Trump issues flurry of orders on TikTok, DOGE, social media, AI, and energy
President Donald Trump's flurry of day-one actions included a reprieve for TikTok, the creation of a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an order on social media "censorship," a declaration of an energy emergency, and reversal of a Biden order on artificial intelligence.
American TikTokers Get a Taste of Chinese Censorship as They Rush to RedNote
It took only about a day for Chinese censors to crack down on posts from Americans who had flooded onto the Chinese social-media app Xiaohongshu. American TikTok users started downloading Xiaohongshu,
When TikTok Went Dark, an Unlikely App Won
After a US law temporarily forced Americans to find a new home for their short-video habit, TikTok clone Likee saw a surge in usage.
‘Propaganda arm’: TikTok search glitch stokes fear over Trump’s new alliance with tech titans
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok’s CEO Shou ZI Chew both attended the inauguration, alongside former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, the first tech boss to hitch his wagon to Trump.
Is TikTok Blocking Anti-Trump Content? What We Know
Trump’s TikTok trap
I guess I have a warm spot for TikTok I didn’t have originally,” Trump said at a press conference on Monday night. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew even got a prime seat at Trump’s inauguration and dined with him in December.
Trump repeats he wants to 'negotiate a deal' for TikTok
RedNote Censorship Concerns Emerge As TikTok Users Flock to Chinese App
As self-described " TikTok refugees" pour onto the Chinese social media app RedNote, also known as Xiaohongshu, some foreign netizens are already running up against the country's extensive censorship apparatus. Newsweek reached out to Xiaohongshu with a request for comment via a general contact email address.
TikTok, RedNote and the Crushed Promise of the Chinese Internet
China’s internet companies and their hard-working, resourceful professionals make world-class products, in spite of censorship and malign neglect by Beijing.
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Washington’s TikTok Ban Hypocrisy: Internet Censorship Is Good, Now
If the U.S. believes TikTok is a clear and present danger to ... or anyone else’s — should be countered with state censorship, rather than counter-speech, marks an ideological abandonment ...
Questions of TikTok’s survival loom again | Rooted in Progress
Is TikTok’s time up? The popular video platform finds itself at the center of yet another whirlwind of controversy.
As US TikTok users move to RedNote, some are encountering Chinese-style censorship for the first time
Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, has been hiring for a surprising position in recent days: English-language content moderators.
US bans TikTok. Here's what could come next
A U.S. ban of TikTok began to take effect on Sunday, capping a high-stakes battle that pitted the federal government against one of the nation's most popular social media platforms.
The Supreme Court debated cat videos, Cold War censorship and TikTok’s future. Here are 3 takeaways
After nearly three hours of Supreme Court arguments Friday morning, Americans are one step closer to learning whether a TikTok ban will take effect in nine days.