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How Montana’s Attorney General Made Banning TikTok a Top Priority

On a recent summer day, Austin Knudsen, Montana’s attorney general, drove his red Buick from Helena, the state’s capital, to Boulder, a tiny town about a half-hour away whose main […]




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Falsehoods Follow Close Behind This Summer’s Natural Disasters

As natural disasters and extreme environmental conditions became more commonplace around the world this summer, scientists pointed repeatedly to a shared driver: climate change.Conspiracy theorists pointed to anything but.Some claimed […]




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TikTok’s U.S. Future Still in Limbo as Raimondo Visits China

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s visit to China is putting a spotlight on the future of TikTok in the United States, where criticism of the app and its ties to Beijing […]




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Hollywood Strike Leaves Influencers Sidelined and Confused

Deanna Giulietti is not in the actors’ union, but she turned down $28,000 last week because of its strike.Ms. Giulietti, a 29-year-old content creator with 1.8 million TikTok followers, had […]




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Texas TikTok Ban Challenged for Threatening ‘Academic Freedom’

A ban of TikTok on state devices and networks in Texas was challenged by First Amendment lawyers on Thursday, who said that the law violated the Constitution by limiting research […]




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Shein Flew Influencers to China to Help Its Image. A Backlash Ensued.

When the ultrafast-fashion retailer Shein invited Kenya Freeman on a free two-week trip to China, she was thrilled. It has become a status symbol for Instagram and TikTok creators to […]




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TikTok Is Funding Montana Users’ Suit Against Ban

When five TikTok creators in Montana filed a lawsuit last month, saying the state’s new ban of the app violated their First Amendment rights and far outstripped the government’s legal […]







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As U.S. and Chinese Officials Meet, Businesses Temper Their Hopes

In a meeting in Beijing on Friday, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, traded warm smiles with Bill Gates and praised Mr. Gates as “the first American friend” he had met this […]