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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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Ban of TikTok app on federal government devices sparks debate on securityThe recent ban of the app TikTok on federal government devices has sparked conversation around security on social media.CanadaMar 5, 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 says he plans to ban TikTok in U.S., opposes Chinese saleTrump said the ban will come through either an executive order or by using executive economic powers as soon as Saturday.TechJul 31, 2020
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White House preparing to force Chinese company to sell TikTok: sourcesThe move would be the culmination of U.S. national security concerns over the safety of the personal data that TikTok handles.TechJul 31, 2020
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Amazon bans, then unbans workers from using TikTok on phonesChinese-owned social media platform TikTok, among the fastest growing digital platforms in history, is facing heavy scrutiny outside China. India banned TikTok and other Chinese apps in June.TechJul 10, 2020
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TikTok admits to suppressing videos from some persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2 communitySome had their videos prevented from showing outside their home country, whereas others had theirs removed from TikTok's search algorithm, the "For You" page, after reaching a certain view count.TechDec 3, 2019
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