It is a lifestyle social media app that allows users to post short videos, photos and texts, and it also includes functions like live-streaming and shopping.

Americans have shown that they won’t take national security threats at face value. They want the details. Lawmakers reportedly gathered for a top-secret briefing on the risks posed by TikTok before voting in favor of the bill back in March. At the time, the protestors outside Capitol Hill who opposed the ban were not made privy to its findings.

This looming TikTok ban has over 170 million US TikTok users (who have named themselves "TikTok Refugees") scrambling for a replacement app. And that's what these users have seemingly found in Xiaohongshu or RedNote — a Chinese-owned social media app that has already risen to #1 on the US App Store.

Challenges came in tandem with TikTok’s success. U.S. officials expressed concerns about the company’s roots and ownership, pointing to laws in China that require Chinese companies to hand over data requested by the government. Another concern became the proprietary algorithm that populates what users see on the app.

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares filed a lawsuit against TikTok and it's China-based parent company ByteDance Ltd. Friday, according to the Commonwealth.

US President-elect Donald Trump revealed that he held a “very good” conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a phone call. According to CNN, the upcoming US president who is all set to take office on Monday,

The Supreme Court has upheld a law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese parent company does not sell the platform by Sunday.

WASHINGTON: TikTok said it will have to “go dark” this weekend unless the outgoing Biden administration assures the company it won’t enforce a shutdown of the popular app after the Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning the app unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company.

If you are an avid TikTok user – or a creator who relies on the platform for income – here’s what you need to know to prepare for its upcoming ban in the U.S.

With President-elect Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple.