That gives the company time to find a US-approved buyer or face being effectively banned for US users. But it's not just TikTok on the line -- Lemon8, TikTok's sister app, could also be affected.

ByteDance, the Chinese tech company that owns TikTok, also owns Lemon8. According to ZDNet, ByteDance is positioning Lemon8 to be an Instagram rival as more users stop using, or abandon, Meta's app.

TheWrap, using new Sensor Tower data, looks at how dominant social platforms like Instagram and TikTok compare, as well as new apps to watch.

U.S. House’s Chief Administrative Office has banned WhatsApp on the government devices of congressional staffers.

The US House of Representatives has reportedly banned the use of WhatsApp on all House-issued devices, citing serious ...

That means even though Lemon8 is not explicitly named in the statute, its future in the U.S. is also in jeopardy. Lemon8 is owned by ByteDance, TikTok's parent company. Richard Drew, Associated Press ...

The US ban on TikTok has likely been avoided (again). On Tuesday President Trump signaled his intent to add a 90-day extension to prevent the ban from taking effect on June 19. The extra time is meant ...

From the owner and developer of TikTok and CapCut, Hypic is a photo editing app that many people use on their phones, and ...

case in 2024 which affected 169 people. The wok-fried diced chicken it catered to ByteDance’s office in One Raffles Quay on July 30, 2024, allegedly contained bacteria, according to court documents.

ByteDance-owned Douyin users in Hong Kong swell to 40% of city’s population, report says Douyin’s high adoption rate in Hong Kong reflects a broader trend among China’s Big Tech firms to ...

It described the ByteDance office incident as "one of the more serious food poisoning cases in recent years". Its investigations found that catered food was the cause of the illnesses.