TikTok employees are reportedly being asked by US border officers if they're part of the Chinese Communist Party

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Black creators were instrumental in building TikTok. Now they fear they'll be hit the hardest by a ban.

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Black content creators may be most affected if TikTok is banned in the US (stock photo).

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ByteDance would rather close down TikTok in the US than sell it if it fails to fight potential US ban in court, report says

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The deadline for a sale is set for January 19, 2025.

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I'm Gen Z and spent 7 hours a week on TikTok. I deleted the app and now have more time to do actually fun things.

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This reporter decided to cut the app out of her life — and saw some improvements.

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Apple Vision Pro Sales Slump, Robot Weapons Get Scarier, TikTok Ban Is Here and More

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This week Apple got a dose of reality as people are caring less about its Vision Pro. A robot tank with green eyes and a robo dog with a flamethrower show that the future of warfare is here. And to round things out, Elon Musk’s AI bot isn’t that smart. Here’s all the big tech news for the week.

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Fight, Sell, or Shut Down: What's Next for TikTok?

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Congress passed a bill this week that forces TikTok to be sold or face a nationwide ban.

What happens if TikTok is sold without the algorithm that drives the 'For You' page? It might not be so bad.

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One of the best parts of TikTok could be erased if it gets sold. But maybe that wouldn't be so bad.

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The TikTok Ban Is Law. What Now?

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Legal experts say the TikTok divest-or-ban bill could stand up in court despite being a free-speech disaster

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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew in Washington, DC on Tuesday February 14, 2023.
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Do You Have a Constitutional Right to TikTok?

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President Biden signed the TikTok ban into law on Wednesday, forcing China-based Bytedance to sell the app or face a ban in American app stores. TikTok tells Gizmodo it will fight the law in court, a case likely to reach the Supreme Court, saying that Biden’s law “tramples” First Amendment protections.

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