France Detains Three Algerians over Calls for Violence on TikTok
(AFP) – French authorities on Sunday detained three Algerians on suspicion of inciting violence with TikTok videos, and at least two of them were charged with terrorism-related charges. The arrests come amid heightened political tensions between Paris and its former North African colony. A video blogger known as “Imad Tintin” was arrested on Friday outside […]
DOJ calls on Supreme Court to deny Trump's request to delay TikTok ban
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Friday to deny President-elect Trump's request to delay a ruling on the TikTok ban, which is scheduled to go into effect the day before he takes office. Attorney General Merrick Garland Supported claims The platform, owned and operated by Chinese-owned company ByteDance, claims to be a threat […]
Assumption University students used Tinder dating app to lure man to the campus for “To Catch a Predator” TikTok social media trend,
A student at a Catholic university in Massachusetts used the popular dating app to lure men to campus with the TikTok social media trend “To Catch a Predator,” police said. A mob of up to 30 people beat the victims, according to court documents. Five Assumption University students were arrested and charged in connection with […]
TikTok knew livestreams exploit children: Utah lawsuit
Newly released documents in a Utah lawsuit say TikTok has long known that its video livestreams encourage sexual acts and exploit children, but it has made “significant profits” from them. He said he turned a blind eye to the situation because he said he was “getting a lot of money.” The accusations were made public […]
TikTok, Planned Parenthood And Porn: Here Are The Biggest Supreme Court Cases To Watch In The New Year
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear several important cases in the new year, including cases related to TikTok, age verification on pornographic websites, and taxpayer funding for family planning. The Supreme Court has issued major decisions this past semester, including on presidential immunity, the administrative state, efforts to remove President-elect Donald Trump from state […]
Teens Flock to TikTok and YouTube as X and Facebook Lose Appeal
A recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center revealed the changing social media landscape among teenagers, with nearly half of them reporting being online most of the time. Teens are moving away from X/Twitter and Facebook and continue to embrace China's TikTok as their platform. Pew Research Center latest researchThe study, which involved nearly […]
Trump Understood CCP Control of TikTok Is Dangerous, Now He’s Throwing Away Leverage
On CNN's “AC360” broadcast Friday, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) said China should not be allowed to dictate the algorithms on TikTok that determine what Gen Z sees on the app. “And Donald Trump himself understood that.” But by asking the Supreme Court for a stay so he can negotiate a solution, he is giving up […]
Massachusetts Democrat suggests Trump’s TikTok support stems from his popularity on the app
Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) said President-elect Trump is opposed to banning TikTok because the app's popularity and the video-sharing platform's lobbying efforts have influenced his inner circle. He suggested that this is due to the fact that “With Donald Trump, it's always a combination of two things, Jim. It's flattering and it inflates his ego,” […]
The Consummate Deal-Maker: Trump Tells Supreme Court He Wants To Resolve Tik-Tok Controversy
President-elect Donald Trump filed briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, asking the justices to block legislation that would have required the social media platform TikTok to be sold or shut down by January 19. In April, President Joe Biden signed A law allowing Chinese-owned social media platforms to be banned unless they are […]
Lawmakers, former officials weigh in on TikTok ban as case heads to Supreme Court
As the Supreme Court prepares to take up the case, leading lawmakers, First Amendment advocates and President-elect Trump weighed in Friday on legislation that could ban TikTok in the United States. The court last week agreed to hear TikTok's challenge to a law that would require China-based parent company ByteDance to exit the app by […]