Expert Warns Of Chinese Influence Through Tiktok On US Democracy Debates on China's control over TikTok and its national security implications in the U.S., with calls to address the issue promptly. Top News · Apr 14, 2024
Senators Discuss Potential One-Year Extension For TikTok Ban Deadline On Wednesday, the chair of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, Maria Cantwell, indicated that lawmakers might entertain the idea of granting ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese owner, a one-year extension on the proposed deadline to divest the popular short video app. International Business Times · Apr 11, 2024
If TikTok goes away, that's not good for public pension funds Government pension funds throughout the country — ranging from Los Angeles t0 Colorado to Virginia — have a stake in the future of TikTok, according to a new analysis. Axios · Apr 4, 2024
Will J.K. Rowling Do Time? Plus: Mnuchin's TikTok folly, Trump's April Fools' joke, Andy Warhol's muse, and more... Reason · Apr 2, 2024
Warnings TikTok could usher in a 'digital cold war' The TikTok debate has fuelled a global furore over privacy, data collection and state influence that threatens to divide the internet down geopolitical lines. AAP · Mar 29, 2024
Caixin Top Stories of the Month: Local Governments Struggle to Tackle Mountain of Hidden Debt Progress has been slow as many authorities experience difficulties in refinancing the borrowings of their financing vehicles and banks worry about potential bad debts Caixin Global · Mar 29, 2024
The TikTok threat: US lawmakers raise concerns over Chinese-owned app TikTok is once again in the crosshairs of the US administration, after the House of Representatives voted in favour of a bill that would force its Chinese owner ByteDance to divest itself of the social media platform or see it banned in the US. Charles Pellegrin asks journalist Océane Herrero,… France 24 · Mar 28, 2024
Canada school boards accuse social media firms of ‘rewiring’ how kids think District education authorities launch multibillion-dollar lawsuit against Meta, Snap Inc and ByteDance The Guardian - US · Mar 28, 2024
FTC Investigating Tiktok Over Data And Security Practices FTC investigates TikTok for data practices and COPPA violations, potential legal action pending. Top News · Mar 27, 2024
TikTok is under investigation by the FTC over data practices and could face a lawsuit A person familiar with the matter says the Federal Trade Commission is investigating TikTok over its data and security practices The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2024
EU Probes Apple, Google, Meta Under New Digital Law The EU on Monday hit Apple, Google parent Alphabet and Meta with the first ever probes under a mammoth digital law, which could lead to big fines against the US giants. International Business Times · Mar 25, 2024
U.S. Senators Demand Declassification Of Tiktok National Security Risks U.S. Senators are pushing for the declassification of TikTok and ByteDance information due to national security risks. Top News · Mar 23, 2024
Senators push to declassify TikTok intel and hold a public hearing ahead of ban vote Senators who attended a classified intelligence briefing focused on TikTok's influence say the public should get the same information. There's bipartisan support for a vote on a House bill on the app. WEKU · Mar 21, 2024
The only thing you want less than a TikTok ban is China spying on you and manipulating everything you see Officials want China to sell TikTok, it might end up banned, and we just want to use it – but what if the US Government is right? TechRadar · Mar 20, 2024
Top News · Mar 20, 2024 House Passes Bill Blocking Sale Of American User Data House of Representatives passes bills to safeguard American user data from foreign threats, targeting data brokers and TikTok.
Top News · Mar 20, 2024 National Security Group Launches Campaign Exposing Tiktok CCP Ties State Armor Action's ad campaign exposes TikTok's ties to CCP, raising national security concerns.
Top News · Mar 20, 2024 Charli D'amelio Sparks Debate Over Tiktok Potential Ban Comments Charli D’Amelio's comments on the potential TikTok ban spark debate about the platform's future in the US.
TechRadar · Mar 19, 2024 TikTok owner is quietly doing an 'Apple' — ByteDance invests in Chinese memory pioneer, months after a similar move in a GPU vendor, as it plans for an Apple Vision Pro VR rival ByteDance invests in Xinyuan Semiconductors with a view to entering the VR space and competing with Apple Vision Pro.
Roll Call · Mar 19, 2024 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.
International Business Times · Mar 18, 2024 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.
AAP · Mar 17, 2024 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.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2024 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
International Business Times · Mar 16, 2024 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.
The Guardian - US · Mar 16, 2024 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
Reason · Mar 16, 2024 Don't Let E.U. Bureaucrats Design Americans' Tech Some Democrats want to mimic Europe's policies on phone chargers and more.