The New Shadowbanning Panic

The reason to be paranoid about platform censorship is always the same—whether it’s happening or not, it could happen. When ...

The TikTok ban saga appears to finally be over as a deal is completed

The US and ByteDance have completed a deal to sure up the future of TikTok, putting an end to the app's uncertain future.

TikTok is now in U.S. hands. Here's what the app wants to know about you.

Some TikTok users are raising questions about the app's new terms and conditions after the social media platform's split from ...

Does TikTok's new terms of service allow app to track sensitive info like immigration status?

After TikTok in the U.S. went under new ownership in January 2026, a rumor spread that its new terms of service said the ...
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TikTok settles hours before landmark social media addiction trial

Video sharing app TikTok has made an eleventh-hour deal to avoid a landmark US trial accusing it, along with Meta and YouTube ...

TikTok Avoids US Ban as Ownership Changes Reshape App

The deal ends ban threats and uncertainty, but a weekend outage and new terms of service and privacy policies raise questions ...

Tiktok ban off the table after Bytedance secures deal with US government

President Trump said he hoped he would be ‘remembered by those who use and love TikTok’ for ‘saving’ the popular video app ...

TikTok just changed its Terms of Service. What does that mean for your privacy?

TikTok just updated its Terms of Service under new ownership, prompting users to look more carefully at the platform's policies. Credit: Joseph Maldonado/Mashable When U.S.-based TikTok users opened ...