U.S. House’s Chief Administrative Office has banned WhatsApp on the government devices of congressional staffers.

Under a U.S. law that went into effect Jan. 19, 2025, it is illegal for American companies to host or distribute TikTok in the country as long as it remains controlled by China-based ByteDance.

Authors had hoped that 8th Note Press, owned by ByteDance, would take advantage of TikTok’s ability to transform books into best sellers. Amir Hamja/The New York Times ...

In the meantime, TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance has been busy in Washington, increasing the amount it spent on lobbying from $270,000 in 2019 to more than $10 million last year.

Trump's decision to extend ByteDance's deadline to sell TikTok's U.S. operations has sparked backlash from leading conservatives.

Under a law signed by then-President Joe Biden last year, ByteDance was directed to divest TikTok’s U.S. unit. The company has balked at selling a lucrative business valued as high as $150 billion.

The US ban on TikTok has likely been avoided (again). On Tuesday President Trump signaled his intent to add a 90-day extension to prevent the ban from taking effect on June 19. The extra time is meant ...

US President Donald Trump has granted a third extension to ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, to sell the video-sharing app to an American buyer.

That gives the company time to find a US-approved buyer or face being effectively banned for US users. But it's not just TikTok on the line -- Lemon8, TikTok's sister app, could also be affected.

President Donald Trump will sign a new executive order granting ByteDance a 90-day extension to finalize the sale of TikTok's U.S. operations, marking the third postponement of a congressionally ...

Several lawmakers, including those who’ve criticized a divest-or-ban law for TikTok and ByteDance, have warned that Trump’s repeated extensions are untenable and illegal.