TikTok

Arcs in the news about TikTok from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 666 stories · 6,802 articles · earliest story we hold Sep 22, 2021

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The law forcing TikTok's sale or ban, from Congress to the 2025 deal

2 of 84 stories this year · gone quiet

TikTok finalizes deal to form new American entity · 47 articles, Jan 23The U.S. Government Banned TikTok. Now It’s Back · 6 articles, Jul 18
The social media addiction lawsuits against Meta, YouTube and TikTok

30 of 35 stories this year

Meta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark trial over youth addiction claims · 31 articles, Jan 26TikTok settles social media addiction lawsuit before landmark trial · 16 articles, Jan 27Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins · 24 articles, Feb 9Mark Zuckerberg quizzed on kids’ Instagram use in social media trial · 64 articles, Feb 18Landmark trial in New Mexico to decide whether Meta misled users about children’s safety risks · 5 articles, Mar 23Jury deliberating in landmark trial over children's safety risks on Meta · 5 articles, Mar 24New Mexico jury says Meta harms children's mental health and safety, violating state law · 38 articles, Mar 24Jury finds Meta, YouTube liable for social media addiction: What we know · 84 articles, Mar 25As New Mexico jury finds Meta platforms harm children, social media firms await more legal decisions · 9 articles, Mar 25California among 4 states pushing Meta to pay $1.4 trillion in youth addiction case · 4 articles, Jul 7Wu files suit against Meta, other social media companies for harming students’ mental health · 4 articles, Jul 8Meta appeals verdict in case accusing it of hooking young users on social media · 13 articles, Jul 10Florida teen drops addiction case against Meta ahead of second ‘bellwether’ trial · 16 articles, Jul 22Jury selection begins in Meta youth harms trial in California federal court · 31 articles, Aug 10Tech companies must face thousands of lawsuits over social media addiction, appeals court rules · 39 articles, Aug 10Pennsylvania Attorney General sues Tik Tok accusing the social media giant of exposing children to addictive features · 12 articles, Aug 11Meta heads to trial after court says it can’t hide behind Section 230 · 4 articles, Aug 13In Meta’s trial, families of social media victims see a pivotal moment for online safety · 117 articles, Aug 17Teen drops lawsuit against Meta, Google and Snap ahead of trial · 3 articles, Aug 21Instagram head Mosseri testifies at Meta child social media addiction trial · 8 articles, Aug 25What Meta's massive $17 billion social media addiction settlement means for your family · 309 articles, Aug 26Missouri to receive up to $150 million in $17.1 billion Meta settlement · 6 articles, Aug 26SC to receive nearly $250 million in Meta settlement · 5 articles, Aug 26Time limits and a midnight cutoff: Meta’s new rules for kids go further, but critics say not enough · 26 articles, Aug 27State of Texas: Meta settlement to bring social media child safety changes · 9 articles, Aug 27Meta settlement reached: Ohio to receive over $300 million · 5 articles, Aug 29Pennsylvania is suing TikTok over ‘addictive’ features, but regulation isn’t black and white · 5 articles, Sep 9YouTube CEO dismisses the idea of joining Meta’s multistate child safety settlement · 10 articles, Sep 23TikTok reaches first state settlement over teen safety claims · 8 articles, Sep 25TikTok settles lawsuit with Alabama for at least $100 million, will implement safety features · 30 articles, Sep 25
The Russia-Ukraine war: Western weapons and aid for Ukraine · Jan 3, 2024 – Sep 26, 2026

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Jan 29, 202416228114
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Feb 26, 2024203011205
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Nov 18, 202456634
Nov 25, 202410249101
Dec 2, 2024113012134
Dec 9, 202439334
Dec 16, 2024143618197
Dec 23, 20245275102
Dec 30, 202436232
Jan 6, 2025133311179
Jan 13, 2025429634898
Jan 20, 2025213614175
Jan 27, 202510276160
Feb 3, 2025916759
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Mar 3, 202534421
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Mar 17, 2025215338
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Apr 7, 202545313
Apr 14, 20251115
Apr 28, 2025510424
May 5, 20250134
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Jul 7, 20252205
Jul 14, 2025417288
Jul 21, 20251217
Aug 4, 202505018
Aug 11, 2025411642
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Sep 1, 2025213245
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Sep 15, 2025134711225
Sep 22, 2025112713150
Sep 29, 202539328
Oct 6, 20250011
Oct 13, 20250112
Oct 20, 202529322
Oct 27, 202513161287
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Nov 17, 20252103
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Jan 26, 20261015675
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Apr 27, 20261105
Jun 1, 20262116
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Sep 14, 20261316886
Sep 21, 2026253019240
Sep 28, 202648766

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else98 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about TikTok that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 28– 29Mezzetta recalls pepperoncini variety after TikTok user claims she found mouse in jar16 articles · 9 independent sources
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  2. Sep 22Tennessee fast-food manager arrested for tying up neurodivergent6 articles · 6 independent sources
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  3. Sep 9– 10Google will pour $15 billion into Finland AI data centers in its biggest-ever Europe bet7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  4. Sep 8– 9Infamous Southern California 'butt sniffer' sentenced to 170 days in jail6 articles · 5 independent sources
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  5. Aug 31– Sep 1Chicago Cubs Sets Rom-Com Series ‘Nine Innings to Love’5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  6. Aug 25Brazilian data protection regulator fines TikTok's owner nearly $30 million over safety of minors7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  7. Aug 21– 25TikTok To Pay $400M in Landmark Child Privacy Settlement51 articles · 43 independent sources
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  8. Aug 20– 21Ariana Grande Slams Trump For Using Her Song In Anti-Trans TikTok: “Your Truth Is False”5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  9. Aug 12Perez Hilton’s mother files for temporary custody of his three children6 articles · 5 independent sources
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  10. Aug 11Lindsay Clancy defense attorney eyes TikTok witness3 articles · 3 independent sources
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Stories that name TikTok

  1. Sep 27Jaxson Dart’s girlfriend writes heartfelt message to QB following devastating injury2 articles · 2 independent sources
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  2. Sep 25– 26The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)5 articles · 4 independent sources
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  3. Sep 25– 26Ella Langley goes viral after rejecting fan who asked her out2 articles · 2 independent sources
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  4. Sep 22– 23Simone Biles says 3 masked men stole luxury sports car from Chicago-area home16 articles · 7 independent sources
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  5. Sep 21– 23Gen Z’s iced coffee habit in interviews could be costing them jobs, recruiters warn: ‘It isn’t really about coffee’7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  6. Sep 21– 25‘Looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular charged with rape in Massachusetts75 articles · 52 independent sources
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  7. Sep 17– 18Zara Larsson Blasts Trump’s White House as ‘F—ing Losers’ for Using ‘Midnight Sun’ to Promote Deportations9 articles · 8 independent sources
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  8. Sep 16– 22Patrick Clancy gives first TV interview on ’60 Minutes’ after Lindsay Clancy mistrial97 articles · 47 independent sources
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  9. Sep 12– 13Antonelli wins 1st Formula 1 race in Madrid in 45 years after unlucky break for pole-sitter Norris15 articles · 8 independent sources
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  10. Sep 8‘Divorce-tok’ fills social media as creators find audiences — and support — by sharing heartbreak6 articles · 6 independent sources
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Local coverage

  1. Sep 24– 25Arizona teen arrested after kicking front door as part of TikTok challenge3 articles · 2 independent sources
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  2. Aug 12Montgomery County sues social media companies, aims to protect youth mental health3 articles · 3 independent sources
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