TikTok users in the U.S. have only a few days left to scroll through videos before the app faces a potential ban. U.S. officials have called for TikTok to divest from its parent company, ByteDance, due to concerns over data security and its ties to China, which the U.S. government sees as a threat to…

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld the law that has commonly been referred to as the TikTok ban. The law requires the short-form video app’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell it by Sunday, Jan. 19, or be shut down in the United States. The unsigned opinion said there’s no doubt that TikTok provides its 170…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli government would vote on the ceasefire deal with Hamas that calls for a pause in fighting and the release of hostages. And the clock ticks toward TikTok possibly going dark this weekend. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Ceasefire deal…

As the possibility of a TikTok ban looms, a surprising trend has emerged: a surge of interest in learning Mandarin. Google searches for “learn Mandarin” are skyrocketing, and language learning app Duolingo has reported a 216% increase in U.S. users starting Chinese lessons. This trend coincides with the Jan. 19 deadline for a potential TikTok…

When Washington Commanders placekicker Zane Gonzalez kicked a 37-yard field goal Sunday, Jan. 12, to give his team its first playoff win since the 2005 season, it wasn’t just the “doink” off the uprights NBC cameras captured. As Gonzalez readied to send his team into the divisional round, a national audience was brought into his…

President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly weighing action to delay TikTok’s looming ban as the app’s deadline to sell approaches. Congress passed a law last year requiring TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest its American assets, citing national security concerns. The ban will reportedly take effect Sunday, Jan. 19, unless lawmakers take action. The potential…

Unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes, TikTok plans to shut down for U.S. users on Sunday, Jan. 19, according to company insiders who spoke with The Information. The long-anticipated TikTok ban in the U.S. is just days away and new details are emerging about what that will look like for users. While the law banning…

With a TikTok ban possibly hitting the United States in less than a week, another Chinese social media app is quickly gaining traction. Xiaohongshu, known as “RedNote” in English, surged to the top spot among free apps in the Apple App Store on Tuesday, Jan. 14. The app launched in 2013 and has 300 million…

Chinese officials are weighing options for TikTok as the popular short-form video app faces an outright ban in the U.S. on Jan. 19. One possible option they are discussing is selling its U.S. operations to X owner Elon Musk, according to a report from Bloomberg.  The Chinese government would “strongly” prefer TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance,…

Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that Facebook will be terminating all remaining fact-checking programs and implementing an X-style “Community Notes” feature, where users post notes for discussion without fact checks. Zuckerberg cited the results of the November 2024 U.S. election as a “tipping point,” proving to him that Americans are more interested in unrestricted free speech…