For many of America’s 170 million TikTok users, US President Donald Trump’s move to delay a legal ban of the popular social media platform was cause for celebration. But in China, where TikTok’s parent company is based,

Chinese startup DeepSeek has caused a massive stir in the AI world, with Donald Trump looking set for another TikTok-style headache amid concerns over DeepSeek's competitive edge and privacy policies.

One charge of “making terrorist threats” was dropped against a man accused of setting a fire outside a congressman’s office building because he was angry over the TikTok ban.Caiden Stachowicz appeared in Fond du Lac County court Thursday to face multiple charges,

President Donald Trump dismissed the threat of TikTok potentially spying on American children in an interview with Sean Hannity, saying Chinese-made phones and computers could be a bigger risk.

DeepSeek, which was rolled out on Jan. 15, rose to the top of the charts in Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store on Tuesday, and has been downloaded more than 2 million times.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday batted down the national security concerns surrounding TikTok, saying, “Is it that important for China to be spying on young people? On young kids watching crazy videos?

Trump warned he could hit China with 100% tariffs if it intervened and blocked a deal to allow 50% U.S. ownership of TikTok.

RedNote, called Xiaohongshu in Chinese — which literally translates as Little Red Book, an apparent reference to former dictator Chairman Mao Zedong — is also required to follow the Chinese Communist Party’s regulations, but has yet to exert its moderation of English language content to meet these standards.

The President, who has suggested that the U.S. take on 50 percent ownership of TikTok, hinted that potential tariffs on China will be closely linked to whether such a joint venture is approved. “If China didn’t approve it,

Potential TikTok buyers are lining up as President Trump and the Chinese government show heightened interest in striking a deal to sell the popular video-sharing platform in the face of a U.S. ban. YouTube star MrBeast is the latest to join the ranks of prospective buyers,

RedNote, known as Xiaohongshu in China, is owned by a Shanghai-based company and raises similar questions as TikTok.

The founder of the app’s parent, Beijing-based ByteDance, met with Elon Musk last year.