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Multiple U.S. states have sued TikTok over claims that the video app is designed to be addictive to kids and harms their mental health.

TikTok fought against its threatened U.S. ban in a federal court on Monday -- in a hearing that was described as "the most important two hours" in the video app's history.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused TikTok of secretly collecting American users’ views on abortion, gun control, and religion.

TikTok officially sued the United States government on Tuesday in an effort to block a new law that requires the app to be sold or face a ban in the country.

Wednesday morning, President Joe Biden signed into law a bill forcing TikTok to divest from its parent company or face a ban.

The House of Representatives, led by a Republican majority, passed legislation on Saturday that will ban the popular social media app TikTok in the United States if its Chinese owner does not sell its stake in the next year.

The House of Representatives passed a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the video app in 165 days or face a total ban in the United States.

Montana made headlines earlier this year when it became the first state in the U.S. to ban TikTok. But now, a judge ruled the move unconstitutional.

The country of Nepal banned social media app TikTok because was "detrimental to social harmony."

TikTok has opened its first European data center as the video app attempts to combat long-held privacy concerns over its links to China.

New York City has banned TikTok on government-owned devices, citing security concerns over its parent company ByteDance’s alleged ties to the Chinese government.

Almost 60% of Americans consider TikTok to be a threat to national security in the United States -- but that perception varies depending on whether or not the individual actually uses the app.

U.S. lawmakers are considering making changes to the bill that would give the Biden administration new powers to ban Chinese-owned TikTok -- after the company's "aggressive lobbying."

TikTok has admitted to quietly bankrolling a high-profile lawsuit brought by its users against Montana's state-wide ban on the video-sharing app -- a detail that the company failed to mention previously.

Just days after a group of TikTok users filed a lawsuit against Montana seeking to overturn the state's controversial legislation to ban the popular social media app, TikTok itself has sued Montana over the new law.

A group of TikTok users filed a lawsuit against Montana seeking to overturn the state's ban of the video app -- which was the first-of-its-kind in the nation.

Montana has officially become the first state to completely ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok in the U.S.

A former top executive at TikTok's parent company ByteDance has claimed that it built a "backdoor channel" in its code that allowed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) access to user data in the U.S. in a new lawsuit.

The state of Arkansas is suing Meta and TikTok, accusing the social media platforms of misleading consumers about the safety of children on its "addictive" platforms and deceiving users about the protection of their private data.

TikTok may be facing a potential nationwide ban in the U.S. but it appears that its Chinese parent company ByteDance has a contingency plan as its Instagram rival photo app Lemon8 soared into the Top 10 in the App Store's charts this week.

China says it would "firmly oppose" any forced sale of TikTok in order to avoid a nationwide ban in the U.S.

The FBI is now investigating TikTok for spying on U.S. journalists -- as the popular video-sharing app faces a nationwide ban.

The Biden administration has demanded that the Chinese-owned TikTok be sold or the app will face a nationwide ban in the U.S.

TikTok may split from its Chinese parent company ByteDance, to help address U.S. concerns about national security risks.

The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that bars federal employees from using TikTok on government-issued devices amid national security fears.