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(Reuters) - A recent ban of TikTok use on U.S. government-owned devices, coupled with new legislation in Congress seeking to block the app, have fueled expectations the popular Chinese-owned platform could soon be barred nationwide. | Mar. 23

Three hundred billion dollars, three billion downloads, and at least 90 minutes of attention per user every day—TikTok and its China-based parent company have captured much of the world in more ways than one.

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act is foundational to governing expression on digital platforms. As Congress considers making adjustments to it, Brian Fishman sheds light on the potential harms.

If the US and Canadian governments are this concerned, we should be as well, one expert says.

In 2020, then-President Donald Trump attempted to ban TikTok as a "national security threat" the move was decried by democratic critics as a dangerous step for free-speech.

The Republican bill would let Joe Biden block TikTok or other foreign apps involved in the alleged transfer of “sensitive data."

A key House committee just passed a bill that would give Biden the authority to ban TikTok, likening the app to a Chinese "spy balloon in your phone."

Washington (CNN) A powerful House committee voted Wednesday to advance the legislation Amid vocal objections from some lawmakers, it would make it easier

The US House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted to give President Joe Biden the power to ban the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok.

U.S. prison deaths spiked nearly 50 percent in 2020, jumping to 6,182 deaths from 4,240 in 2019.