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Then-Arkansas Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders answers a question while taking part in a panel discussion during a Republican Governors Association conference on Nov. 16, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Arkansas Gov. Huckabee Sanders is tapping into a debate that's sharply divided Latinos with her decision to ban most state agencies from using the gender-neutral term Latinx. Sanders this month signed an order banning the term by agencies. It was one of her first acts as governor. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Arkansas sues TikTok, Meta over privacy, child safety claims

By Andrew DeMillo - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 23, 2023, celebrating the 13th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. Recent moves by President Joe Biden to pressure TikTok over its Chinese ownership and approve oil drilling in an untapped area of Alaska are testing the loyalty of young voters, a group that’s been largely in his corner. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Biden’s TikTok, oil moves test the loyalty of young voters

By Jonathan J. Cooper - Associated Press

China criticizes possible U.S. plan to force TikTok sale

Associated Press

The icon for the video-sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, on Feb. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

TikTok considering a divorce from Chinese owner, ByteDance

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

iPhone 7 showing its screen with TikTok and other social media application icons. File photo credit: Wachiwit via Shutterstock.

Here are the countries that have bans on TikTok

By Zen Soo - Associated Press

House Foreign Affairs Committee advances bill to ban TikTok despite Democratic opposition

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

The TikTok startup page is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa, Ontario, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. The federal government is banning TikTok from its mobile devices just days after federal and provincial privacy commissioners launched an investigation into the social media platform. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

White House orders TikTok off government devices within 30 days

By Seung Min Kim - Associated Press

A visitor passes the TikTok exhibition stands at the Gamescom computer gaming fair in Cologne, Germany, Aug. 25, 2022. The European Union's digital policy chief warned TikTok's boss Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023 that the social media app will have to fall in line with tough new rules for online platforms set to take effect later this year. EU Commissioner Thierry Breton held a video call with Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video sharing app that's coming under increasing scrutiny from Western authorities over fears about data privacy, cybersecurity and misinformation. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

TikTok plans 2 more European data centers amid privacy fears

Associated Press

Elon Musk talks virtually to Mohammad Al Gergawi, UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs, during the World Government Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Elon Musk hopes to have Twitter CEO toward the end of year

By Jon Gambrell

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer arrives ahead of a meeting with President Joe Biden and the National Governors Association in the East Room, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she uses Chinese-owned TikTok but securely

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recovering a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Feb. 5, 2023. (U.S. Navy via AP)

Not just balloons: How U.S. sees China spying as major worry

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

TikTok is dominant app for young Americans, besting YouTube, study finds

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

iPhone 7 showing its screen with TikTok and other social media application icons. File photo credit: Wachiwit via Shutterstock.

Bipartisan bills would expose privacy threats posed by China-linked apps

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

TikTok CEO to testify on Capitol Hill about China links, privacy fears

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., after Senate Republicans met behind closed doors to hold their leadership elections, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Sen. Josh Hawley readies bill to ban TikTok nationwide

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Tik Tok application icon on Apple iPhone X screen close-up. File photo credit: ZanderSt via Shutterstock.

Ohio, New Jersey join in banning TikTok on government devices

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

iPhone 7 showing its screen with TikTok and other social media application icons. File photo credit: Wachiwit via Shutterstock.

Key Republican steps up warning on China’s TikTok, calls it ‘digital fentanyl’

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Tik Tok application icon on Apple iPhone X screen close-up. File photo credit: ZanderSt via Shutterstock.

University of Oklahoma joins list of entities banning TikTok

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Tik Tok application icon on Apple iPhone X screen close-up. File photo credit: ZanderSt via Shutterstock.

Bipartisan push to clip TikTok gains momentum in Washington

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Georgia becomes latest to ban TikTok from state computers

By Jeff Amy