On March 23, 2023, claims spread on Twitter that TikTok had been banned in the U.S on the same day TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before the U.S. Congress for the first time. The claim is false.

TikTok is a short-form video hosting platform that allows its users to share content ranging from three seconds to 10 minutes. Globally, it ranks as the sixth most popular social media platform, ...

Since news broke in late January that TikTok's U.S. operations would move under American-led ownership, many people who previously avoided the app are reconsidering. The shift has reopened ...

According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. It's easy to ...