Biden won’t enforce TikTok ban, leaving fate of app up to Trump

Congress last year in a law signed by President Joe Biden required that TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance divest the company by Jan. 19 or risk getting banned in the U.S.

TikTok ban: Apps to try if the platform shuts down

As the U.S. considers banning TikTok, here are the social media alternatives users can explore for short videos and trends.

Arizona lawmaker wants to keep porn away from minors

Arizona Republican Rep. Nick Kupper introduced a bill that would require companies that publish more than a third of sexually explicit material online to require users to verify their age.

TikTok faces U.S. ban as some businesses, lawmakers and influencers voice concern

Local businesses are preparing for the possibility of a nation-wide ban of the app TikTok, which has helped local businesses thrive through organic marketing.

Countdown to TikTok ban has local businesses worried
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Businesses that have relied on social media app TikTok are worried as a deadline looms for its parent company to either sell or face a U.S. ban. Fox 10's Lauren Clark has more.

Rednote, Lemon8: What to know about the possible alternatives to TikTok

With a potential TikTok ban looming, social media users are turning to platforms like Rednote and Lemon8 to create and enjoy content.

YouTuber gave away $10k worth of items at AZ store
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A YouTuber who caused chaos at a Phoenix are gas station over the weekend announced he was giving away $10,000 worth of items at a discount store in Phoenix, and within seconds of that post, the place was packed. FOX 10's Ellen McNamara has more.

Facebook fact-checking to be replaced with X-style community notes

Facebook is ending its fact-checking program and replacing it with a similar model used on Elon Musk’s X. Here’s what to know.

New 2025 laws hit hot topics from AI in movies to rapid-fire guns

Artificial intelligence. Abortion. Guns. Marijuana. Minimum wages. Name a hot topic, and chances are good there’s a new law about it taking effect in 2025 in one state or another.

US Supreme Court decides to hear case over TikTok ban
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Fears of stolen data being sent to the Chinese Communist Party are at the root of why the Supreme Court will hear arguments to determine if banning the popular social media app TikTok is necessary.

TikTok asks SCOTUS to block potential US ban

TikTok has asked the Supreme Court to block a federal law that would ban the popular platform in the United States unless its China-based parent company agrees to sell it.

Nearly half of US teens say they are online ‘almost constantly,’ survey finds

Despite the increasing evidence of the negative impacts constant social media consumption has on young people’s mental health, nearly half say they are online “almost constantly."

Meta apologizes for Facebook, Instagram outages

Meta issued an apology after a widespread outage affected Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger on Wednesday.

Wikipedia's most-viewed articles in 2024

Politics dominated Wikipedia’s most-viewed articles this year, but here’s a look at what else people were interested in reading about in 2024.

Federal court upholds TikTok 'sale or ban' law
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A federal appeals court has upheld a law that requires the social media platform TikTok to either break ties with its parent company that is based in the People's Republic of China, or be banned by mid-January 2025.

U.S. officials warn against unsecured texting
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Leaders have labeled it a massive espionage campaign affecting dozens of countries. U.S. officials say hackers compromised the networks of multiple communication companies. Now, they are suggesting Americans use encrypted messaging apps as a precaution. FOX 10?s Lauren Clark spoke to experts about this and breaks it down for us.