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US moves forward plan to ban TikTok as AOC joins protests supporting app

Lawmakers, unconvinced after five hours of testimony from company chief Shou Zi Chew, are set on restricting the platform

The Guardian - US

TikTok ban supported by most readers, but many point their finger at the US

While many readers support banning TikTok in the U.S., others say that U.S. companies have gotten away with much worse.

Android Central

AOC goes viral in first TikTok video – speaking out against the ban of TikTok

‘Do I believe TikTok should be banned? No,’ progressive lawmaker says

The Independent UK

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Americans hooked on Chinese apps

Four of the top 10 most-downloaded apps in the U.S. over the past month are owned by Chinese companies.

Axios

For some, TikTok is a path to riches and the American dream. With a ban, it could all disappear

When Lauren Wyman felt crushed under the weight of her corporate finance job in 2019, she found solace in launching a small goth and alternative clothing business.

Los Angeles Times

Gap grows between TikTok users, lawmakers on potential ban

On the one side are dozens of lawmakers on Capitol Hill issuing dire warnings about security breaches and possible Chinese surveillance

The Independent UK

How the TikTok hearing went bad

Sure, TikTok is problematic — but social media delivers a withering verdict on GOP’s racist scare-mongering

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Yes, it’s crazy to have TikTok on official phones. But it’s not good for any of us

Fears for data security lie behind recent government bans on the Chinese-owned app, but zombie scrolling has health dangers too

The Guardian - UK

The teen mental health crisis: a reckoning for Big Tech

A growing body of evidence links a rise in depression in children to social media use. Will it lead to more regulation?

Financial Times

Is TikTok A Threat? Why Congress Is Freaking Out Over Alleged Data Collection

Elected officials from both sides of the aisle have grown concerned with social media app TikTok and the and user data it collects

Zenger

Poll: Do you think TikTok should be banned in the United States?

TikTok could face a ban in the United States. Do you think this is the right way to go?

Android Central

Biden's TikTok, oil moves test the loyalty of young voters

Recent moves by President Joe Biden to pressure TikTok and approve oil drilling in an untapped area of Alaska are testing the loyalty of a young voters

The Independent UK

Editorial: Congress is scapegoating TikTok. It’s no worse than other social media platforms

TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew did not have a successful appearance before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: The TikTok hawks: House hearing hysterics obscure broader social media problems

The ubiquitous social video app TikTok did not have a great day as CEO Shou Zi Chew was dragged before Congress to ostensibly testify, but really be berated, by lawmakers out for blood. In more than five hours of testimony, they painted the company as some sort of nefarious Chinese…

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Los Angeles Times

TikTok might get banned after ‘disaster’ testimony. Why do some TikTokers not care?

The U.S. government may be inching toward a radical restructuring of TikTok, if not an outright ban on the Chinese-owned social media app. But to Jaci Butler, an internet personality and singer with 4 million followers on the embattled platform, the commotion is old hat.

Fortune

As TikTok battles to remain in the U.S., it’s offering creators ‘free exposure’ in exchange for becoming the faces of company marketing

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Fortune

TikTok CEO's 5-hour spectacle

If anyone expected the House TikTok hearing to produce any meaningful discourse on serious topics, they were quickly disabused of that notion.

iMore

TikTok's Congress hearing only proved one thing - politicians know nothing about technology

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew found himself in front of a congressional hearing recently. And he answered some of the most inane questions he'll ever have to listen to.

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Reason

Utah Law Gives Parents Full Access to Teens' Social Media

Plus: Theatrics at the House hearing on TikTok, doomsday merger predictions haven't panned out, and more...

Los Angeles Times

China's opposition to TikTok sale complicates the picture — and relations with the US

The latest U.S.-China clash over the popular social media app TikTok is likely to worsen the already-deteriorating relationship between the two countries, as Beijing and Washington tussle over software bans, technology exports and concerns about espionage and national security.

The Independent UK

Why does US see Chinese-owned TikTok as a security threat?

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has endured a nearly six-hour grilling by U.S. lawmakers, some of whom are pushing to ban the popular short-video app nationwide

The New Daily

US Congress grills TikTok chief at a hearing that may speed ban in Australia

Countries have raised security concerns about TikTok. Could Australia be next joining the list of those banning it in some capacity?

Reuters

Influencers take stock of life and dreams if U.S. bans TikTok

When Cassidy Jacobson was 13 years old, she posted a video of herself dancing on the popular app TikTok.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: TikTok CEO questioned on China concerns at landmark hearing

Shou Zi Chew attempts to play down concerns over data and privacy as lawmakers call for ban on Chinese-owned app. Plus, majority of trans adults are happier after transitioning

Fortune

More CFOs are becoming CEOs than ever. Are they any good at it?

The CFO to CEO pipeline is strong, but CFOs bring some quirks to the top job.

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