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TikTok’s survival in the U.S. is riding on the outcome of the hearing. Federal judges peppered both the Justice Department and TikTok with skeptical questions about the ban, which takes effect in January.

Internal documents from TikTok that were reviewed by NPR indicate that company executives knew about the harm the app could cause young people. We talk to a researcher about what that harm looks like.

While Jools Lebron was captivating millions of people with her "very demure, very mindful" TikTok videos, at least two people submitted applications to trademark her catchphrases.

Yet again, TikTok may be up for sale. During Trump's first term, resistance from China and company executives complicated any potential acquisition. But that may change in Trump's next term.

TikTok's Chinese parent company would have to sell off the popular app under a bipartisan bill approved overwhelmingly by the House Wednesday — or face a ban on all U.S. devices.

The ban will go into effect Jan. 1, 2024, but many questions, including how it will be carried out and whether it is even legal, are swirling.

GOP Sen. Marco Rubio introduced a bill that would ban TikTok. NPR's A Martinez talks to Aynne Kokas, professor of media studies and the director of the East Asia Center at the University of Virginia.

Oliver James is a TikTok star who pledged to read 100 books this year. He has had a lot of difficulty with reading since he was a child and is now teaching himself at age 34.

Lawsuits filed by 14 attorneys general argue that TikTok knowingly worsens the youth mental health crisis and places profits over child safety.

The bill, now advancing to the Senate, represents the most serious threat yet to the video app used by half of Americans.