Legislation would force Chinese-owned ByteDance to divest video app by January 19 or be restricted in the US
The panic over AGI disinformation in this year’s political cycle seems to have been overblown
Culinary trends of the past resurface to produce comforting content
Decontextualised opinions on short-form video apps lose the facts and nuance needed to make educated decisions
Populism is the winner in the shift from traditional to social media and from text to video and audio
Arguments to be heard about a week before the measure is set to take effect
Chinese social media platform suspected of failing to tackle risks of manipulation linked to Russia
President-elect has said his incoming administration is looking at how to save popular video app from looming deadline
Fate of the popular ByteDance-owned app now will be decided by the Supreme Court — or Donald Trump
Beijing-based company has lured top AI talent from local rivals while becoming China’s biggest buyer of Nvidia chips
Investigations should finally shed light on how algorithms win votes and influence people
Further appeal expected for bipartisan measure targeting video app owned by China’s ByteDance over security concerns
Video app owned by China’s ByteDance is hoping for a lifeline to avoid being sold or shut down in the US
Far-right candidate Georgescu says he will challenge decision of top court to order rerun of first-round vote
Social media accounts promoted Călin Georgescu without flagging political ads, MEPs hear
Gen Z workers posting redundancy videos are trending — but can harm their future prospects
Bucharest lodges complaint after far-right candidate who went viral on Chinese platform topped presidential vote
French billionaire warns that if region misses AI boom it will be ‘a very small continent abandoned for a few generations’
These unfiltered behind-the-scenes home tours are an opportunity to savour the eccentricities of a cast of curious characters
Both campaigns are using TikTok to try to reach younger voters
Our fractured, algorithm-driven attention economy is all too easily exploited when people aren’t paying attention
Hair mists are playing an increasingly important part in women’s beauty routines
The social media platform is threatened with a ban but remains wildly popular among users, including Kamala Harris and Donald Trump
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
App’s lawyer urges a federal appeals court to throw out rule requiring its Chinese owner to divest it or be shut down
