Beyond the physical and psychological harm TikTok is causing to young people, the app’s content puts U.S. security at risk by providing the Chinese Communist government with a propaganda megaphone

A growing number of researchers fear that the controversial app is promoting pro-China content and softening attitudes towards the People’s Republic

While some propose an outright ban, others advocate for media literacy initiatives to educate users about online disinformation. As Taiwan navigates these challenges, the government is considering policies to increase transparency in TikTok’s content moderation and algorithmic operations.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he was in talks with multiple people over buying TikTok and would likely have a decision on the app’s future in the next 30 days. “I have spoken to many people about TikTok and there is great interest in TikTok,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One during a flight to Florida.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — DPP Legislator Puma Shen (沈伯洋) warned that China is using TikTok as part of a complex cognitive warfare campaign to communicate with and influence young Taiwanese citizens who characterize themselves as noncommittal regarding ...

Young Taiwanese are increasingly consuming Chinese content on TikTok, which is changing their views on identity and making them less resistant toward China, researchers and politicians were cited as saying by foreign media.

"The CCP thinks the principal value of TikTok is the ability to impact public opinion at a critical moment," he said. "When I met with leadership in Taiwan, on TikTok they said, in effect ...

City AM experimented with questions on DeepSeek designed to reveal how it handles sensitive themes, such as Taiwan and freedom of speech

TikTok’s time in the United States is counting down. But Washington is only the latest government to impose restrictions on the video app.

But nowhere is the question of whether TikTok is a tool of Chinese political influence as vital as in Taiwan. Beijing claims the island, home to some 23mn people and the world’s largest producer ...

It’s the second week of the second Trump presidency, and Mike Pence has some concerns. Coming off a trip to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore, the former vice president is more convinced than ever of the need for the U.

But Ms Jao is reluctant to become a wu nu, or “housing slave”, she says. That is slang for young homebuyers who feel trapped by their expensive mortgages. Taiwan’s youngsters are not exaggerating when they call homeownership a burden.