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Focus sharpens on China’s tech - Roll Call

The measure to force TikTok's divestiture is part of an expanding effort aimed at severing China's tech ties to the United States.

Roll Call

TikTok And Its 'Secret Sauce' Caught In US-China Tussle

As a US campaign to sever TikTok from its Chinese parent heads to the Senate, analysts say Beijing's response to a forced sale of the app -- and its 'secret sauce' algorithm -- will be clear: Hands off.

International Business Times

Opposition wants TikTok split from Chinese parent firm

The shadow home affairs spokesman wants to follow the United States in its TikTok crackdown but defended the Liberal Party's right to have an official account.

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TikTok may be on borrowed time in the US, but it still holds a Trump card

Despite Congress threatening to ban the Chinese-owned app, the service has unexpectedly been handed a presidential joker

The Guardian - UK

Former Vice President Mike Pence Says He's Not Endorsing Donald Trump In The 2024 Election

Trump's 2024 campaign, according to Pence, presents him as abandoning the conservative stance on the 'sanctity of human life' and cutting the national debt.

International Business Times

Are progressive politics the real reason why US lawmakers are spooked by Tiktok?

Lawmakers say they’re on the warpath because TikTok’s owner is a national security threat. Some users think the app has become a hub for progressive activism

The Guardian - US

Don't Let E.U. Bureaucrats Design Americans' Tech

Some Democrats want to mimic Europe's policies on phone chargers and more.

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Bytedance: Tiktok's Chinese Owner - Key Facts

ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, is a Chinese tech giant with global reach and controversies.

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Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he's interested in buying TikTok

Mnuchin said he's in touch with other investors to try to buy the popular social media app as lawmakers are seeking to force its Chinese owners to sell the business.

The Guardian - US

Jimmy Kimmel on House vote to ban TikTok: ‘This is like iPhone Footloose’

Late-night hosts discuss bipartisan effort to ban TikTok, Trump’s missing classified documents and 2020 election redux

International Business Times

Mnuchin-Led Group Seeks TikTok Acquisition Amid Congressional Pressure, Trump Reversal

Former Treasury Secretary Mnuchin spearheads investor consortium to acquire TikTok amid bipartisan legislation push, Trump's reversal on ban stance

Tom’s Guide

TikTok faces ban — here's 3 ways it can survive

We are getting closer to an outright TikTok ban in the U.S. but there could be a way to save it from closure.

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Algorithm Not for Sale

Plus: Kamala Harris' abortion clinic visit, Karl Marx's hypocrisy, CDC data struggles, and more...

International Business Times

EU Targets TikTok, X, Other Apps Over AI Risk To Elections

The EU on Thursday wielded a powerful new digital law to press TikTok and seven other platforms on the AI risks for upcoming elections in the 27-nation bloc, including from deepfakes.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Israeli tank shelling that killed journalist broke international law, UN finds

Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah, 37, and colleagues ‘clearly identifiable’. Plus, house votes to force TikTok owner to divest or face ban

Al Jazeera

Why has the US passed a bill to ban TikTok, and what’s next?

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could force TikTok’s Chinese owner to divest from the firm.

Evening Standard

Why is the US trying to ban TikTok? Senate approves bill forcing parent company to sell platform

US President Joe Biden will now receive the legislation, which he has said he would sign

International Business Times UK

TikTok Executives Perceived Reduced Threat of Imminent Ban with Biden's App Involvement

Despite Joe Biden joining TikTok, the US is advocating for a nationwide ban on the platform.

WEKU

The House passed a TikTok ban bill. But is the app really a national security threat?

National security officials have long warned about the dangers TikTok poses as long as it is owned by a Chinese company, but the threat remains theoretical.

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