Tiktok Banned
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Will TikTok vanish on campus? Universities debate its future as app-maker cries foulTikTok’s statement comes on the heels of a recommendation from UBC for students to uninstall the app from their devices, and to use a web browser to access TikTok instead.CanadaApr 8, 2023
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TikTok faces ‘pivotal moment’ as U.S. lawmakers seek ban, CEO tells usersThe comments from CEO Shou Zi Chew, who will testify to a U.S. House committee this week, come as lawmakers seek to ban the popular app over national security concerns.TechMar 21, 2023
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U.S. wants TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to divest over security. Is it too late?Growing concerns over TikTok's potential risk to national security is leading to more government bans of the popular app, but TikTok says divestment won't solve anything.TechMar 16, 2023
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TikTok says Chinese divestment wouldn’t solve national security concernsThe company was responding to a report that said the Biden administration was threatening a U.S. ban on the app unless its Beijing-based owners sell their stakes.U.S. NewsMar 15, 2023
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Sask. Polytechnic bans TikTok, University of Saskatchewan maintains current policyThe post-secondary education institution is prohibiting the use of TikTok on all its institution-owned devices, similar to governments across Canada.CanadaMar 8, 2023
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TikTok changing data security plans in Europe following ban. What’s going on?The European Parliament, European Commission and the EU Council recently banned TikTok from staff phones due to growing concerns about the company.WorldMar 8, 2023
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Canadian companies should consider TikTok ban following government step: expertsTikTok has long been embroiled in privacy concerns because its parent company ByteDance is based in China, where laws allow the country to demand access to user data.TechMar 1, 2023
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Canada not the only country to ban TikTok. Here’s what others are doingTikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company Bytedance, has long maintained that it does not share data with the Chinese government and that its data is not held in China.WorldMar 1, 2023
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Trump issues executive orders to ban TikTok, WeChat apps in 45 daysThe app may be used for disinformation campaigns that benefit the Chinese Communist Party and the United States "must take aggressive action against the owners of TikTok to protect our national security," Trump said in the order.WorldAug 6, 2020
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Trump says he’s going to ban TikTok. Will Canada do the same?The Trump administration's move to ban the popular app over cyber security concerns has since raised the same question for their neighbours north of the border.CanadaAug 2, 2020
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