TikTok

This is my personal opinion. If you are like me just scrolling through social media platforms, especially TikTok, you will realise very quickly that South and Central are more developed in terms of new businesses being opened and more international-type properties coming on the market. I was shocked to see…

Some Senate Republicans wish President Trump would quit standing in the way of the TikTok ban.Why it matters: A bipartisan majority passed legislation requiring TikTok to divest or be banned in the U.S., and many Republicans view the app as a serious national security threat. But Trump is fine keeping…

Donald Trump’s refusal to impose a congressionally authorized ban on TikTok is a clear example of his disregard for democracy — yet the American public, disturbingly, seems to be giving him a pass. The White House announced Tuesday that — for the third time — Trump would unilaterally direct his…

Viral videos never seem to dry up on the World Wide Web. Isn’t it wild how there’s always something bizarre or hilarious making the rounds? From people surfing shopping trolleys on highways to cringeworthy challenge fails, the Internet never stops surprising us. The latest viral sensation has grabbed the attention…

Back in 2024, US Congress passed a law to ban TikTok unless parent company ByteDance divested most of its US-based operations with 80% going to companies headquartered in the US. The US Supreme Court upheld that law, but it really only resulted in a blip – a 13-hour blackout. Soon…

By Kimeko McCoy  •  June 18, 2025  • Digiday covers the latest from marketing and media at the annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. More from the series → Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify A few years ago, Twitter Beach was one of the Cannes Lions International Festival of…

The Trump administration is set to again waive the 2024 law that requires the made-in-China social network TikTok to either sell its US operations to a local company or stop operating on US soil. A widely reported statement from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that President Trump intends…

President Donald Trump plans to grant yet another extension to TikTok parent company ByteDance, giving it time to work out a deal to sell to a U.S.-approved company. Last year, Congress passed a bill, which former President Joe Biden subsequently signed into law, that gave ByteDance, a Chinese company, nine…

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The White House confirmed today that President Donald Trump will sign a new executive order giving TikTok 90 days to avoid a U.S. ban. This marks the third time Trump has delayed enforcement of the law that technically went into effect in January. As reported by CNN, White House press…