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Top TikTokers report earnings under $5 from company's revenue share initiative

TikTok Pulse, the company’s creator ad revenue sharing initiative, is paying some creators negligible sums compared to competitors YouTube and Facebook.

Fortune

Dozens of US schools, universities move to ban TikTok

A growing number of public schools and colleges in the U.S. are moving to ban TikTok – the popular Chinese-owned social media app that allows users to share short videos.

The Conversation

TikTok offers to share algorithm details in bid to swerve US ban

US lawmakers are considering banning the app amid security concerns

Evening Standard

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TikTok boss meets European officials as scrutiny intensifies

TikTok’s CEO has met with European Union officials about strict new digital regulations in the 27-nation bloc as the Chinese-owned social media app faces growing scrutiny from Western authorities over data privacy, cybersecurity and misinformation

The Independent UK

TikTok's addictive anti-aesthetic has already conquered culture

If Franz Kafka were to reconceive "The Metamorphosis" for our era, he might decide to ditch the novella in favor of a series of surreal TikToks — Gregor Samsa as eyes and mouth green-screened onto a picture of a roach jacked from the web.

Los Angeles Times

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Reason

US’s New Jersey may limit TikTok to separate devices, emails show

Democratic-governed state is considering joining Republican-led efforts to limit Chinese app, records request shows.

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TikTok staff accessed data to track journalists, ByteDance finds

Chinese parent company of popular video app says the employees responsible are no longer with the company.

Al Jazeera

As more GOP governors race to ban TikTok on state devices, a federal ban looms

At least 16 states have banned TikTok on some or all government computers and phones. All are led by GOP governors.

WEKU

Campuses are banning TikTok from dorm Wi-Fi as U.S. Tiktok bans spread

Congress is considering banning TikTok from all government-issued devices owing to concerns about data privacy.

Fortune

Congress is about to ban TikTok from U.S. government phones

A ban on Chinese-owned TikTok for government devices is in a new spending bill. It will not affect most of the 100 million U.S. users of the app, but it is a major anti-TikTok escalation by the U.S.

WEKU

Democratic stronghold Washington state may join GOP’s TikTok bans

Washington state is considering banning the Chinese-owned app for government business amid national security concerns.

Al Jazeera

TikTok Denies Setting Up 'Illegal Operations' in Taiwan

TikTok's Chinese owner denied on Monday setting up a subsidiary company in Taiwan after the island's authorities said they were investigating the social media app for running "illegal operations". The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), Taiwan's top China policy-making body, said the cabinet had requested a multi-agency investigation during a meeting…

Asharq Al-Awsat

TikTok's Efforts to Distance Itself From Chinese Parent Stumble Over Talent

TikTok has accelerated efforts to move workers away from China in an attempt to distance itself from its Chinese parent, but the short-video app still counts on local talent to handle some key functions and continues to recruit there.

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Evening Standard

Is TikTok safe to use? Concerns raised about harmful content and data privacy

Should you quit TikTok or curb your kids’ usage? Here are the arguments for and against

The Independent UK

Georgia, NH latest states to ban TikTok from state computers

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Evening Standard

Security minister raises concerns over TikTok as news source

Tom Tugendhat said ‘challenges’ could be created if Beijing declares the platform’s algorithms a national security asset.

Reason

Bipartisan Bill To Ban TikTok Is Unworkable and Unnecessary

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U.S. lawmakers unveil new bill to ban TikTok

A new bipartisan bill wants to ban TikTok in the U.S. over fears the app is being used to collect data on Americans and spread Chinese propaganda in the West.

Manchester Evening News

Government raises concerns over TikTok being used as news source by young people

'The truth is the bridge is being built and what’s crossing it is yet to be worked out'

Daily Mirror

Top Tory raises alarm on young people reading the news on TikTok

Security minister Tom Tugendhat warned that 'foreign interference has been slowly creeping into British democracy' as he raised concerns over Chinese-owned TikTok

The Independent UK

Security minister raises concerns over TikTok as news source

Tom Tugendhat said ‘challenges’ could be created if Beijing declares the platform’s algorithms a national security asset.

Businessweek

TikTok’s Problem Child Has 7 Million Followers and One Proud Mom

Young creators like Jenny Popach are posting suggestively sexual content, sometimes with parental approval, leaving moderators and executives unsure what to do.

The Independent UK

TikTok ‘has not and would not’ share UK user data with the Chinese government

The social media giant’s director of government relations outlined its stance in a letter to a parliamentary committee.

WEKU

Maryland is the latest state to ban TikTok in government agencies

Maryland is banning the use of TikTok and certain China and Russia-based platforms in its executive branch. It's the latest state to address cybersecurity risks presented by the platforms.

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