Niche is a social app designed to promote online communities, redistributing ownership of the network to its members and content creators.

Live shopping, notoriously popular in China, could be what keeps older platforms now creeping into TikTok's shadow relevant.

Everyone from nine state governors to the FBI, FCC and various senators are concerned about security risks from the the China-owned phenom.

When an account belongs to a verified brand, or an influencer is using the platform to promote a product, the legal implications shift.