With Congress closer to banning TikTok, app's future is murky
The future of the popular mobile app, used by 150 million Americans, has never been more uncertain. Here's what to know.
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The future of the popular mobile app, used by 150 million Americans, has never been more uncertain. Here's what to know.
CEO Shou Zi Chew struggled to convince skeptical lawmakers that the app protects user data as momentum builds for banning the app over national security concerns.
"If protecting national security is the objective, divestment doesn't solve the problem," a TikTok spokesperson told CBS News in a statement.
Police say a longhaul truck driver from Texas who became obsessed with a software engineer broke into her suburban Seattle home and killed her, her husband and himself after stalking them for months.
A bipartisan group of senators unveiled a Tiktok ban this week.
The move could curb amount of time teens spend on platform, but many will be able to bypass limit by entering passcode.
Congress banned the popular app from federal government devices in December.
One in six Gen Zers say they turn to TikTok when looking for advice.
A California psychology professor has gained a million followers on TikTok by debunking "wellness" advice that could do more harm than good.
The Supreme Court is for the first time considering the scope of Section 230, which provides legal immunity to online companies for content posted by third parties.
Miles, who is hard of hearing, was valedictorian at Model Secondary School for the Deaf and has gone viral on for performing popular songs on TikTok.
It's the latest step to limit access to the service after Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies to ban the app on government-issued devices citing cybersecurity risks.
Presley's son, Benjamin Keough died in 2020, and in her final Instagram post before her death, she spoke about grief.
Police arrested Zachary Mills, alleging he tortured the woman for five days before she got away.
The post has more than 69 million likes, topping the previous record-holder: a 2019 photo of a brown egg.
Twitter's new owner falls down a rung in wealth rankings for the first time since overtaking Jeff Bezos in 2021.
The U.S. Soccer Federation briefly displayed Iran's national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic.
Just 50 Twitter advertisers have spent nearly $2 billion since 2020, and all seem to have stopped, according to new report.
Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers said in a statement Sunday that "one or more patrons heroically intervened to subdue the suspect."
Some advertisers, users have left platform amid growing concern over company's ability to deal with hate speech, misinformation.
Some celebrities have deactivated their accounts while others are weighing whether they will leave. Here is what they're saying about Musk's acquisition of the company.
Employees at the social media company are girding for mass layoffs as its new billionaire owner moves to slash costs.
Beauty pageant queens Fabiola Valentín, from Puerto Rico, and Mariana Varela, from Argentina, secretly tied the knot.
The number of hate speech-filled tweets increased by 4.7 times an hour immediately following Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, researchers found.
Sports apparel giant calls the rapper's recent remarks about Jewish people "unacceptable, hateful and dangerous."
