YouTuber MrBeast, X owner Elon Musk and Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison are names that have floated around in the past week.

US e-commerce sellers are scrambling to prepare for a potential TikTok ban, with some halting shipments and others testing out competitors like Flip.

A strange phenomenon is sweeping through social media as the last days of TikTok in the US begin to unfold. As most of the 170 million American TikTok users await its ever-encroac

TikTok is dead. Long live TikTok. After being effectively outlawed in the U.S. after a Supreme Court ruling, the viral video platform briefly shut down late Saturday. A head-spinning series of events culminated on Sunday as President Donald Trump vowed to take executive action that allows TikTok to turn its lights back on,

Lawyers for TikTok and its Chinese parent company issued a warning to the Supreme Court: If Congress can ban us, it can come for other companies too.

Since its U.S. launch in September 2023, TikTok Shop has emerged as a dominant force in live e-commerce. But the app is now staring down a nationwide ban, which, if it goes through, will open up a TikTok-size gap in the livestream shopping market.

TikTok's expected Sunday shutdown poses the biggest threat to the universe of small- and medium-sized firms and so-called influencers who depend on the short-form video site for their livelihood, while big brands are expected to move to other sites.

Chinese merchants on TikTok are taking precautionary measures to prepare for a looming ban of the short-video app in the United States, including switching to competing platforms and focusing on other overseas markets.

"Social commerce" is more than just a trendy buzzword nowadays; it’s a tool brands can use to deepen their connection with consumers.

RedNote, or Xiaohongshu, is among the fast-emerging social media and e-commerce applications, gaining popularity among users amidst ongoing fears over the possible banning of TikTok.

Some U.S. TikTok users have flocked to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, in protest of the looming ban.