TikTok — now in U.S. hands after the social media service split from China-based ByteDance earlier this year — is raising concerns among some users about its new privacy policy, prompting questions ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed an extensive, $95 billion national security package that sends financial aid to Taiwan, Ukraine, Israel, and Gaza. Tucked inside that bill is a piece of legislation ...

For years, TikTok leadership tried to convince the United States that the popular social media app used by as many as 170 million Americans was not a threat to national security. It lost that fight ...

The inaugural U.S. TikTok awards aired live from the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Dec. 18 Taylor Hill/FilmMagic; Tiktok/Tubi Who had the biggest night at the TikTok Awards 2025? The inaugural ...

President Biden on Wednesday signed a law that would ban Chinese-owned TikTok unless it is sold within a year. It is the most serious threat yet to the video-streaming app's future in the U.S., ...

According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. It's easy to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. John Brandon covers social media trends. @johnbrandonmn The question to answer right away is: What does it mean to go viral on ...

The House of Representatives passed legislation on Wednesday giving TikTok two choices: find a buyer for the immensely popular video app, or face a nationwide ban in the U.S. President Biden has ...

An internal analysis found nearly twice as many pro-Trump posts as pro-Biden ones on TikTok since November, a sign of the right’s use of a liberal-friendly platform. By Anjali Huynh Donald Trump isn’t ...

One of the easiest and most straightforward methods of growing an audience on TikTok is to use hashtags. While it’s possible to gain traction for your videos without using TikTok hashtags, they do ...

Optimize for TikTok, the fastest-growing social search platform dominating Gen Z. Gain an edge with these hashtag, keyword and content tips. TikTok is no longer just an entertainment platform – it has ...