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The boss of the hit video-sharing app testify on Capitol Hill on Thursday in an attempt to assuage growing fears about the app's connections to China.

"ByteDance is not an agent of China," he said of TikTok's parent company in his testimony.

TikTok has announced new updates to its community guidelines, with a focus on how it treats AI-generated content and hate speech policies.

The social media app TikTok has been a focus for concerns that the Chinese government could access data on individual users. Whether the app poses a security risk remains unclear, but TikTok has now been banned from government devices in several countries.

A new chart maps out ByteDance's complex family of global subsidiaries.

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill making it illegal for TikTok to operate unless Chinese owner ByteDance sells its interest. While President Biden has indicated he'd sign the bill, it still needs to pass through Congress. Here's everything you need to know.

In today’s newsletter: The UK government plans to ban the app on official devices to prevent potential spying – but there’s more to the move than that

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating whether the Chinese owner of TikTok has been conducting improper surveillance on American citizens and journalists in particular, as the company deals with significant opposition in its efforts to continue operating the popular video-sharing app in the U.S.

The WA government will wait for Commonwealth advice before making a decision on potentially banning TikTok from its devices.

Popular video platform TikTok, who is owned ByteDance and based in Beijing, has admitted to acquiring the data of American citizens. It also has close ties with the Chinese government

Company admitted last year employees inappropriately obtained US user data