Under the terms of the deal TikTok's algorithm, which will be licensed by investor Oracle, is set to be retrained on American user data. Mr Navarra said this could leave the app feeling "safer and sturdier" but also leaving it at a risk of "becoming less culturally essential" as a result.

Social media personality and food critic Keith Lee took home the highest honor of the 2025 TikTok Awards after he was named Creator of the Year at the inaugural ceremony. Lee, a popular food reviewer who highlights small businesses, was visibly choked up in his acceptance speech after being handed the award by presenter Paris Hilton.

TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, on Thursday signed binding agreements to hand control of the short video app's U.S. operations to a group of investors, including Oracle , in a big step toward avoiding a U.

A new ownership structure limits ByteDance’s control, addresses US security concerns, and reduces the immediate risk of TikTok being banned in the United States.

A Uganda prison officer has been sacked for criticising the government on TikTok, in a rare move authorities said amounted to "gross indiscipline". Lawrence Ampe had been under investigation over social media posts accusing senior government officials of corruption, human rights abuses and mistreatment of lower-ranking prison officers.

A deal made to divest ByteDance's ownership of TikTok in the US has been confirmed. It's expected to be signed in late January.

TikTok just announced new social elements for the app. There's now a shared feed and a collections feature. Apple just announced it will be integrating more ads into the App Store. This will primarily impact search results.