TikTok asks Supreme Court to block potential ban More than 170 million Americans use TikTok, with a nationwide ban set to come into force on January 19 The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2024
US court denies TikTok’s plea to stop likely ban until Supreme Court review TikTok spokesperson says the company’s Chinese owners plan to take its case to the Supreme Court. Al Jazeera · Dec 14, 2024
Court denies TikTok's request to halt enforcement of potential US ban until Supreme Court review A federal appeals court has left in place a mid-January deadline in a federal law requiring TikTok to be sold or face a ban in the United States The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2024
US Lawmakers Urge Apple And Google To Remove Tiktok US lawmakers push for potential TikTok ban, citing national security concerns. Uncertainty looms over TikTok's future in the US amid legal battles. Top News · Dec 13, 2024
What’s Next For TikTok — And What It Means For You A three-judge panel upheld a law requiring ByteDance, to sell the video app by Jan. 19, 2025, or face a nationwide ban on the app. So what now? Inverse · Dec 13, 2024
Doomscrolling has reportedly made TikTok’s annual carbon footprint almost the same as the entire country of Greece TikTok emits the second-highest amount of carbon dioxide equivalent, following only YouTube, according to a recent study. Fortune · Dec 13, 2024
Why did China hack the world’s phone networks? Salt Typhoon breached dozens of telecoms around the world The Guardian - US · Dec 12, 2024
Meta, TikTok and Google will be forced to pay for Australian news. What does it mean for you? The Albanese government has unveiled a charge to incentivise digital platforms to pay publishers. Here’s what you need to know The Guardian - AU · Dec 12, 2024
TikTok might survive its U.S. ban thanks to Trump’s cozy relationship with billionaire mega donor Jeff Yass Trump now backs TikTok, likely thanks in part to Jeff Yass. But does that change the app’s fate? Fortune · Dec 9, 2024
Tiktok Seeks Supreme Court Intervention To Prevent Shutdown TikTok seeks to halt law enforcement to prevent potential shutdown, impacting millions of users. Top News · Dec 9, 2024
You could soon need a VPN to use TikTok in the US A US TikTok ban now looks closer than ever as the January 19 deadline for Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest gets closer. Here's all you need to know. TechRadar · Dec 9, 2024
Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary, Dodgers CEO Among Investors Eyeing TikTok Purchase and Revamp A US court could ban TikTok if its Chinese parent company doesn't sell its stake. Several billionaires have expressed interest in acquiring the platform. International Business Times UK · Dec 9, 2024
TikTok could try to fight fast-approaching US ban at the Supreme Court The popular app is staring down a deadline just before Trump returns to the White House The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2024
Nobody wants this but a TikTok ban is starting to seem inevitable A Federal Court of Appeals ruled against TikTok and now a ban seems very likely, even though nobody wants it. TechRadar · Dec 6, 2024
Reason · Dec 6, 2024 D.C. Circuit Court Upholds TikTok Ban, Prioritizing 'National Security' Over Free Speech The popular but beleaguered social media app will have until January 19 to find an American buyer or be banned.
Reason · Dec 6, 2024 Chief Judge Srinivasan's "Alternate Path" to Upholding the TikTok Divestiture Mandate Against First Amendment Challenge Here are some excerpts from Chief Judge Srinivasan's opinion concurring in the judgment as to the First Amendment inquiry in… The post Chief Judge Srinivasan's "Alternate Path" to Upholding the TikTok Divestiture Mandate Against First Amendment Challenge appeared first on Reason.com.
Digital Camera World · Dec 6, 2024 TikTok’s attempt to stop pending US ban is turned down in court. What does it mean for creators? A US Court of Appeals has turned down ByteDance's claims that the ban violates the First Amendment
Benzinga · Dec 6, 2024 TikTok Loses Court Appeal Against Ban, Meta, Reddit Stocks Hit All-Time High TikTok loses fight to block law requiring sale to non-Chinese owner by 2025. Ruling brings it closer to ban unless parent company sells.
International Business Times · Dec 6, 2024 TikTok Faces US Ban After Losing Court Appeal TikTok faces a US ban after it lost an appeal on Friday against a law requiring the video-sharing app to divest from its Chinese parent company by January 19.
Salon · Dec 6, 2024 TikTok’s U.S. presence in jeopardy Trump can grant a 90-day extension on the ban, having previously said he would "save TikTok" if elected
Latin Times · Dec 6, 2024 Federal Appeals Court Upholds Law That Could Ban TikTok In The U.S. If It's Not Sold To An American Soon The law, passed in April, requires the social media platform be sold by Jan. 19 of next year of face a ban
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2024 Supreme Court showdown likely after appeals court backs law that could ban TikTok in U.S. A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in a few short months
The Conversation · Dec 4, 2024 Microsoft, TikTok and AI are ‘disrupting’ book publishing. But do we want their effortless art? Publishing is one of many fields poised for disruption by tech companies and artificial intelligence (AI). New platforms and approaches, like a book imprint by Microsoft and a self-publishing tech startup that uses AI, promise to make publishing faster and more accessible than ever.
Salon · Dec 3, 2024 How Congress crushed free speech in 2024 Press freedom hit an all-time low and legislative assaults on media are a key driver of the downward spiral
Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2024 Safety is ‘at the core’ of TikTok, European executive says European head of public policy Christine Grahn said the site would not function as a social network if they did not make users feel safe.