently signed ban violates the First Amendment rights of American users.

TikTok has released its 2024 AANHPI Visionary Voices list to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is pushing back against a new regulation that might require TikTok to be sold or result in the app being prohibited in the U.S.
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“Let's be clear, this is a ban, a ban on TikTok and a ban on you and your voice,” Shou Zi Chew says

The bill now goes to President Joe Biden, who has already promised to sign it

The “Tonight Show” host mixed news clips with his musical performance.

According to a new survey, 51 percent of Canadians are in favor of prohibiting the social media platform TikTok, following the approval of a U.S. bill with that intention by the House of Representatives.

Four Ontario school boards have launched lawsuits against the parent companies of Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and TikTok alleging the platforms are disrupting student learning.

The U.S. House voted 352-65 on March 13 to force Chinese-based ByteDance to divest short video app TikTok within six months or face a ban.