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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 · Mar 23, 2023

‘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 · Mar 23, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2023

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 · Mar 23, 2023

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 · Mar 23, 2023

China would "resolutely oppose" forced sale of TikTok

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

Axios · Mar 23, 2023

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 · Mar 23, 2023

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 · Mar 23, 2023

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 · Mar 23, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023