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TikTok execs, Khartoon Weiss and Adam Presser, appear on stage at its NewFront
Social & Influencers

TikTok promises new ad formats and a better future at NewFronts

“What’s standing here today…is the strongest, most secure, most creative platform we have ever built,” Khartoon Weiss, TikTok’s VP and GM of global business solutions, told the audience Tuesday night.


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Social & Influencers

TikTok’s US operations sale is official

The legal and political battle to divest or ban the app in the US has concluded. What comes next?


TikTok's California office
Social & Influencers

TikTok signs deal to spin off US operations

CEO Shou Zi Chew told employees in a memo Thursday that it had come to an agreement with a series of investors, with a closing date of January 22.


Tiktok logo displayed in front of US, China flags
Social & Influencers

Trump orders sale of TikTok to US investors

The yearslong effort to get TikTok under US-based ownership seems to be over—but what comes next?


the TikTok app icon as it appears on a mobile phone screen
Social & Influencers

A US-only TikTok could be on the horizon

Following the third divest-or-ban delay and ahead of a possible deal with US investors, TikTok is reportedly developing an app specifically for the US market.


image of TikTok logo
Social & Influencers

TikTok’s message to advertisers: We’re not going anywhere

At its NewFronts presentation, TikTok executives assured advertisers that its business “will not change” as they emphasized the platform’s cultural centrality.


TikTok app on an phone
Social & Influencers

Who’s trying to buy TikTok’s US business?

Nearly a dozen groups have submitted bids, including e-commerce giants, VC and private equity firms, tech titans, and billionaire investors.

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