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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump filed a brief Friday urging the Supreme Court to pause a law that would ban TikTok the day before his Jan. 20 inauguration if it is not sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance.

SAN FRANCISCO — After an hour or so of scrolling through Bluesky the other night, I felt something I haven't felt on social media in a long time: free.

Free from Elon Musk and his tedious quest to turn the social platform X into a right-wing echo chamber where he and his friends are the permanent, inescapable main characters.

Bluesky, a new social media platform, is gaining traction with disillusioned users of X (formerly known as Twitter), as it offers a potential alternative to Elon Musk’s revamped platform. With approximately 19 million users and rapid growth, Bluesky is adding about 10,000 new users every 10-15 minutes.

TikTok and Universal announced a new licensing agreement on May 2, ending a months-long dispute that saw popular music expunged from the social media platform.

The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would force TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent company or be banned in the United States.

The decision by the US Congress to greenlight a law that could potentially spell the end of TikTok's presence in the United States has sparked intense reactions from various quarters.

In a bid to enhance user experience and reduce unwanted exposure to political content, Instagram and its sister app Threads have announced changes to their recommendation algorithms.

It seems that in recent months the development of TikTok has finally slowed down, and although the app is still a cultural giant, the current changes could prove to be stumbling blocks for the application, shared Gizmodo.

TikTok may look (or sound) a little different when you scroll through the app going forward.

Earlier this week, Universal Music Group, which represents big-name artists like Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and Drake, said that it would no longer allow its music on TikTok following the Wednesday expiration of a licensing deal between the two companies.

Nepal has banned the Chinese app TikTok because it considers its content harmful to social harmony, the BBC reported.

The decision comes days after the introduction of a new rule requiring companies that own social networks to open their liaison offices in the country.

TikTok has about a billion monthly users, but is banned in several countries, including India.