TikTok China

• TikTok faces ‘pivotal moment’ as U.S. lawmakers seek ban, CEO tells users

  The 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.

  Tech

  Mar 21
  
• 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.

  Tech

  Mar 16
  
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• TikTok says Chinese divestment wouldn’t solve national security concerns

  The 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. News

  Mar 15
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• Ban of TikTok app on federal government devices sparks debate on security

  The recent ban of the app TikTok on federal government devices has sparked conversation around security on social media.

  Canada

  Mar 5
• Canadian companies should consider TikTok ban following government step: experts

  TikTok 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.

  Tech

  Mar 1
• Canada not the only country to ban TikTok. Here’s what others are doing

  TikTok, 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.

  World

  Mar 1
• Trump says he plans to ban TikTok in U.S., opposes Chinese sale

  Trump said the ban will come through either an executive order or by using executive economic powers as soon as Saturday.

  Tech

  Jul 31, 2020
• White House preparing to force Chinese company to sell TikTok: sources

  The move would be the culmination of U.S. national security concerns over the safety of the personal data that TikTok handles.

  Tech

  Jul 31, 2020
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• Amazon bans, then unbans workers from using TikTok on phones

  Chinese-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.

  Tech

  Jul 10, 2020
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• TikTok admits to suppressing videos from some persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2 community

  Some 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.

  Tech

  Dec 3, 2019