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South Korea's data protection regulator says user data was sent to the Chinese owner of TikTok.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. TikTok users who once saw the app as a haven for free speech say they see signs of censorship after the platform, which is owned by China's ByteDance, was revived by an executive order from President Donald Trump. TikTok users are noting a difference in the short-video app following its revival after going dark on Saturday under a new law -- enacted over national security concerns during the Biden administration with bipartisan support -- that requires it to be sold to a U.S. buyer. Trump has vowed to find a solution to the ban, with several bidders in the mix, including people with close relationships to the new Republican president.

A judge said this week that a former executive at ByteDance seemed to have fabricated evidence and submitted false statements in a high-profile 2023 lawsuit against the company.

The order, which will allow people to still use the app, cited concerns about TikTok’s owner, the Chinese tech giant ByteDance.

Meta, YouTube and other sites collected more data than most users realized, a new report by the Federal Trade Commission finds.

A no-fault evictions ban will come in next summer, but thousands of families are already stuck in limbo.