tiktok ban

• TikTok and ByteDance have spent at least $13.4 million on U.S. lobbying since 2019
• As the threat of a TikTok ban lingers, another ByteDance-owned app is trending up

  The ByteDance-owned app Lemon8, described as a mix of Instagram and Pinterest, is emerging as a potential alternative if TikTok gets banned.

  
• In front of Congress, TikTok’s CEO was a pariah. In China, he’s a hero.

  Shou Zi Chew's five-hour appearance in Congress has made him a national hero in China, where he is a symbol of anti-American resistance.

  
• Here are three big takeaways from TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s Congressional testimony

  TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appeared in Congress and sparred with the House Energy and Commerce Committee about Project Texas.

  
• Creators come to D.C. with a message for politicians: “TikTok is not a children’s dancing app”
• Will the dad of the D’Amelios be the one to rescue TikTok?
• President Biden now has the authority to ban TikTok. But should he?
• The European Commission, like many U.S. states, has banned TikTok on public devices
• Will the U.S. ban TikTok? The app’s CEO will plead his case.
• State governments are banning TikTok, and global leaders are applauding the effort
• Republican governors are banning TikTok on state devices