Attorneys for the TikTok and ByteDance have claimed it’s impossible to divest the platform commercially and technologically. They also say any sale of TikTok without the coveted algorithm ...

First, TikTok scoops up data on its 170 million monthly users in the U.S., which could potentially be used to track federal employees or to conduct blackmail or corporate espionage.

The app is expected to operate on a separate algorithm and data system and users outside the US would not find this version ...

Some employees have argued political posts are good for business, and urged the company to loosen its political ads ban. Others worry politics could poison TikTok’s magic. Over a weekend this ...

He didn’t say who was interested in buying the app, just that it was “a group of very wealthy people.” But the Chinese ...

The popular app is facing a looming ban in the U.S. over its ties to China, but Trump claims a mystery buyer is waiting.

A law requiring TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the app by Jan. 19 or face a total US ban was upheld in US appeals court on Friday – setting up a Supreme Court showdown in the coming ...

As the Biden administration pushes for a TikTok sale or ban, it's clear the idea has bipartisan support. Lawmakers are pushing for a sale, so they avoid the backlash that comes with banning it.

Regarding discussions about a sale of a stake in TikTok, he said, “We have a lot of potential buyers. There’s tremendous interest in TikTok,” adding, “The decision is gonna be my decision.” ...

But attorneys for TikTok say banning the app violates the free speech of millions of Americans, some of whom turn to the service to express their political views. Lawyers from both sides have ...

Meanwhile, in January, Trump signed an executive order granting TikTok a 75-day extension to complete a sale or face a ban in the US. This deadline has created urgency in the negotiations between ...