TikTok

U.S. lawmakers passed the ban last year, citing national security concerns over potential data sharing between the app’s parent company ByteDance and the Chinese Government.

This year, the U.S. Congress passed a law to force the Chinese-owned ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a nationwide shutdown.

TikTok has been accused of damaging young users’ mental health in US lawsuits, blamed on ineffective safety tools and addictive features.

TikTok and ByteDance launched legal action, deciding it’s suing the US Government. Roughly half the country’s population uses TikTok.

A TikTok ban for its 170 million American users could be on the way, after new laws passed the U.S. Senate this week.

The US is progressing plans to ban TikTok. The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell it or face a ban in the country.

Following pressure from Senator Josh Hawley (Republican), Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologised to the families of victims of abuse on its platforms.

A high-profile dispute involving TikTok could see music from the biggest recording artists pulled from the social media platform.

The Nepalese Government has banned TikTok on all devices in the country. It’s accused the platform of disrupting “social harmony” and spreading “indecent materials”.

An online safety expert says “hundreds and hundreds” of children are at risk of grooming on Roblox every week. Is Roblox safe?

Is TikTok banned in Australia? The Government has announced TikTok will be deleted from government devices. Will politicians be deleting it?

TikTok will be deleted from all Australian Government devices. Why’s it happening, and has it happened elsewhere? Here’s what you need to know.