With another week spent on the internet behind us, the digital culture beat unpacks this week's events in the online world.

Elon Musk is being eyed by Chinese authorities as a potential buyer of TikTok. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments to establish ...

The law gives the president the option to extend the ban by 90 days, but triggering the extension requires evidence that parties working on purchasing have made significant progress, including binding ...

Tik Tok Inc.'s ultimate parent company is ByteDance Ltd., a privately held company that has opera- tions in China. ByteDance Ltd ... holding that the Act does not violate petitioners' First ...

“I think in part to try and show, ‘hey, look ... China was accessing user data but that’s something Kunz said all apps do. “For many of us that are kind of watching this it it does ...

In the fast-paced, ever-changing world of data, privacy, cyber, and AI, staying ahead of the curve is crucial. Following Data Protection Day 2025 ...

What if you just look like one? That’s the problem for all ... Previously, Trump was all for the ban pushed by the China-hawks in Congress. National security and personal security are still ...

Without U.S. approval, there is no Tik Tok. With our approval ... who is now a political commentator. TikTok does not operate in China, where ByteDance instead offers Douyin, the Chinese sibling ...

The app’s U.S. operations have been valued at up to $50 billion if ByteDance does sell. Just hours before Trump signed the order Monday, China indicated ... I’ll buy Tik Tok so it doesn ...

TikTok said service will be restored in the U.S. after President elect Trump vowed to issue an executive order Monday. Catch up on coverage of the TikTok ban.