Addiction
TikTok sued by 13 states and DC, accused of harming younger users
TikTok faces new lawsuits filed by 13 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, accusing the popular social media platform of harming and failing to protect young people.
AI
Social media users lack control over data used by AI, US FTC says
Social media companies collect, share and process vast troves of information about their users while offering little transparency or control.
Business
TikTok faces crucial court hearing that could decide fate in US
TikTok faces a key court hearing in a legal battle seeking to block a law that could ban the app used by 170 million Americans.
Alphabet
TikTok disputes US claims on China ties in court appeal
TikTok told a federal appeals court on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice has misstated the social media app’s ties to China.
2019 agreement
TikTok Facing Federal Lawsuit Over Alleged Child Privacy Violations
TikTok and parent company ByteDance brace themselves as the Department of Justice (DOJ) officially filed its lawsuit, alleging that the social media platform illegally collected data from its underage users.
American users
DOJ Prepares To File Lawsuit Against TikTok, Citing ‘Children’s Privacy Violations’
On behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the U.S. Department of Justice is getting ready to bring a consumer protection lawsuit against ByteDance’s TikTok app later this year, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
Alphabet
Appeals court to hear challenges to potential US TikTok ban on Sept. 16
A U.S. appeals court said it will hold oral arguments on legal challenges to a new law requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
Alphabet
US court to hear challenges to potential TikTok ban in September
A U.S. appeals court set a fast-track schedule to consider the legal challenges to a new law requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
Abril Elfi
TikTok Sues U.S. Government Over Potential Ban
TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have filed a lawsuit against the United States government over the potential ban of the app.
Abril Elfi
TikTok Reaches Deal With Universal Music Group Settling Royalty Dispute
TikTok and Universal Music Group (UMG) have reached a new license agreement, ending a dispute that resulted in music being removed from the social media platform.