The parent company of TikTok has offered US employees the chance to sell shares they might hold in ByteDance, a privately owned company, which could have a knock-on effect on any eventual sale of the social media app.

Two months out from TikTok's U.S. ban (and un-banning), only one rival is sustaining its surge in interest over the long term

The Pew Research Center latest survey on teens and social media, found that despite the concerns more than 90% of teens are continue to access social media platforms.

TikTok is also introducing a new Collections feature that lets users organize their favorite videos into custom categories, "making it easier to find and revisit saved content," according to the announcement. This feature is similar to YouTube's Playlists feature or Instagram's Reels, which lets users save videos to revisit later.

ZIzou Bergs is in the middle of a rebrand. Once the tour’s most prolific TikTok star, the 25-year-old Belgian has moved over to Instagram and is taking a more relaxed approach to social media as he builds towards a Top 50 debut.

Britain's privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office, on Monday launched an investigation into how TikTok, Reddit and online image sharing website Imgur safeguard children's privacy.