Can TikTok's owner afford to lose its killer app?


by BBC News

BBC News— Sell or be banned - TikTok's US operations, by some estimates, could fetch up to $100bn.

WSTPost—Meet TikTok’s NEWEST Queen Bee Leah Halton: The stunning Australian model, 23, becomes the app’s most popular influencer ever – after captivating MILLIONS with a 12-second clip of her lip sync. Meet TikTok's NEWEST Queen Bee Leah Halton: The stunning Australian model, 23, becomes the app's most popular influencer ever - after captivating MILLIONS with a 12-second clip of her lip sync - You may have never heard the name Leah Halton before, but that hasn't stopped the stunning Australian from becoming one of the internet's most famous faces - and the model is now well on her way to setting the record for TikTok video with the most likes ever. Leah, 23, uploaded a seemingly simple...

The Spectator Australia—After TikTok, there’s another app we should ban. The American House of Representatives has passed a bill ordering Bytedance, a Chinese company, to divest from TikTok or stop…What to read next: Why the smoking ban exposes the ‘right side of history’ delusion | Parliament votes for smoking ban | Full list: every MP who voted against Sunak’s smoking ban | Kemi comes out against Sunak’s smoking ban

Time—Here’s All the Countries With TikTok Bans as Platform’s Future in U.S. Hangs In Balance. Over 30 countries have imposed restrictions on the social media platform.