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More than a dozen states have banned Tiktok from government devices over security concerns. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr about the issues with the social media app.

When the bodega-style chain Foxtrot announced it was closing all locations in the middle of the workday, customers, employees and vendors took to TikTok to express their frustrations.

The two popular social media services have amassed such an entrenched community of users that displacing the platforms is no small feat. Experts say it might not stay that way forever.

TikTok has surged into the e-commerce space, positioning itself as a kind of Amazon for the social media age. Analysts say it might work, but users and sellers are asking: At what price?

A similar plea was filed by content creators who rely on the platform for income and some of TikTok's more than 170 million users in the U.S.

Amid a 24-hour news cycle and personalized algorithms, a wave of young artists are reviving bold, plainspoken protest music that cuts through the noise.

TikTok and Universal Music Group still haven't come to an agreement about artists' compensation and AI-generated recordings. Now TikTok must start removing songs from UMPG, Universal's publishing arm.

TikTok, the social app spawning viral memes and summer hits, launched one year ago. The Atlantic's Taylor Lorenz discusses the cultural impact and future of the platform for posting short videos.

Kevin Mayor, new CEO of the Chinese app TikTok, is leaving saying the "political environment has sharply changed." TikTok is under pressure from the Trump administration over its ties to China.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with poet Ayanna Albertson, whose videos have gone viral on TikTok, about what inspires her work. She also shares an original poem she wrote for #NPRpoetry.