TikTok sued the Biden administration in response to a new law that bans the video app in the U.S. unless it is sold in the next 12 months. Michael Dwyer/AP hide caption
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People hold signs in support of TikTok outside the U.S. Capitol building on March 13. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
This senator tells NPR why he's leading a charge against TikTok — and what comes next
Participants hold signs in support of TikTok at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on March 12, 2024, in Washington, D.C. House Democrats and TikTok creators and business owners held the news conference to express concerns over House GOP legislation that would force the owners of the popular Chinese social media app to sell the platform or face a ban in the U.S. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before a Senate committee in Washington on Wednesday. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
TikTok is the latest technology company to cut staff, as firms reorganize and re-allocate resources, just as the video-sharing app reports strong growth. Matt Slocum/AP hide caption
The Biden administration is demanding that TikTok be sold away from Beijing-based ByteDance, rejecting the company's plan before U.S. national security officials. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption
The Biden administration demands that TikTok be sold, or risk a nationwide ban
Virginia Republican Glenn Youngkin on Friday became the latest governor to ban the TikTok app from state agency devices. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and National Counterterrorism Center Director Christine Abizaid were also there to discuss threats to the U.S. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
In a newly public letter, TikTok's top executive, Shou Zi Chew, tried to allay the concerns of several U.S. senators about the Chinese-owned company's data security practices. Kiichiro Sato/AP hide caption
Two women who reviewed hundreds of TikTok videos each week for violent and graphic content say the company ignored the psychological trauma they suffered on the job and pushed them to meet quotas. Kiichiro Sato/AP hide caption
Former TikTok moderators sue over emotional toll of 'extremely disturbing' videos
A federal judge issued a nationwide injunction Friday blocking a key aspect of President Trump's ban on the video-sharing app TikTok from taking effect on Nov. 12. Kiichiro Sato/AP hide caption
The Justice Department lawyers say ByteDance CEO Zhang Yiming has made public statements showing he is "committed to promoting" the agenda of the Chinese Communist Party. Gilles Sabrie/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
The view outside the Chinese technology company ByteDance in Beijing in August 2020. Trump's executive order outlaws transactions between U.S. citizens and ByteDance. American instructors who work for ByteDance subsidiary GOGOKID said they feel like their jobs are under threat. Emmanuel Wong/Getty Images hide caption
They Teach Chinese Kids English Online. Now They're Caught In Trump's War On TikTok
President Trump on Friday ordered that ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, divest from the U.S. in 90 days. AP hide caption
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has consulted with President Trump about acquiring TikTok's U.S. assets. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
Raisha Doumbia, 20, left and Kai Harris, 17, have turned to TikTok to discuss racial injustice. It comes after TikTok apologized for a "technical glitch" that hid videos related to Black Lives Matter. TikTok screenshots by NPR hide caption