White House lifts ban on TikTok from US government devices
The Justice Department says that the current version of TikTok functions independently of ByteDance and is now majority owned by U.S. investors.
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Indiana schools join federal litigation against social media developers, claiming they cause youth addictions
More than 100 Indiana school districts are suing social media developers Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and Google for designing products that allegedly lead to addictive and harmful behavior by adolescents.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear arguments in state’s lawsuits against TikTok
Oral arguments are set for June 4 in a case involving the state’s two civil lawsuits against TikTok, including allegations that the social media company violated Indiana’s Deceptive Consumer Sales Act.
Why no one is challenging Trump’s executive order that keeps TikTok running
After TikTok was banned in the United States earlier this year, President Donald Trump gave the platform a reprieve, barreling past a law that was passed in Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court that said the ban was necessary for national security.
Indiana bill would ban social media accounts for Hoosiers under age 16 without parental consent
One year after Indiana policymakers enacted a law requiring pornography websites to verify users’ ages, a new bill seeks to further restrict Hoosiers under age 16 from creating social media accounts without “verified” parental permission.
TikTok’s fate arrives at Supreme Court in collision of free speech and national security
In one of the most important cases of the social media age, free speech and national security collide at the Supreme Court on Friday in arguments over the fate of TikTok, a wildly popular digital platform that roughly half the people in the United States use for entertainment and information.
Education, health care highlight budget pitches for lawmakers
In the latest round of budget pitches, state agency heads detailed their funding requests before members of the General Assembly Monday, claiming victories and minimizing missteps over the last two-year budget cycle.
Appellate court overturns dismissal of state’s lawsuits against TikTok
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s dismissal of two complaints filed by the state against TikTok that alleged the California company had engaged in deceptive acts under Indiana’s Deceptive Consumer Sales Act.
TikTok face offs with Justice Department over law that could lead to ban
TikTok faced off with the U.S. government in federal court on Monday, arguing a law that could ban the platform in a few short months is unconstitutional while the Justice Department said it is needed to eliminate a national security risk posed by the popular social media company.
Trump joins TikTok and calls it ‘an honor.’ As president he once tried to ban the video-sharing app
Donald Trump has joined the popular video-sharing app TikTok, a platform he once tried to ban while in the White House, and posted from a UFC fight two days after he became the first former president and presumptive major party nominee in U.S. history to be found guilty on felony charges.
Content creators sue U.S. government over law that could ban TikTok
Eight TikTok content creators sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, issuing another challenge to the new federal law that would ban the popular social media platform nationwide if its China-based parent company doesn’t sell its stakes within a year.
What a TikTok ban in the US could mean for you
After years of attempts to ban the Chinese-owned app, including by former President Donald Trump, a measure to outlaw the popular video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its way to President Biden for his signature.
Lawmakers unveil sprawling plan to expand online privacy protections
Key federal lawmakers Sunday unveiled a sweeping proposal that would for the first time give consumers broad rights to control how tech companies like Google, Meta and TikTok use their personal data, a major breakthrough in the decades-long fight to adopt national online privacy protections.
TikTok bill faces uncertain fate in the Senate as legislation to regulate tech industry has stalled
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis’s office says it has received around 1,000 calls about TikTok since the House passed legislation this month that would ban the popular app if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake.
House is likely to pass a bill that could ban TikTok, but it faces an uncertain path in the Senate
A bill that could lead to a ban of the popular video app TikTok in the United States is expected to pass the House on Wednesday as lawmakers act on concerns that the company’s ownership structure is a threat to national security.
Bill that could make TikTok unavailable in U.S. advances quickly in House
A bill that could lead to the popular video-sharing app TikTok being unavailable in the United States is quickly gaining traction in the House as lawmakers voice concerns about the potential for the platform to surveil and manipulate Americans.
Utah sues TikTok, alleging it lures children into addictive and destructive social media habits
Utah became the latest state Tuesday to file a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging the company is “baiting” children into addictive and unhealthy social media habits.