TikTok

The long twilight struggle for global supremacy between the U.S. and China may soon be fought out in 15-second increments. The Trump administration for the first time has floated the idea of banning the hugely popular video-sharing platform TikTok over concerns that the Chinese-owned social media app could be doubling as a surveillance tool for…

The Logo of social media app TikTok (also known as Douyin) is displayed on a smartphone on December 14, 2018 in Berlin, Germany.Thomas Trutschel | Photothek | Getty ImagesTikTok will exit the Hong Kong market within days, a spokesman told Reuters late on Monday, as other technology companies including Facebook have suspended processing government requests for…

Hong Kong (CNN Business)TikTok saysit will exit Hong Kong, following other big tech firmsthat have expressed wariness about operating in the Asian financial hub after China imposed a controversial na…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering tapping social media platform TikTok to encourage more young Americans to practice public health precautions as coronavirus cases surge among younger people, officials said Thursday.Data indicates that the new infections seen across the country "are targeting younger individuals," CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said on a conference…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionOnline eating disorder 'trigger' crack-down call Social media app TikTok could encourage unhealthy relationships with food and trigger people who have suffered eating disorders, campaigners have said.The video app is one of the most popular in the world, with more than 800m users - 41% of those…