Montana lawmakers pass bill to ban TikTok statewide

Montana lawmakers have given final passage to a bill banning the social media app TikTok in the state.

Members of Congress active on TikTok defend app’s impact to reach voters

Congressional members on TikTok say they use it to connect with voters they wouldn't otherwise reach. But most lawmakers are in favor of limiting the popular social media app or even banning it.

March Madness: TikTok's Lee the 4th attended the Men's Final Four in Houston
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It wasn't just fans and tourists who flocked to Houston for the Men's Final Four. Some of social media's top influencers also made an appearance! FOX 26's Coco Dominguez ran into a GIANT fan of the game and TikTok star.

Twitter pulls blue verification check mark from New York Times account

Elon Musk, who owns Twitter, set a deadline for verified users to buy a premium Twitter subscription or lose the checks on their profiles.

Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for previously free blue check mark

Many prolific Twitter commentators could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform.

Twitter to start removing legacy blue checkmarks next week

The change will end the current verification system Twitter launched in 2009 to prevent impersonations of high-profile accounts.

Utah's new social media law means kids need approval from parents

Two new laws prohibit kids under 18 from using social media overnight, require age verification, and open the door to lawsuits on behalf of children claiming social media harmed them.

Skeptical US lawmakers grill TikTok CEO over safety concerns

The CEO of TikTok has been grilled by a U.S. congressional committee to make the case for why the hugely popular video-sharing app shouldn’t be banned.

How TikTok collects your data, even if you don’t use TikTok

Questions over how ByteDance collects and shares information – and who the company shares it with – have been plaguing the social media giant for months.

TikTok CEO to tell Congress video-sharing app is safe, urge against ban

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is due to answer questions Thursday from U.S. lawmakers concerned about the social media platform's effects on its young user base and possible national security risks.

Why is the White House considering banning TikTok, how would they do it

As to how TikTok might be banned, tech experts believe the apps could be turned off, while servers connected to TikTok could be blocked. A larger argument is whether it's right.

Why TikTok ban in the US is being considered
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A report in the Wall Street Journal this week says the Biden Administration is threatening a possible ban of the popular TikTok app claiming it threatens national security. With more than 100,000,000 U.S. users on the platform, FOX 26 Business Reporter Tom Zizka explains how the ban might work and why it's being considered.

Donald Trump posts on Facebook for 1st time since Jan. 6 riot

Trump's post comes nearly two months after Facebook’s parent company said it would allow the former president to return to the platform.

TikTok under federal investigation for spying on Americans: reports

Both the FBI and the FCC have warned that ByteDance, which is based in Beijing, could share TikTok user data with China’s authoritarian government.

US threatens TikTok ban if Chinese owners don't sell stakes in company

Lawmakers are considering a measure that would give the Biden administration more power to clamp down on TikTok amid national security concerns.

Facebook parent Meta to lay off 10K workers

Facebook-parent Meta is slashing another 10,000 jobs and will not fill 5,000 open positions as the social media pioneer cuts costs.