Local police say they have charged an Illinois driver who struck a pedestrian while she was livestreaming on TikTok. New York Times report Tynesha McCarty-Rotten, who posts on TikTok under the name Tee Time, has been charged by the Zion Police Department with two felonies – negligent homicide and aggravated use of a communication device…
Oracle‘s stock jumped 8% Friday after the cloud provider joined a group of investors slated to lead TikTok‘s U.S. operations. In a memo to employees Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said the social media company’s U.S. division will be run by a joint venture that includes Oracle, Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi-based MGX. The…
In this photo illustration, iPhone screens display various social media apps on the screens on February 9, 2025 in Bath, England. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images Australia on Wednesday became the first country to formally bar users under the age of 16 from accessing major social media platforms, a move expected…
Carly Xie looks over facial mask items at the Face Shop, which specializes in Korean cosmetics, in San Francisco, April 15, 2015. Avila Gonzalez | San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images On a recent Saturday at an Ulta Beauty store in midtown Manhattan, Denise McCarthy, a mother in her 40s, stood in…
TikTok is launching a new feature that will allow users to share content from Amazon Music to the social network, the company exclusively told TechCrunch. With a new “Share to TikTok” button, Amazon Music users can share songs, albums, playlists, and personal listening highlights from their Insights on Amazon Music directly to TikTok. For context,…
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says that a deal is reached between the U.S. and China where TikTok’s algorithm and data are controlled by America and are majority-owned by Americans in the United States. Mike Campbell | Nurphoto | Getty Images A preliminary deal to keep TikTok alive in the United States will not…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 19, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday that conservative media baron Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan are likely to be involved in the proposal to save TikTok in…
