Universal Music remains at loggerheads with the app, but Swift – whose new album The Tortured Poets Department is out next week – can control where her work is available

The U.S. isn’t the first country to attempt a ban on TikTok, the Chinese-owned app used by millions of Americans daily. WSJ breaks down TikTok bans and how they work in practice. Photo illustration: Annie Zhao

• • • Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he wanted to buy TikTok.
    • Part of his plan involves scrapping the original algorithm and rebuilding the app.
    • That's really hard to do, critics say.

As Congress starts the clock on a ban, the app must consider its options

Ex-treasury secretary tells CNBC of plans a day after US House passes bill giving app’s owner six months to divest or face US ban

Digital experts and homegrown influencers have revealed why TikTok-reliant Aussies won’t ride out a potential US ban scot-free.

One of the world’s biggest social media apps is on the verge of being banned from all app stores in the US over China fears.

A foreign ministry spokesperson accuses the US of "suppressing TikTok" and "bullying behaviour".

China has previously said it would “firmly oppose” any forced sale of TikTok.

The bill gives the app about five months to separate from its Chinese parent company or be banned. It faces an uncertain future in the Senate.

Executives thought they had fended off attacks. Behind the scenes, U.S. lawmakers and Biden officials were working to force its ban or sale.

Olivia Munn has been forced to address a wild rumour that’s been circulating about her on social media.

A bill moving through the House offers a mafia racket-style ‘choice’ to both the Chinese social media app and American digital distributors

Washington (AFP) – In a major reversal, former US president Donald Trump on Monday said he was against a ban of TikTok as the fate of the popular video-sharing app was dragged into the US election campaign.

A new bill would force Beijing-based ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban on U.S. app stores.

As a bill that could shut down TikTok's U.S. presence hurtles forward, the company is calling on its creators to share what TikTok has meant to them. Many say the app has become a lifeline.

Bobby Kotick, former CEO of Activision, has floated idea of buying TikTok to potential partners.

American politicians are being inundated with calls from TikTok users unhappy at plans to force its parent company to sell the social media app.

Talks stumble over money, copyright and use of artificial intelligence

Under national fire last year — and still under official security review — TikTok spent money, made the right friends and appears back in the fold.