According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.

Users on Threads warned others to leave TikTok, with one saying: "I did not feel it was wise, nor safe for me to keep it."

A year past the original deadline, TikTok users are celebrating after the app’s owner finalized a deal late Thursday to spin off the bulk of its U.S. business to a consortium of American investors. But there are good reasons to be skeptical of the terms.

The U.S. and China have both signed off on TikTok’s long-awaited divestment deal, clearing way for the popular social media app’s future in the U.S., a White House official confirmed to Scripps News.