Instagram and YouTube Prepare to Benefit if TikTok Is Banned

On Wednesday afternoon, executives at Meta held a Q&A session with some of its employees about the state of American politics. Alex Schultz, the chief marketing officer, addressed questions about Meta’s embrace of the incoming Trump administration and what he said was the company’s precarious standing overseas, according to two attendees. He also said that…

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As Potential TikTok Ban Looms, What Will Happen to the Platform’s Food Creators?

Whether you cherish your morning TikTok scroll or the mere mention of the video platform sends you shrieking into a sensory-deprivation pod, there is no denying that the app has fundamentally transformed culinary culture in the United States. The app has saved restaurants from closing, helped strangers form tight-knit communities and occasionally made Americans feel…

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On TikTok, Users Mock Looming U.S. Ban

Over the last week, the videos started appearing on TikTok from users across the United States. They all made fun of the same thing: how the app’s ties to China made it a national security threat. Many implied that their TikTok accounts had each been assigned an agent of the Chinese government to spy on…

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TikTok C.E.O. Plans to Attend Trump Inauguration

The chief executive of TikTok plans to attend President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration and has been invited to sit in a position of honor on the dais, where former presidents, family members and other important guests traditionally are seated, two people familiar with the plans said Wednesday. The invitation to the executive, Shou Chew, went…

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How to Download Your Videos From TikTok

Feeling the sudden need to save your TikTok videos in case the site abruptly goes away? Here are a few methods for nontechnical users who want copies of the videos they personally uploaded or made on TikTok. You can also download a copy of your TikTok data right from your account, which doesn’t get you…

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