A growing number of researchers fear that the controversial app is promoting pro-China content and softening attitudes towards the People’s Republic

TikTok’s time in the United States is counting down. But Washington is only the latest government to impose restrictions on the video app.

A change to China’s export rules could give Beijing sign off on any deal that would force the internet giant ByteDance to give up TikTok.

As people flood from soon-to-be-banned social media platform to Shanghai-based app, China users engage with ‘stolen’ identity of actor.

A number of TikTok users appear to be turning to an app called RedNote — more commonly known to its majority-Chinese audience by its Chinese name, Xiaohongshu.

The digital exodus has created a new cultural bridge between Chinese and American users, even as cybersecurity experts warn of heightened data privacy risks.

Despite facing a looming ban, ByteDance and the U.S. government have been locked in a proverbial game of chicken, with TikTok’s parent company refusing to divest more than a year later. Lawmakers and experts have long argued that the firm is beholden to the Chinese government, creating security risks for the app’s American users.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed issues including TikTok, trade and Taiwan in a phone call on Friday, just days before Trump takes office.