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TikTok ban: UK parliament and Scottish government block app amid alarm over security

Blocks announced during hearings in US Congress over potential total ban on app

The Independent UK

‘I was kicked out of university for posing in underwear on Instagram’

Sarah Button hit the headlines late last year after revealing on TikTok that she was caught at the airport with a sex toy filled with her boyfriend’s ashes

The Independent UK

From Facebook intern to the crosshairs of Congress: TikTok chief’s stellar rise

Shou Zi Chew, who joined ByteDance, the parent company in 2021, won’t let his children use the app

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BBC EastEnders legend is spotted working at family newsagents

He said some customers have done a double-take when they see him

Wales Online

Watch live: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before US Congress

Watch live from Washington as TikTok's CEO testifies before the US house of representatives energy and commerce committee.

The Independent UK

Lawmakers urge TikTok ban in hearing with app's CEO

Shou Zi Chew will be grilled by members of Congress as pressure mounts on TikTok's owners.

Axios

TikTok Is Too Popular To Ban

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Ireland captain Fryday opens up on decision to change shorts colour ahead of TikTok Women's Six Nations

Ireland are the first Home Nation to move away from white shorts and will take to the field for their TikTok Women’s Six Nations opener against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park in green and navy

Wales Online

O2, RFU and Women’s Sport Trust join forces to help close rugby’s gender awareness gap

The project will run from the TikTok Women's Six Nations 2023 until the end of 2025

Wales Online

China would "resolutely oppose" forced sale of TikTok

A forced sale would harm “confidence to invest in the United States," the spokeswoman said.

Axios

China: the rise of TikTok sister app Douyin as a powerful consumer tool

Chinese people are increasingly using TikTok’s sister app as a way to complain about products and are finding it a powerful asset.

The Conversation

Lawmakers reject CEO's assurance TikTok is autonomous from China - Roll Call

House lawmakers voiced disbelief Thursday as TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew tried to reassure them the app has no link to China's ruling party.

Roll Call

Should the US ban TikTok? Can it? A cybersecurity expert explains the risks the app poses and the challenges to blocking it

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23, 2023, amid a chorus of calls from members of Congress for the federal government to ban the Chinese-owned video social media app and reports that the Biden administration is pushing for the company’s sale.

The Conversation

Man who went to the bathroom 20 times a day diagnosed with incurable condition

Antonio Perez, from Michigan, initially thought he had urine cancer when he desperately needed the toilet more than 20 times a day

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Woman reveals how hair claw clip became lodged into her head

She describe how she had the clip in her head during a car accident

The Independent UK

TikTok ban: App boss launches last attempt to convince politicians not to block it

More and more US politicians are suggesting app should be entirely blocked in the country

The New Daily

Sofia Coppola’s daughter makes directorial debut with bizarre TikTok

Romy Croquet Mars, daughter of Sofia Coppola, told TikTok that she was grounded for trying to charter a helicopter using her father's card.

The Independent UK

Man pleads for help after losing father’s ashes in Tesco bag on nine-hour pub crawl

Stan Blade, 39, planned to make a TikTok video of himself visiting pleasure rides at Southend, Essex, with father Stephen Jewitt’s ashes as a final farewell

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The Independent UK

China criticizes possible US plan to force TikTok sale

China’s government says it would oppose possible U.S. plans to force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the short-video service as a security risk and warned such a move would hurt investor confidence in the United States

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Turns out Iron Maiden's Hallowed Be Thy Name played on bagpipes is pretty cool

Bagpipe-toting TikTok star Piper Ally has given Hallowed Be Thy Name a makeover like no other

Reuters

TikTok attacked for China ties as US lawmakers push for ban

U.S. lawmakers on Thursday battered TikTok's CEO about potential Chinese influence over the platform and said its short videos were damaging children's mental health, reflecting bipartisan concerns about the app's power over Americans.

Dublin Live

TikTok could be banned on Irish politicians' phones over security fears

The social media app is already extremely popular with some politicians as they attempt to connect with the younger generations

Axios

Team Biden to TikTok's owners: Just sell it

The administration's preferred outcome in the TikTok debate is becoming clear.

The Conversation

How TikTok became a breeding ground for hate speech in the latest Malaysia general election

Hate speech on social media is a major issue across many regions of the world, including Southeast Asia.

The Independent UK

Woman reveals how hair claw clip became lodged into her head: ‘It could’ve been so much worse’

She describe how she had the clip in her head during a car accident

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