5 days ago · China is likely to take a hard-line approach, letting TikTok's U.S. operations die rather than approving a sale, as it holds out for a "grand deal" with Trump's administration that includes larger ...

Mar 18, 2024 · In China, there is a different version of TikTok: a sister app called Douyin. It launched before TikTok and became a viral sensation in the massive mainland market. Its powerful algorithm...

Jan 14, 2025 · As Supreme Court justices ponder the future of TikTok in the United States, a growing number of American social media users have responded by moving to an unlikely alternative: Xiaohongshu, a ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, has been hiring for a surprising position in recent days: English-language content moderators. That’s because a growing number...

Mar 19, 2024 · TikTok has faced growing scrutiny over fears that user data could fall into the possession of the Chinese government and the app could be weaponized by China to spread misinformation.

China has for years vowed to block a sale of TikTok and, after Trump pushed for the app’s forced sale during his first term, added its central recommendation algorithm to an export-control list.

Jul 14, 2023 · In an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes,” a tech expert stated that the U.S. version of TikTok — a Chinese-owned social media platform — is different than the Chinese version of the app, comparing the two experiences to opium and spinach.

TikTok, known in mainland China and Hong Kong [3] as Douyin (Chinese: 抖音; pinyin: Dǒuyīn; lit. 'Shaking Sound'), [4] is a short-form video-hosting service owned by Chinese internet company ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted videos, which may range in …

Apr 25, 2024 · After President Biden signed a bill on Wednesday forcing Chinese company ByteDance to sell its ownership of TikTok, the United States moved one step closer to an internet without the short video...

Mar 24, 2023 · The Communist Party’s extensive internet filters block most users in China from seeing TikTok. ByteDance has said TikTok has “no affiliation” with Beijing ByteDance Technology Co., the subsidiary that operates Douyin; Toutiao, a …