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Canada Orders Shutdown of TikTok's Business in Country, App Access to Continue
Under Canadian law, the government can assess potential risks to national security from foreign investments, such as the TikTok proposal. The law prevents the government from revealing the details of such investments.
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Australia Proposes 'World-Leading' Ban on Social Media for Children Under 16
Australia is trialing an age-verification system to assist in blocking children from accessing social media platforms, as part of a range of measures that include some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date.
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Apple to Offer Extra Indonesia Investment to Remove iPhone Ban
Apple has proposed investing almost $10 million to make additional goods in Indonesia. The ministry is deliberating on the proposal, which isn’t final and may be subject to change, and is expected to reach a decision shortly, the people said.
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"National Security Risk": Canada Orders Shutdown Of TikTok's Offices
Ottawa last year began reviewing TikTok's plan to invest and expand its business in Canada. ByteDance is TikTok's Chinese parent company.
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Zhang Yiming, TikTok-Parent ByteDance Founder, Is Now China's Richest Person
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is China's richest person, with personal wealth of $49.3 billion, an annual rich list showed on Tuesday, although counterparts in real estate and renewables have fared less well.
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ByteDance's TikTok Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in Shift Towards AI Content Moderation
TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce, including a large number of staff in Malaysia, the company said on Friday. Two sources familiar with the matter earlier told Reuters that more than 700 jobs were slashed in Malaysia.
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ByteDance Unveils Jimeng AI, a Text-to-Video Generation Platform That Could Rival OpenAI Sora
ByteDance, the Beijing-based technology giant known for TikTok, has released an artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-video platform. Dubbed Jimeng AI, the platform allows users to generate both images as well as videos from text prompts. The platform has been released on both Apple’s App Store and Android as mobile apps but is only available to u...
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TikTok Maker ByteDance Launches Text-To-Video AI App Rivaling OpenAI's Sora
The launch of a text-to-video model by the parent of short video app firm TikTok follows a series of similar model releases in recent months in China.
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US Sues TikTok Over "Massive-Scale" Privacy Violations Of Kids Under 13
The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday against TikTok and parent company ByteDance for failing to protect children's privacy on the social media app.
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At TikTok's Parent Company, 57 Hospitalised After Mass Food Poisoning
A mass food poisoning incident led 60 people to fall sick with symptoms of gastroenteritis at the Singapore office of TikTok's parent company, ByteDance on Tuesday. At least 57 of them had to be hospitalized after the incident.
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US Regulators Accuse TikTok Of Violating Child Privacy Laws
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has referred a complaint against the popular video-sharing app TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance to the Department of Justice, alleging that they failed to protect the privacy of children.
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Donald Trump Joins TikTok, A Platform He Once Sought To Ban In US
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has joined TikTok, the short video social media platform that is owned by China-based tech giant ByteDance and that he tried to ban as president, ahead of the US elections in November.
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To Counter US Ban, TikTok Makes It Easier For Creators To Make Money
TikTok is making it easier for content creators to earn money on its shopping platform, a move that could bolster opposition to a US law that will force Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd. to sell the video app by January or be banned.
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TikTok Sues To Block US Law Seeking Sale Or Ban Of App
TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance sued in U.S. federal court on Tuesday seeking to block a law signed by President Joe Biden that would force the divestiture of the short video app used by 170 million Americans or ban its use.
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TikTok General Counsel To Step Down, Will Focus On Fighting US Law
Erich Andersen, general counsel for TikTok and Chinese parent company ByteDance, said on Friday he will step down from the role in June, according to a company statement.
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Canada Orders Shutdown of TikTok's Business in Country, App Access to Continue
Under Canadian law, the government can assess potential risks to national security from foreign investments, such as the TikTok proposal. The law prevents the government from revealing the details of such investments.
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Australia Proposes 'World-Leading' Ban on Social Media for Children Under 16
Australia is trialing an age-verification system to assist in blocking children from accessing social media platforms, as part of a range of measures that include some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date.
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Apple to Offer Extra Indonesia Investment to Remove iPhone Ban
Apple has proposed investing almost $10 million to make additional goods in Indonesia. The ministry is deliberating on the proposal, which isn’t final and may be subject to change, and is expected to reach a decision shortly, the people said.
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"National Security Risk": Canada Orders Shutdown Of TikTok's Offices
Ottawa last year began reviewing TikTok's plan to invest and expand its business in Canada. ByteDance is TikTok's Chinese parent company.
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Zhang Yiming, TikTok-Parent ByteDance Founder, Is Now China's Richest Person
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is China's richest person, with personal wealth of $49.3 billion, an annual rich list showed on Tuesday, although counterparts in real estate and renewables have fared less well.
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ByteDance's TikTok Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in Shift Towards AI Content Moderation
TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce, including a large number of staff in Malaysia, the company said on Friday. Two sources familiar with the matter earlier told Reuters that more than 700 jobs were slashed in Malaysia.
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ByteDance Unveils Jimeng AI, a Text-to-Video Generation Platform That Could Rival OpenAI Sora
ByteDance, the Beijing-based technology giant known for TikTok, has released an artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-video platform. Dubbed Jimeng AI, the platform allows users to generate both images as well as videos from text prompts. The platform has been released on both Apple’s App Store and Android as mobile apps but is only available to u...
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TikTok Maker ByteDance Launches Text-To-Video AI App Rivaling OpenAI's Sora
The launch of a text-to-video model by the parent of short video app firm TikTok follows a series of similar model releases in recent months in China.
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US Sues TikTok Over "Massive-Scale" Privacy Violations Of Kids Under 13
The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday against TikTok and parent company ByteDance for failing to protect children's privacy on the social media app.
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At TikTok's Parent Company, 57 Hospitalised After Mass Food Poisoning
A mass food poisoning incident led 60 people to fall sick with symptoms of gastroenteritis at the Singapore office of TikTok's parent company, ByteDance on Tuesday. At least 57 of them had to be hospitalized after the incident.
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US Regulators Accuse TikTok Of Violating Child Privacy Laws
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has referred a complaint against the popular video-sharing app TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance to the Department of Justice, alleging that they failed to protect the privacy of children.
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Donald Trump Joins TikTok, A Platform He Once Sought To Ban In US
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has joined TikTok, the short video social media platform that is owned by China-based tech giant ByteDance and that he tried to ban as president, ahead of the US elections in November.
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To Counter US Ban, TikTok Makes It Easier For Creators To Make Money
TikTok is making it easier for content creators to earn money on its shopping platform, a move that could bolster opposition to a US law that will force Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd. to sell the video app by January or be banned.
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TikTok Sues To Block US Law Seeking Sale Or Ban Of App
TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance sued in U.S. federal court on Tuesday seeking to block a law signed by President Joe Biden that would force the divestiture of the short video app used by 170 million Americans or ban its use.
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TikTok General Counsel To Step Down, Will Focus On Fighting US Law
Erich Andersen, general counsel for TikTok and Chinese parent company ByteDance, said on Friday he will step down from the role in June, according to a company statement.
