Russia fined TikTok for not removing prohibited content. The results of a presidential election in Romania were thrown out over concerns the app had been used to spread foreign influence.

TikTok has confronted legal and political scrutiny around the world in recent years, facing outright or partial bans in at least 20 countries, as governments have grown alarmed by its ties to ...

Scammers are going phishing using the TikTok name. Officials at the social media app are warning people about a phishing text message scam in which con artists claim to be recruiters for TikTok.

"Now that the law has taken effect, there’s no legal basis for any kind of ‘extension’ of its effective date," Cotton and Ricketts said. "For TikTok to come back online in the future ...

Since its launch in 2016, TikTok has revolutionised social media and become one of the most popular platforms in the world. It has become the go-to location for viral videos and career-defining ...

In its legal challenge against the law, TikTok has heavily leaned on arguments that the potential ban violates the First Amendment because it bars the app from continued speech unless it attracts ...

The law resulted in TikTok's short-lived shutdown on Jan. 20, Trump's first day back in office. That same day, Trump delayed enforcement of the divestment via executive order.

Section 230 has been the impenetrable shield that social media companies have hidden behind to protect them from ...

TikTok cited Trump’s promise on ... agreed that the executive order could be largely safe from legal challenges because of the procedural issues a potential plaintiff would face.

President Trump is reportedly pulling together a TikTok rescue that may not fully cut ties between the social media app and its Chinese parent company. But such a deal may survive any legal ...

Here’s why: though President Trump has said enough for Bytedance to feel safe in restoring TikTok—read the company’s statement below—there is significant legal scrutiny going on.

TikTok has suffered a worldwide outage that's disrupting millions of people trying to watch videos on the app. The technical issues started around 4:30pm ET and quickly led to thousands of people ...