Social media giant TikTok will launch a new version of its popular app to Apple's and Google's app stores on September 5, as part of an agreement to sell its US business looms.

TikTok remains downloadable on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store, despite US laws targeting the Chinese-owned app ...

The TikTok US-only app strategy centers on creating an independent recommendation system that would operate entirely apart from ByteDance’s global infrastructure. The new app is expected to use only ...

TikTok is now disputing a Reuters report that claims the short-video app is cloning its algorithm to potentially offer a different version of the app, which might degrade over time, just for US users.

TikTok is reportedly developing a U.S.-specific version of its app, codenamed M2, as it prepares for a potential sale of its ...

The app's users in the United States report being unable to access the app, even with VPNs. A person holding an iPhone displaying a message that TikTok is no longer available, January 18, 2025.

TikTok is working on a clone of its recommendation algorithm for its 170 million U.S. users that may result in a version that operates independently of its Chinese parent and be more palatable to ...

TikTok went dark in the U.S. on Saturday night as a result of a federal law that bans the popular short-form video app for millions of Americans. However, the company began restoring service by ...

Under a law passed by Congress in 2024, the popular video app was facing a nationwide ban starting Jan. 19 after its Chinese parent company, ByteDance Ltd., failed to divest the app’s US ...

In a statement posted online, Apple says if US users delete TikTok or move to a new phone, TikTok and other ByteDance apps can’t be reinstalled. It also stated that the software distribution ban ...

TikTok said it will be “forced to go dark” on Sunday, Jan. 19, unless it receives a “definitive statement” from the outgoing Biden administration that the app’s tech partners won’t be ...

In Europe, TikTok fined $379M. In Europe, meantime, TikTok has been found guilty of breaching tough GDPR privacy requirements, specifically over failing to protect the data of children. TechCrunch ...