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A TikTok influencer holds a sign that reads "Keep TikTok" outside the US Supreme Court as it hears oral arguments on whether to overturn or delay a law that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the US on January 10, 2024. Kayla Bartkowski / AFP

The TikTok ban explained

What to know about the popular social media app's US ban

Rishi Iyengar 17 January 2025
Diana Estefanía Rubio

TikTok: The most popular social media app in the US

Social media platforms have been the centre of controversy in recent years as concerns about their role in disseminating misinformation and scandals over data privacy have surfaced.Despite these…

Al Majalla - London 19 March 2024

The American crusade against TikTok

Fares Garabet 18 March 2024
Fears over the dangers of  fast-developing artificial intelligence run up to an existential threat to humanity. Those funding AI should think about the dangers, not just chase profit at all costs. Nash Weerasekera

The hysteria over AI throws up a broad range of risks

Fears over the dangers of fast-developing artificial intelligence run up to an existential threat to humanity. Those funding AI should think about the dangers, not just chase profit at all costs.

Khaled Kassar 10 May 2023
The TikTok war between the US and China is rooted not only in Washington’s fear of potential threats to national security but also a wider clash of cultures and freedoms. Nicola Ferrarese

The TikTok war is about more than technology

The TikTok war between the US and China is rooted not only in Washington's fear of potential threats to national security but also a wider clash of cultures and freedoms.

Khaled Kassar 29 April 2023
Stellar growth made TikTok one of the world's most popular social media apps, but Western countries are accusing the platform of being an agent of China. Nash Weerasekera

TikTok under attack amid fears it is harvesting data 

Stellar growth made TikTok one of the world's most popular social media apps, but Western countries are accusing the platform of being an agent of China

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 10 March 2023
TikTok logos are seen in this illustration taken February 15, 2022. Picture taken February 15, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

France Fines TikTok $5.4 mln For Online Tracking Shortcomings

France fined TikTok 5 million euros ($5.4 million) for shortcomings linked to the short video platform's handling of online tracking known as "cookies", which the ByteDance-owned company said it had…

12 January 2023
TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/

EU Commissioner Says He Will Remind TikTok CEO To Respect EU Rules

Chinese social media company TikTok must remember to respect European Union rules, including transparency requirements regarding its algorithms, Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton…

09 January 2023
The TikTok logo is pictured outside the company's U.S. head office in Culver City, California, U.S., September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

UK May Fine TikTok $29 Million for Failing to Protect Children's Privacy

Britain could fine TikTok 27 million pounds ($28.91 million) following an investigation that found the short-form video app may have breached UK's data protection law by failing to safeguard privacy…

26 September 2022
The logo of TikTok application is seen on a mobile phone screen in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2019. Picture taken February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Illustration

TikTok To Clamp Down On Paid Political Posts By Influencers Ahead of U.S. Midterms

TikTok will work to prevent content creators from posting paid political messages on the short-form video app, as part of its preparation for the U.S. midterm election in November, the company said…

17 August 2022
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Business & Economy

US-China summit: this time, Xi sets the agenda

13 May 2026

Washington and Beijing have much to discuss during Donald Trump's visit. As they meet, both presidents will find that they are playing with different hands.

Shirley Ze Yu
Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

What the new US Fed chair could do differently

13 May 2026

Jerome Powell's successor, Kevin Warsh, takes the reins at a critical fiscal moment, as inflationary pressures caused by the US war on Iran begin to take effect worldwide.

Toufic Chanbour
Al Majalla
Politics

Is it the end of the two-party system in the UK?

13 May 2026

Britons seem fed up with establishment parties after Labour's disastrous performance in this week's local elections, and the Tories' similar failure two years ago

Con Coughlin
Festival General Delegate Thierry Fremaux speaks in front of the Cannes Festival official poster from the movie "Thelma & Louise" during a press conference in Cannes, France, on 11 May 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Culture & Social Affairs

Cinema's changing face on display at Cannes

11 May 2026

This year, the renowned film festival appears to be addressing a world where films are made and consumed differently, while maintaining its legacy as the world's foremost arena for art cinema

Firas Al-Madi
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the day of the EU Leaders and Regional Partners Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 24 April 2026.
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Politics

Are Lebanon-Israel talks a mistake? The view from Cairo

11 May 2026

Egyptian officials believe US-Israeli pressure to rapidly disarm Hezbollah could backfire and plunge Lebanon into a new civil war

Amr Emam

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