Microsoft is in discussion to buy TikTok for a purported price of $100 billion (£80bn), US President Donald Trump revealed in a conversation with reporters yesterday. Microsoft has declined to comment.

With several companies and individuals proposed as a buyer for TikTok, President Trump says he would like to see a bidding war over the app. According to him, Microsoft is interested yet again. If that sounds familiar it’s because Microsoft and Oracle were the original two U.

DeepSeek, the Chinese-owned ChatGPT rival, could pose the same national security concerns that Congress has about TikTok, Philip Elliott writes.

The Chinese Communist Party uses the platform to cultivate a social consensus that undermines U.S. society.

“At the same time, it is also clear that millions of people in the United States use TikTok to express themselves, access information, and participate civically. The First Amendment provides Americans with some of the strongest legal protections for speech in the world.

Shanghai-based Xiaohongshu, or RedNote as it is known in English, is a Chinese social media platform growing in popularity as an alternative to TikTok, but with the same security risks.

"Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary discussed TikTok's future, particularly the role of a "secret golden share" as his offer for the platform remains on the table.

TikTok required an American executive to sign an oath supporting China’s “socialist system” and “national interests,” according to documents related

The law gives authority for a 90-day extension for the app’s Chinese owner ByteDance to complete a divestiture “as long as a viable deal is on the table, Rep. Mike Waltz said.

The bizarre surge in popularity for Chinese social media app RedNote has sparked alarm among policy experts who warned it carries even greater security risks than TikTok.

Barstool Sports founder and president Dave Portnoy shares his thoughts on the TikTok debate on 'The Will Cain Show.'

Sen. Tom Cotton urges action on TikTok, citing national security risks and its harmful impact on American youth.