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The Justice Department is expected to argue that its clamp down on TikTok is about national security, but Constitutional lawyers say there is no way around grappling with the free speech implications.

Larry Ellison has a lower profile than other tech billionaires, but his influence over media is about to be immense. His family's empire could soon own CBS, Paramount, CNN and TikTok.

TikTok addressed Republican senators who have raised concerns that the Chinese-owned app could be sharing Americans' data with the Chinese government. TikTok says this is not happening.

President Biden signed a law Wednesday that gives TikTok a year to find a buyer, or be banned nationwide. TikTok says it's planning to take the Biden administration to court to stop it.

BookTok — the world of book lovers on TikTok — is becoming a major force in the publishing industry.

Message board Reddit has acquired video-sharing app Dubsmash, a fast-growing rival to TikTok. A major part of its appeal is showcasing mostly Black creators who say it's more welcoming than TikTok.

Charity care laws mandate nonprofit hospitals forgive debts or significantly reduce bills for people on a limited income. Earlier this year, a TikTok video on hospital bill cancellation went viral.

Soap dispensers and mirrors ripped from walls; damaged sinks, partitions and ceiling panels; clogged toilets: Students record themselves vandalizing their schools for social media notoriety.

Kate Seelye reports on how Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied territories are using the Internet to keep Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon and elsewhere up-to-date on the intifada . The project is sponsored by the West Bank's Bir Zeit University. So far, three refugee camps are on-line, and plans are underway to include many more.

The president's announcement comes as Microsoft is in talks to acquire the app, which is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company.