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TikTok finalizes U.S. spinoff entity, ending battle over Chinese ownershipTikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC will secure U.S. user data, apps and the algorithm through data privacy and cybersecurity measures, the company said.TechJan 22
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TikTok deal framework reached with China, U.S. officials sayU.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping would speak Friday to possibly finalize the deal.TechSep 15, 2025
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TikTok’s challenge of U.S. forced ban law to be heard by Supreme CourtThe justices will hear arguments Jan. 10 about whether the law, which sets a Jan. 19 deadline for ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a nationwide ban, violates the First Amendment.TechDec 18, 2024
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TikTok looks to Supreme Court in hopes of skirting possible U.S. banIf the law is not overturned, both TikTok and its parent ByteDance, which is also a plaintiff in the case, have claimed that the popular app will shut down by Jan. 19, 2025.U.S. NewsDec 9, 2024
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TikTok’s future in U.S. uncertain after court upholds law that could ban itThe U.S. appeals court denied TikTok's petition to overturn the law, which requires TikTok to break ties with its China-based parent company ByteDance or be banned by mid-January.U.S. NewsDec 6, 2024
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TikTok sued by 13 U.S. states, D.C., accused of harming younger usersThe lawsuits filed separately 13 states and D.C. expand Chinese-owned TikTok's legal fight with U.S. regulators, and seek new financial penalties against the company.U.S. NewsOct 8, 2024
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U.S. law that could ban TikTok faces new lawsuit from content creatorsAttorneys for the creators argued in the lawsuit that the law violates users’ First Amendment rights to free speech, echoing arguments by TikTok in a separate lawsuit.TechMay 14, 2024
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U.S. House votes to ban TikTok if Chinese owner doesn’t sell appThe vote comes just over a week since the bill was proposed following one public hearing with little debate, and after action in Congress had stalled for more than a year.U.S. NewsMar 13, 2024
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U.S. House panel unanimously approves TikTok crackdown billThe U.S. House Energy and Commerce committee on Thursday unanimously approved legislation giving China's ByteDance six months to divest from TikTok or face a U.S. ban.TechMar 7, 2024
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TikTok ban? Bipartisan U.S. bill could block app unless action takenLegislation is being introduced, backed by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, to address national security concerns posed by Chinese ownership of the app, aides said.CanadaMar 5, 2024
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