TikTok : 13 US states sue over its alleged failure to protect young users

Thirteen US states and the District of Columbia are suing Chinese-owned short-video app TikTok for allegedly failing to protect young people and misrepresenting claims about its commitment to public safety.

Australia to ban children as old as 16 from TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, others

Australia will ban children from using social media with a minimum age limit as high as 16, the prime minister said on Tuesday, vowing to get kids off their devices and “onto the footy fields”.

Bill to ban TikTok in US moves ahead in Congress

 The US House of Representatives approved a bill Saturday that would force the wildly popular social media app TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market. 

US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passes TikTok ban bill

The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner or be banned from the United States. 

Frances Senators Propose Suspension Of TikTok, Asking EU Commission To Shut It Down In EU

French senators have proposed that the government suspends Chinese video-sharing social platform TikTok in France and ask the European Commission to shut it down on the territory of the European Union unless the platform provides explanation how it is tied to its parent company, ByteDance, and what data is transferred to China by January 1, 2024, according to a document, published Thursday on the website of France's upper house.