Minister of State at the Department of Communications Ossian Smyth said Government guidance had been issued, but did not specifically name TikTok

The app, owned by Chinese internet company ByteDance, has beens banned on British government phones amid fears of sensitive data being accessed

The move will still allow ministers and officials to use the Chinese-owned app on their personal phones.

TikTok has been banned from UK Government phones after a security review.

TikTok needs to give further assurances that private data of Irish and European citizens is not being transferred to China, according to Senator Malcolm Byrne

Global Witness submitted ads that used extreme and violent language to three social media companies for approval.

TikTok has been seeking to assure governments and regulators that users' personal data cannot be accessed

Anti-refugee disinformation is targeting similar anxieties and uncertainties as anti-vaccine and anti-lockdown conspiracy theories, however, there are also key differences, according to a psychology professor

A man has been accused of "viciously" attacking popular social media influencer Charleen Murphy who was injured as she had dinner at a lounge in Dublin following alleged online abuse

Users can create covers and remixes of hits such as Start Me Up, It’s Only Rock ‘N Roll (But I Like It) and Miss You.

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has indicated "a preliminary range of fines" to be imposed on the Irish arm of TikTok, concerning its investigation into how the social media giant processes children’s data.

Moses Amanyire and Robert Bakaze, who have no Irish connections, started teaching Gaelic games to school kids

The platform said some approved staff in several countries – including China – could access data as part of their work for the company.

Eric, who is named after Cowell’s late father, is his son with fiancee Lauren Silverman.

The music mogul said very few unestablished artists would have the opportunity to gain studio time with experienced songwriters ‘in the real world’

The Taoiseach and Uachtarán of Fianna Fáil joins several other members of Cabinet who are trying to reach new audiences through the Gen-Z dominated platform

The Google-owned video platform said accounts linked to Tate had been removed for breaching its terms of service

The complaint was filed against Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear in the federal court in Washington.

The pop superstar thanked her fans for ‘all the love’ for her new single.

The TikTok trend involves large groups of teenage boys, who call themselves The Gentleminions, filming themselves going to watch the latest instalment in the Despicable Me franchise dressed in suits.

Pop superstar Olivia Rodrigo has been spotted out and about in Cork city today, grabbing a crepe before her sold out Live at the Marquee gig tonight.

Following her recent appearance on The Late Late Show, Tik Tok star, Miriam Mullins, who has 1.6 million fans, chats to CHRIS DUNNE

Pakistan blocked the Chinese social media app TikTok, saying the company failed to fully comply with the instructions to develop an effective mechanism to control unlawful content.

President Donald Trump says he has given his “blessing” to a proposed deal between Oracle and Walmart for the US operations of TikTok, the Chinese-owned app he has targeted for national security and data privacy concerns.

The US Commerce Department will roll out a ban of transactions using TikTok and WeChat starting on Sunday.

TikTok’s owner has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as its preferred suitor to buy the popular video-sharing app, according to a source familiar with the deal.

The owner of TikTok has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as its preferred suitor to buy the popular video-sharing app, according to a source familiar with the deal.

Microsoft says its bid to buy popular video-sharing app TikTok has been rejected, removing a leading suitor for the Chinese-owned app a week before President Donald Trump promises to follow through with a plan to ban it in the US.

The Chinese government is complicating the US government-ordered sale of US TikTok assets.

Two TikTok stars have been charged with violating public health orders after allegedly hosting parties at a Hollywood mansion despite large gatherings being outlawed amid the coronavirus pandemic, prosecutors in Los Angeles said.

Walmart has said it may join Microsoft to buy the US arm of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has come under fire from the Trump administration. TikTok, through its fun, goofy videos, has gained hundreds of millions of users globally.

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer has resigned amid US pressure for its Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the popular video app which the White House calls a security risk.

US President Donald Trump plans to take action on a what he sees as a broad array of national security risks presented by software connected to the Chinese Communist Party, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday.

US President Donald Trump plans to take action on a what he sees as a broad array of national security risks presented by software connected to the Chinese Communist Party, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday.

Microsoft is in advanced talks to buy the US operations of TikTok – the popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns, according to reports.

US President Donald Trump said he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns.

TikTok is launching a new education initiative with the likes of Rachel Riley and English Heritage to help teach maths and provide facts about the country’s history. #LearnOnTikTok is part of an £11.

TikTok is launching a new education initiative with the likes of Rachel Riley on board to help teach maths and English Heritage to provide facts about the country’s history. #LearnOnTikTok is part of an £11.