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ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of video-sharing app TikTok, filed a petition late on Tuesday with a US Appeals Court challenging a Trump administration order set to take effect on Thursday requiring it to divest TikTok.President Donald Trump in an August 14 order directed ByteDance to divest the app within…

Photo: Justin Sullivan / Staff (Getty Images)TikTok filed an injunction in a U.S. Appeals Court late Tuesday night in an attempt to halt an order by the Trump administration that would force the app to shutter.In the August 14 executive order, Trump directed the app to prohibit all new downloads…

Josh Rivera   | USA TODAY We're blowing off the lid on this drink scandal. Well, sort of.TikTok user mykah.mykah made a short video showing how a full small-sized McDonald's drink cup could almost fill medium- and large sized ones with the same amount of liquid.The video has been liked on…

TikTok’s U.K. branch has invited local lawmakers to review its algorithm and how it moderates content in an attempt to earn the trust of British policymakers who believe Beijing exerts influence on the short video app’s content moderation process, according to a report by CNBC.The move came after a member…

Iggy Azalea is throwing it back for Joe Biden. The "Fancy" rapper shared a new video to TikTok, her app of choice lately, in which she's seen twerking in a hot pink outfit to a sound that says, "Repeat after me: Biden is soon to be your daddy." "ATTENTION!!!" she…

Once again, TikTok users are trying to troll President Donald Trump, this time by calling into a hotline for voter fraud started by his campaign and making false, and often silly, reports to clog the lines.Even before the ballot counting began, Trump had made false claims about voter fraud. The…

Photo: Sean Gallup / Staff (Getty Images)Unlike other corners of the internet, TikTok is at its most elegant when its users lean into their most smooth-brained impulses. An infinite scroll of skateboarding parakeets, cottagecore witches hexing the moon and fun breakfast hacks is a balm to the soul in these…

A US district judge said he was unsure TikTok could win a new injunction against a Trump administration order that blocked downloads of the app.A United States judge said on Wednesday he was uncertain if he had a legal basis to bar the US Department of Commerce from imposing restrictions…

Publishedduration5 days agoimage copyrightASAimage captionThe clip's caption promoted a "today only" offer for hair-styling productsA social media influencer has become the first person to be reprimanded by the UK's advertising watchdog over a TikTok post.The ruling centred on a video published by Emily Canham that promoted products made by the…

The singer welcomed everyone to "RickTok" by dancing along to his 1987 hit "Never Gonna Give You Up."Read More