Today, U.S. and Chinese officials are kicking off the fourth round of bilateral trade talks as they meet in Spain to discuss a range of contentious issues, including the fate of the social media platform TikTok and ongoing trade disputes. The two sides' initial statements, however, highlighted different

Following up on an earlier inquiry, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced a new inquiry into TikTok's practices related to the transfer of European user data to China.

The European Commission announced a preliminary finding that TikTok "does not fulfil the Digital Services Act (DSA)'s obligation to publish an advertisement repository."

On Friday, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced its final decision in an investigation into TikTok's practices related to personal data transfers, finding that TikTok violated EU law and imposing a fine of €530 million.

At a press conference today, the spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) responded to a potential TikTok deal and threats of more U.S. tariffs in a way that may suggest openness on the part of the Chinese government.

The legal challenge to a U.S. law forcing TikTok and its parent company Bytedance to sell the app or face a ban will be heard by the Supreme Court next week, with the fate of the app in the U.S. market on the line.

Earlier this week, TikTok announced a court challenge in Canada related to the shutdown of two of its offices, as well as a motion for an injunction to stop a U.S. appeals court decision from taking effect in order to allow the Supreme Court to hear its case related