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An Indiana county judge has dismissed a state lawsuit filed against TikTok that had accused the app of deceiving its users about the level of inappropriate content for children on its platform and the security of consumers’ personal information.

Welp, looks like we have another popular food critic in town - this time its Keith Lee.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, local teacher Deidre Kelly turned to TikTok to inspire her students, and she has since garnered a massive following.

TikTok and Meta are filing legal challenges against new European Union rules designed to counter the dominance of digital giants and make online competition fairer by giving consumers more choice.

Nepal’s government has decided to ban the popular social media app TikTok, saying it was disrupting “social harmony” in the country.

Hyundai says it will set up “mobile clinics” at five U.S. locations to provide anti-theft software upgrades for vehicles now regularly targeted by thieves using a technique popularized on TikTok and other social platforms.

The European Union has demanded Meta and TikTok detail their efforts to curb illegal content and disinformation during the Israel-Hamas war.

TikTok and Montana faced off in federal court in a case filed by the video sharing app and five content creators who want the court to temporarily block the state's ban on the platform before it takes effect on Jan. 1.

Chinese-owned video platform TikTok says it will halt its online retail operation in Indonesia to comply with the country’s decision to ban e-commerce transactions on social media platforms.

Fans of “Mean Girls” have long since celebrated Oct. 3 by rewatching the classic 2004 comedy on TV, and then on streaming services.

TikTok has become a key marketing channel for vendors promoting steroids and other bodybuilding drugs to millions of the app’s users, according to a report released Thursday that the social media company disputes.

Chinese-owned app TikTok says it regrets the Indonesian government’s decision to ban e-commerce transactions on social media platforms and particularly the impact it would have on the millions of sellers who use TikTok Shop.

Fourteen-year-old Armita Mojazza is a huge Harry Styles fan, and TikTok knows it.

Houston legend Paul Wall is trending again this year after posting a TikTok where fans said the rapper was unrecognizable due to his new silver cut hair.

TikTok said on Tuesday it will begin launching a new tool that will help creators label their AI-generated content.

The butterfly haircut is sweeping up views on TikTok. This trendy style is a mixture of Rachel and Farrah Fawcett that will leave your hair bouncy and voluminous. 💆‍♀️🔫

European regulators have slapped TikTok with a $368 million fine for failing to protect children's privacy.

After months of testing, TikTok is fully launching its e-commerce product in the U.S., in an effort to translate the app’s cultural relevance among young consumers to sales.

Actress Sarah Francis Jones, best known for her role in 2007′s “Hairspray” went into labor during Beyoncé’s birthday concert in Los Angeles on Labor Day.

Starting Friday, Europeans will see their online life change.

Are you tired of your kids spending too much time on social media? A Houston area psychiatrist is handing out some healthy tips and explaining how the use of social media could be beneficial to some kids.

A viral prank in which parents film themselves cracking an egg on their toddlers’ heads is taking over TikTok. But some medical experts say the laughs may not be worth the potential harmful effects the stunt could have on kids.

You can turn unwanted robocalls into cash. Doc Compton, from Robocalls.cash joins Amy Davis for an episode of Ask Amy to explain how you can get paid by answering robocalls.

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A sweet message during a streak of not-so-sweet heat that went viral is pretty much how all of us Texans have been feeling lately.

Children in Georgia would need their parents' permission to create social media accounts if some top Republicans in the state get their way next year.

An Australian Senate committee has recommended a ban on the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from federal government devices be extended to China’s most popular social media platform, WeChat.

The same day owner Elon Musk abruptly dropped Twitter's name and bird logo as part of its supposed transition to an “anything app,” TikTok impishly announced it will begin letting its users post — you guessed it — text-based messages.

In a 6-2 vote, League City council voted Tuesday to ban TikTok from city related devices and city related business.

A top EU official says TikTok needs to do more to get ready for new European Union digital rules taking effect next month aimed at keeping users safe online.

An Ohio plastic surgeon’s state medical license has been permanently revoked after a medical board determined she harmed patients while livestreaming their surgeries on the social media app TikTok.

YOUR KIDS MAY LOVE 'TIK-TOK', BUT TONIGHT A LOCAL CITY IS CONSIDERING BANNING THE APP.

A spokesperson for DoorDash said a delivery driver had been removed from the platform in connection with the incident.

TikTok and a group of five content creators who are suing the state of Montana over its first-in-the-nation law to ban the video sharing app are now asking a federal judge to block implementation of the law while the case moves through the courts.

TikTok is killing off an in-app feature that was a close copy of the social media platform BeReal.

Pop singer Jordy is headlining Rainbow on the Green at Discovery Green tonight. You'll also see Derrick as he hosts this free event. But before the show, Derrick chats with Jordy about his gaining popularity.

The rapper-singer Doja Cat — the Grammy Award winner, fashion muse, and creator of many viral TikTok hits — is set to embark on her 2023 North American tour this fall.

TikTok’s Chief Operating Officer and one of the company’s most public faces, V Pappas, is stepping down after nearly five years at the company.

A mother and daughter died Monday afternoon following a crash in northwest Houston.

West Coast social media users are sharing their DIY tips for building an air purifier at home as smoke from Canada wildfires are cloaking much of the East Coast.

Two U.S. senators are asking TikTok to explain what they called “misleading or inaccurate” statements about how it stores and provides access to U.S. user data.

A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the popular short-video app TikTok, says in a legal filing that some members of the ruling Communist Party used data held by the company to identify and locate protesters in Hong Kong.

Social media company TikTok has filed a lawsuit to overturn Montana’s first-in-the-nation ban on the video sharing app.

The state's ban is a violation of the First Amendment, the social media app says.

A sharp uptick in thefts of Hyundais and Kias over the past two years has been linked to viral videos posted to TikTok and other social media platforms that teach people how to exploit a security vulnerability to steal the cars.

Five TikTok creators have filed a lawsuit to overturn a planned ban on the video sharing app in Montana.

Montana has become the first state to completely ban TikTok.

Nearly three months ago, Hyundai and Kia unveiled software that was designed to thwart an epidemic of thefts of their vehicles, caused by a security flaw that was exposed on TikTok and other social media sites.

Most Democrats and Republicans agree that the federal government should better regulate the biggest technology companies, particularly social media platforms.

KPRC 2′s Owen Conflenti is the king of TikTok at KPRC 2. He embraced the social media platform in its early days and has gone viral more than a time or two as he has unleashed his quirky, fun side in the mornings.

Montana lawmakers have given final passage to a bill banning the social media app TikTok in the state.

Montana moved one step closer to passing a bill to ban TikTok from operating in the state.

“I think we should be gentler and less comfortable commenting on people’s bodies, no matter what,” the musician said in a TikTok video.

As lawmakers debate whether to ban TikTok nationwide, its Chinese parent company has stealthily introduced a new app that’s already getting some traction.

Britain’s privacy watchdog has hit TikTok with a multimillion-dollar penalty for misusing children’s data and violating other protections for users’ personal information.

More than two dozen Democratic members of Congress who are active on TikTok are now facing questions about whether they’ll continue to use it.

Under intense scrutiny from Washington that could lead to a potential ban on TikTok, the top attorney for the social media platform and its Chinese parent company ByteDance defended TikTok’s plan to safeguard U.S. user data from China and said it will continue to develop its new app called Lemon8.

Social media platforms often rely on labels to let users know an account is operated by a Russian state propaganda agency.

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley has tried to force a Senate vote on legislation that would ban TikTok from operating in the United States.

A woman who lost her full-time job during the pandemic used her $1,200 stimulus check to start a “cash stuffing” business, which is now on track to bring in $1 million this year, MSNBC reports.

Recent moves by President Joe Biden to pressure TikTok and approve oil drilling in an untapped area of Alaska are testing the loyalty of a young voters.

On the one side are dozens of lawmakers on Capitol Hill issuing dire warnings about security breaches and possible Chinese surveillance.

France says it's banning the “recreational″ use of TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and other apps on government employees' phones.

The brand's TikTok account responded to several viral videos that suggest people can eat the treat with plastic on if it is frozen.

TikTok's CEO was relatively unknown to the U.S. public before Thursday, when he testified before a congressional committee concerned about data protections on the popular video-sharing app.

Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman is a TikTok star at age 85, thanks to her 17-year-old grandson.

The battle between the U.S. and China over TikTok came into full view when the social media platform’s CEO testified before Congressional lawmakers.

TikTok is ramping up a public relations campaign to fend off the possibility of a nationwide ban by the Biden administration.

TikTok has rolled out updated rules and standards for content and users as it faces increasing pressure from Western authorities over concerns that material on the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app could be used to push false information.

China is appealing to other governments to treat its companies fairly after Britain and New Zealand joined the United States in restricting use of TikTok due to fears the Chinese-owned short video service might be a security risk.

New Zealand lawmakers and other workers inside the nation’s Parliament will be banned from having the TikTok app on their government phones.

British authorities say they're banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from government mobile phones on security grounds, following similar moves by the U.S. and European Union.

China is accusing the United States of spreading disinformation and suppressing TikTok following reports that the Biden administration was calling for its Chinese owners to sell their stakes in the popular video-sharing app.

TikTok is dismissing calls for its Chinese owners to sell their stakes in the popular video-sharing app, saying such a move wouldn’t help protect national security.

Mental health apps Betterhelp and Cerebral are facing big penalties after private information was given to companies like Tiktok, Facebook (Meta) and Snapchat.

Belgium's prime minister says TikTok is being banned from government phones over worries about cybersecurity, privacy and misinformation.

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A new company, the News Movement, is betting on social media as a way to get young people interested in the news.

TikTok says every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks.

China says a ban on the use of TikTok by official European Union institutions will harm business confidence in Europe.

The United States is ratcheting up national security concerns about TikTok, mandating that all federal employees delete the Chinese-owned social media app from government-issued mobile phones.

China says U.S. government bans on Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok reflect Washington's own insecurities and are an abuse of state power.

Denmark parliament has urged lawmakers and employees with the 179-member assembly to against having TikTok on phones as a cybersecurity measure.

The White House is giving all federal agencies 30 days to wipe TikTok off all government devices, as the Chinese-owned social media app comes under increasing scrutiny in Washington over security concerns.

Canada is banning TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices, reflecting widening worries from Western officials over the Chinese-owned video sharing app.

The European Union’s executive branch has temporarily banned TikTok from phones used by employees as a cybersecurity measure.

TikTok is planning two more European data centers, as the popular Chinese-owned video sharing app seeks to allay growing concerns about data privacy for its users in the West.

TikTok is a popular platform for sharing recipes and showing off dance moves but we want to warn you about a car theft challenge circulating that Houston police say has made its way to our area.

Banning TikTok from government devices enjoys bipartsan support across the U.S. But a few Democratic legislators in Kansas object to expanding a ban imposed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly because they don’t want a state law to target a company by name.

Hyundai and Kia are rolling out software updates to stem a raft of auto thefts related to a TikTok challenge that authorities believe has led to at least 14 reported crashes and eight fatalities.

It’s one thing to be a survivor of one mass shooting, but ever since the shooting at Michigan State University’s campus on Monday, there are students who have now survived two mass shootings.

Ohio’s governor wants to require parental consent for kids under 16 to get new accounts on TikTok, Snapchat and other social media and gaming platforms.

Twitter has failed to provide a full report to the European Union on its efforts to combat online disinformation, drawing a rebuke from top officials of the 27-nation bloc.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that there’s a “statewide model security plan” for Texas state agencies to “address vulnerabilities presented by the use of TikTok and other software on personal and state-issued devices.”

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A beloved father, TikTok sensation, and Houston native has reportedly passed away after his battle with colon cancer.

University of Wisconsin System officials say they will prohibit the use of TikTok on system devices.

The European Union’s digital policy chief has warned TikTok’s boss that the social media app will have to fall in line with tough new rules for online platforms set to take effect later this year.

Students and faculty will not be able to access the popular social media app while connected to university internet servers. It’s the latest step to limit access to the service after Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies to ban the app on government-issued devices citing cybersecurity risks.