TikTok users and young people in Germany are significantly less suspicious and have a more favourable view of Moscow and Beijing, according to the study, which flags it as a concern ahead of Germany's upcoming elections.

If the trend becomes entrenched, the Commission would need to reconsider its fact-checking demands, a source told Euractiv

TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi and three other Chinese companies were named in a privacy complaint filed on Thursday by Austrian advocacy group Noyb, which alleged the firms were unlawfully sending European Union user data to China.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is launching a crusade against what he sees as the downsides of social media.

Trump Signs TikTok Delay and Repeals Executive Order on AI Safety; Social Platforms Sign EU Code of Conduct; Kantar Media to be Sold Following last weekend’s commotion over whether TikTok would actually be taken away from US users or not,

While the United States will likely become the first country to ban TikTok outright, many others are concerned about the platform's ties to China.

President-elect Donald Trump says he “most likely” will give TikTok 90 more days to work out a deal that would allow the popular video-sharing platform to avoid a U.S. ban

Chinese firms, including TikTok and Shein, face EU GDPR penalties over data transfers to China, risking billions in fines.

TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi and three other Chinese companies were named in a privacy complaint filed on Thursday by Austrian advocacy group Noyb which claimed the firms were unlawfully sending European Union user data to China.

EU privacy complaints have been lodged against TikTok and five other Chinese companies, raising concerns over data protection practices.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that he was nominating former fast-food exec Andrew Puzder to be his ambassador to the European Union.