The End of TikTok?

Even as AI dominates the headlines, the gulf between what insiders know and outsiders believe has never been wider. Those closest to the technology have the grandest hopes and fears for rapid, large-scale automation of work and daily life. Garrison Lovely interviewed hundreds of ... Show More

With political violence on the rise and new weapons like drones proliferating, is it still possible to protect America’s leaders? Why has such a basic governmental mission been overstretched and underfunded? Which is the bigger threat—invisible “lone wolves” among us, or nation-s ... Show More

People are worried that AI will automate their jobs. Yet Brian Merchant has interviewed hundreds of workers disrupted by AI, and what he sees isn’t a technological revolution but a centuries-old power struggle: bosses wielding new tech as leverage to deskill and destabilize worke ... Show More

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">TikTok is on Capitol Hill today. Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of the popular social media app, testified in front of Congress about the company’s data security practices and its relationship with the Chinese government ... Show More

<p>TikTok, the app known for short videos of lip syncing, dancing and bread baking, is one of the most popular platforms in the country, used by one out of every three Americans.</p><p>In recent weeks, the Biden administration has threatened to ban it over concerns that it poses ... Show More

Only two months ago Joe Biden joined the social media platform TikTok with a video captioned "lol hey guys". Now, the US president is poised to sign a bill that could ban the popular app - unless its parent company sells it.  <br />  <br />The country is concerned that TikTok's o ... Show More

<p>American lawmakers have tried for years to ban TikTok, concerned that the video app’s links to China pose a national security risk.</p><p>Sapna Maheshwari, a technology reporter for The Times, explains the behind-the-scenes push to rein in TikTok and discusses what a ban could ... Show More

The clock is ticking on social media giant TikTok, which faces a nationwide ban in the United States unless its parent company, ByteDance, sells it by January 19. Social media theorist Clay Shirky unpacks why the US is trying to ban TikTok, what it means for the app's users and c ... Show More

President Trump has declared the popular social media platform TikTok a risk to U.S. national security, citing its ties to China. The administration is now pursuing a number of legal options to address that threat, ranging from an outright ban of the app to a forced sale to a U.S ... Show More