The process is being run in a nakedly political way. Although both TikTok and its would-be acquirers are private companies, the White House is organising the sale.

Less than three weeks before the presidential election, TikTok is still struggling to consistently enforce its long-standing ban on political advertising, a new report finds.

In January, TikTok took itself offline for about 14 hours — and app stores removed access to the platform in the United States — after the law’s initial sale-or-ban deadline passed with no deal.

But it called out TikTok for approving four of the eight ads submitted for review that contained falsehoods about the election. That’s despite the platform’s ban on all political ads in place ...

A new law says TikTok must be sold to a non-Chinese owner or face a ban in the United States. President Trump has thrown out a lot of options for a potential sale.

People on TikTok tend to follow accounts that align with their own political beliefs, meaning the platform is creating political echo chambers among its users. These findings, from a study my ...

TikTok is drawing scrutiny, particularly its role in news production, political messaging and social movements. TikTok has its unique format, algorithmic curation and entertainment-driven design.

TikTok was once the realm of teenagers dancing and cute animal clips. But as the platform has grown in popularity, so too has it’s usefulness as a political too, but there are pitfalls to avoid.

Just weeks before the U.S. presidential election, TikTok approved advertisements that contained election disinformation even though it has a ban on political ads, according to a report published ...

Trump in announcing the extended deadline for a TikTok sale brought up the tariffs and said his administration would continue working with China on a deal.

Donald Trump has extended the deadline for a deal to drive TikTok into American hands. The stakes are high for the popular Chinese video app's 170 million US users.

TikTok faces a U.S. ban over security concerns, but Trump confirms productive talks on a potential sale.