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Frank McCourt, the billionaire bidding to buy U.S. part of TikTok, wants users to control their data

McCourt said tech companies have to become more democratic in a conversation with The Texas Tribune’s CEO.

The Texas Tribune

US activists worry about ‘losing major asset’ TikTok as potential ban looms

Recent decisions by US gov’t and platforms have made organising on TikTok, Instagram much harder for activists.

Al Jazeera

Some TikTok creators surprisingly support a TikTok ban to protect national security and help people ‘live in the moment again’

A relatively small number of TikTok’s content creators support shutting down the social media platform—even if it would mean one less source of income for them.

Fortune

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Biden Administration Rejects Tiktok's Offer For Unprecedented Control

Biden administration rejects TikTok's offer for control, sparking legal battle with ByteDance and creators. National security and data privacy at the foref...

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Should Nvidia Be Worried as an AI Price War Escalates in China?

Chinese tech companies have lowered prices for their AI services, triggering a price war. Will the AI price war in China land on U.S. shores, too - and what could it mean for companies like Nvidia?

Barchart

White House rejected offer from TikTok allowing US government to oversee social media app

TikTok’s parent company ByteDance made extraordinary offer to the White House in 2022

The Independent UK

TikTok rolls out new rules to limit the reach of state-affiliated media accounts on its platform

TikTok said Thursday its putting in place new rules to limit the reach of state-affiliated media accounts

The Independent UK

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Free Speech Unmuted: Free Speech, TikTok (and Bills of Attainder!), with Prof. Alan Rozenshtein (Minnesota Law)

https://youtu.be/tKWqi-ghGuI Can Congress require China-based ByteDance to divest itself of TikTok as a condition for TikTok continuing to be easily accessible in the US? Prof. Alan Rozenshtein (Minnesota) joins Jane Bambauer and me to discuss this.

Reason

The race to lead China's AI sector heats up as ByteDance, Alibaba and Baidu offer their models at rock-bottom prices

China's AI providers are slashing prices after TikTok-owned ByteDance unveiled new AI models that it claimed cost 99% less than the competition.

Fortune

TikTok's Got Trouble

It starts with "T' and that rhymes with "B" and that stands for "ban."

Reason

Canadian intelligence agency advises against TikTok over 'risky' data practices

An interview with Canada's intelligence director sees a stern warning arrive about the usage of TikTok.

Android Central

Billionaire Frank McCourt assembles "people's bid" to buy TikTok

McCourt is a vocal critic of tech and social media.

Axios

Legal experts say a TikTok ban without specific evidence violates the First Amendment

The Justice Department is expected to argue that its clamp down on TikTok is about national security, but Constitutional lawyers say there is no way around grappling with the free speech implications.

WEKU

TikTok Boss Investigated For 'Misogyny, Sexual Harassment, and Mansplaining'

Tobias Henning is being investigated by TikTok after numerous complaints were made about him by previous and current female employees at the company.

International Business Times UK

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Android Central

TikTok is suing the US government to stop a law that bans the app

TikTok sues to challenge a new US law that bans the video-sharing app, hoping to reverse it.

PC Gamer

TikTok files a lawsuit to fight the 'extraordinary intrusion on free speech rights' that would result from a nationwide ban

Just another day in Washington DC.

Reason

TikTok Asks Court To Declare Ban Unconstitutional

Congress is "silencing the 170 million Americans who use the platform to communicate," the company argues.

WEKU

TikTok sues federal government over free speech; U.S. pauses an Israel bomb shipment

TikTok is challenging a new law that would ban the app if it doesn't find a buyer, citing free speech supression. The U.S. paused a shipment of bombs to Israel over fears they could be used in Rafah.

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Al Jazeera

TikTok owner ByteDance files lawsuit against US law forcing app’s sale

In April, President Joe Biden signed a law giving ByteDance nine months to sell US operations over security concerns.

France 24

TikTok sues US government to block law that could ban app

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance have filed a petition with a US court, seeking to block a law that forces them to sell the social media app to a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban. They argue the legislation is unconstitutional, setting the stage for a historic legal…

Tom’s Guide

US TikTok ban gets challenged in District court by ByteDance

ByteDance is fighting back against the new law that could ban TikTok in the United States.

International Business Times

TikTok Challenges Potential US Ban In Court

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance filed a legal challenge against the United States on Tuesday, taking aim at a law that would force the app to be sold or face a US ban.

WEKU

TikTok challenges U.S. ban in court, calling it unconstitutional

The high-stakes legal battle could determine the future of the popular app in the U.S. TikTok's legal filing calls the ban law an unprecedented violation of First Amendment rights.

WEKU

Possible TikTok ban could be 'an extinction-level event' for the creator economy

Tens of thousands of people earn a living on TikTok. But as creators face down the real possibility of TikTok going away, many are trying to switch to new platforms to save their livlihoods.

Android Central

If TikTok is banned, a VPN may not be the solution you're looking for

If TikTok gets banned, a VPN may work if you want to connect inside the U.S., but only if the government isn't serious.

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