MOSCOW, Jan 16 — United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump is considering using an executive order to prevent the TikTok app from being banned in the United States (US), citing people familiar with the matter, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti.

SHANGHAI, Jan 16 — Users of the Chinese social media app RedNote welcomed “TikTok refugees” from the United States with selfies and messages yesterday, as Beijing said it encourages stronger cultural ties with other countries in response to the sudden influx.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, Jan 16 — TikTok plans to shut US operations of its social media app used by 170 million Americans on Sunday, when a federal ban is set to take effect, barring a last-minute reprieve, people familiar with the matter said yesterday.

SHAH ALAM, Jan 16 — A husband and wife who own a travel agency were arrested in Kuala Lumpur at 7 pm yesterday in connection with allegations of failing to fly out a group of umrah pilgrims yesterday.

MOSCOW, Jan 15 — Chinese social network TikTok is preparing to shut down its app for users in the United States (US) on January 19, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti, citing The Information news portal on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 — The lawyer for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance offered a warning during Supreme Court arguments over a law that would compel the sale of the short-video app or ban it in the United States (US): If Congress could do this to TikTok, it could come after other companies as well.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 8 — Meta Platforms Inc is expected to receive its licence to operate in Malaysia soon, following three other internet messaging and social media service providers — Tencent (WeChat), ByteDance (TikTok), and Telegram.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 1 — Four major Internet messaging and social media service providers have taken significant steps towards regulatory compliance by applying for licences to operate in Malaysia, said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

WASHINGTON, Dec 29 — President-elect Donald Trump has urged the United States Supreme Court to pause implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale, arguing he should have time after taking office to pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.

WASHINGTON, Dec 28 — United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump has urged the US Supreme Court to pause implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale, arguing he should have time after taking office to pursue a "political resolution" to the issue.

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 — Chinese-based ByteDance and its short-video app TikTok asked an appeals court on Monday to temporarily block a law that would require that parent company ByteDance to divest TikTok by Jan.

NEW YORK, Dec 7 — TikTok advertisers were in no rush to shift their marketing budgets after a United States (US) appeals court upheld a law on Friday requiring a divestment or ban of the popular Chinese-owned short video app, citing TikTok's continued survival despite years of threats.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) has revealed that TikTok is becoming the app of choice for criminal syndicates looking for victims to promote their investment scams, as it is fast being adopted by social media users.

LIMA (Peru), Nov 14 — Social media platform TikTok has given assurance that it will forge cooperation with the Communications Ministry, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to address issues of cyberbullying and online scams.

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 25 — A single mother who was arrested for claiming she was forced into prostitution was fined RM4,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here today for making a false statement.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — TikTok's decision to reduce its workforce will not impact its operations, and the company is cooperating with local authorities, particularly in content research and screening, as well as live sessions.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Oct 8 — TikTok faces new suits filed by 13 states and the District of Columbia today, accusing the popular social media platform of harming and failing to protect young people.

GALVESTON, Oct 4 — Texas sued TikTok yesterday, accusing the social media platform of violating children’s privacy and state law by sharing children’s personal identifying information without consent from their parents or legal guardians.

JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 28 — A factory supervisor was scammed of RM1.04 million after allegedly being deceived by an online business scheme at the end of July.

JAKARTA, Sept 18 — Alphabet Inc's YouTube and e-commerce platform Shopee have said they are launching an online shopping service in Indonesia and planned to expand it in Southeast Asia as competition picks up with a rival operator owned by TikTok.