President-elect Donald Trump is rethinking his opposition to TikTok with less than a month before it faces an outright ban in the U.S. Trump’s comments come after his electoral victory in November, which saw significant gains with young voters. “I’m going to have to start thinking about TikTok,” Trump said at a conservative conference in…

Foreign adversaries are using loopholes in U.S. law to influence U.S. elections. Now Congress wants to close those loopholes because some foreign influence campaigns are legal. Congress also wants to strengthen existing laws that are, frankly, easy to break.  “Federal law is inadequate when defining what foreign nationals can and cannot do,” Caitlin Sutherland, the…

Hashtags may no longer be the golden ticket for boosting social media engagement. Many reports suggest they don’t work as effectively across platforms as they used to. On Tuesday, X owner Elon Musk weighed in on the conversation. “Please stop using hashtags. The system doesn’t need them anymore, and they look ugly,” Musk posted. Musk…

The U.S. Supreme Court said on Wednesday, Dec. 18, it will hear an appeal from TikTok challenging a U.S. law that could end up banning the social media app next month. The court’s announcement comes after an appeal by TikTok this week. The Supreme Court justices will hear oral arguments on Jan. 10 before deciding…

Egypt’s pyramids are no longer just for tourists. High-profile events, including luxury weddings and YouTube productions, now take place at the iconic site. The Egyptian government rents out the ancient wonders to boost tourism and revenue. However, these events raise concerns about preserving the historical significance of the pyramids. MrBeast rents pyramids for a YouTube…

A viral content creator pretended to be her late twin sister to avoid causing her grandparents heartbreak. For five years, Annie Niu kept the secret to herself. Niu, known for her food, beauty and travel content, recently revealed that secret in a viral TikTok video. She explained her elderly grandparents were never told of her…

President-elect Donald Trump met with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on Monday, Dec. 16, at his Mar-a-Lago resort, according to multiple reports. The meeting came as the popular social media platform faces a ban in the U.S. Earlier this year, in a show of bipartisan support, Congress passed a measure that would ban TikTok in…

A top Russian general was killed in a blast in Moscow, according to officials. And police identify the suspect in a deadly school shooting in Wisconsin. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. Officials say explosion kills Russian general in Moscow Russian officials said an explosion near an apartment…

As the clock winds down on TikTok becoming banned in the United States, the company asked the Supreme Court on Monday, Dec. 16, to block the law that would remove it from app stores. The law is set to take effect Jan. 19, forcing the app’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to divest the platform. Earlier this…

Congress is ordering Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores by Jan. 19. In a letter to the tech giants, lawmakers said they must comply with a soon-to-be-enacted law requiring parent company ByteDance to divest the video app or essentially be banned in the United States.  That law was signed by President Joe…