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Canada Orders Shutdown of TikTok's Business in Country, App Access to Continue
- Thursday November 7, 2024
- Reuters
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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TikTok Preparing A US Copy Of App's Core Algorithm: Report
- Friday May 31, 2024
- World News | Reuters
TikTok is working on a clone of its recommendation algorithm for its 170 million U.S. users that may result in a version that operates independently of its Chinese parent and be more palatable to American lawmakers who want to ban it.
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To Counter US Ban, TikTok Makes It Easier For Creators To Make Money
- Friday May 24, 2024
- World News | By Spencer Soper, Bloomberg
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
- Tuesday May 7, 2024
- World News | Reuters
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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ByteDance Prefers TikTok Shutdown In US Rather Than Selling It: Report
- Thursday April 25, 2024
- World News | Reuters
TikTok owner ByteDance would prefer shutting down its loss-making app rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the US, four sources said.
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TikTok Ban Looms as President Biden Signs Law With 270-Day Sale Deadline
- Thursday April 25, 2024
- Alex Barinka, Bloomberg
For TikTok, the clock has started running in its existential fight to avoid a US ban. Legislation requiring the social media app’s Chinese owners to divest sailed through Congress, capped by Senate passage late Tuesday as part of a larger foreign-aid package. President Joe Biden signed into law Wednesday, beginning a 270-day countdown for a sale ...
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TikTok Faces Ban: What Next For App In The US?
- Thursday April 25, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
TikTok on Wednesday said it will fight a new US law that orders the popular video sharing app to break away from its Chinese owners or face an outright ban in the United States.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Senate May Set Up Court Showdown Over TikTok's Free Speech Protections
- Wednesday April 24, 2024
- World News | Reuters
The U.S. Senate set up a likely court showdown over the scope of TikTok's free speech protections under the U.S. Constitution when it approved a bill on Tuesday to ban the social media platform from app stores unless its Chinese owner sells it.
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Explained: Why US Government Is Trying To Ban TikTok
- Monday April 22, 2024
- World News | Reuters
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Saturday that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about a year to divest the U.S. assets of the short-video app, or face a nationwide ban.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Will Trample Free Speech": TikTok On US House Bill That Could Ban App
- Monday April 22, 2024
- World News | Reuters
TikTok on Sunday repeated its free-speech concerns about a bill passed by the House of Representatives that would ban the popular social media app in the US if Chinese owner ByteDance did not sell its stake within a year.
- www.ndtv.com
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TikTok Owner Is Paying Influencers To Push New Instagram-Like App In US, Here's Why
- Tuesday March 26, 2024
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
Lemon8 describes itself as a ''lifestyle community'' and functions like a mash-up of Pinterest and Instagram.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Make Your Voices Heard," TikTok CEO Urges US Users After House Votes
- Thursday March 14, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
TikTok's CEO told the app's US users to speak out after the House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would force the company to sever ties with its Chinese owner or be banned in the United States.
- www.ndtv.com
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Canada Bans Chinese App WeChat, Russia's Kaspersky On Government Phones
- Tuesday October 31, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Canada on Monday banned popular Chinese messaging app WeChat and Russian platform Kaspersky from government smartphones and other mobile devices, citing privacy and security risks.
- www.ndtv.com
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Close to Half of Americans Favour TikTok Ban, Shows Poll
- Thursday August 17, 2023
- Reuters
47 percent of American adults support a ban on the Chinese ByteDance-owned social media app TikTok, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey that also asked questions about national security concerns and China.
- www.gadgets360.com
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China Denies Asking Firms to Share Overseas Data Amid Multiple TikTok Bans
- Friday March 24, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
China insisted Friday it does not ask companies to hand over data gathered overseas, as the Chinese-owned TikTok faces mounting calls for a ban in the United States. Pressure is building on the massively popular video-sharing app — owned by the Chinese firm Bytedance — to obtain new ownership or lose access to the enormous US market.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Canada Orders Shutdown of TikTok's Business in Country, App Access to Continue
- Thursday November 7, 2024
- Reuters
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.
- www.gadgets360.com
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TikTok Preparing A US Copy Of App's Core Algorithm: Report
- Friday May 31, 2024
- World News | Reuters
TikTok is working on a clone of its recommendation algorithm for its 170 million U.S. users that may result in a version that operates independently of its Chinese parent and be more palatable to American lawmakers who want to ban it.
- www.ndtv.com
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To Counter US Ban, TikTok Makes It Easier For Creators To Make Money
- Friday May 24, 2024
- World News | By Spencer Soper, Bloomberg
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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TikTok Sues To Block US Law Seeking Sale Or Ban Of App
- Tuesday May 7, 2024
- World News | Reuters
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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ByteDance Prefers TikTok Shutdown In US Rather Than Selling It: Report
- Thursday April 25, 2024
- World News | Reuters
TikTok owner ByteDance would prefer shutting down its loss-making app rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the US, four sources said.
- www.ndtv.com
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TikTok Ban Looms as President Biden Signs Law With 270-Day Sale Deadline
- Thursday April 25, 2024
- Alex Barinka, Bloomberg
For TikTok, the clock has started running in its existential fight to avoid a US ban. Legislation requiring the social media app’s Chinese owners to divest sailed through Congress, capped by Senate passage late Tuesday as part of a larger foreign-aid package. President Joe Biden signed into law Wednesday, beginning a 270-day countdown for a sale ...
- www.gadgets360.com
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TikTok Faces Ban: What Next For App In The US?
- Thursday April 25, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
TikTok on Wednesday said it will fight a new US law that orders the popular video sharing app to break away from its Chinese owners or face an outright ban in the United States.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Senate May Set Up Court Showdown Over TikTok's Free Speech Protections
- Wednesday April 24, 2024
- World News | Reuters
The U.S. Senate set up a likely court showdown over the scope of TikTok's free speech protections under the U.S. Constitution when it approved a bill on Tuesday to ban the social media platform from app stores unless its Chinese owner sells it.
- www.ndtv.com
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Explained: Why US Government Is Trying To Ban TikTok
- Monday April 22, 2024
- World News | Reuters
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Saturday that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about a year to divest the U.S. assets of the short-video app, or face a nationwide ban.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Will Trample Free Speech": TikTok On US House Bill That Could Ban App
- Monday April 22, 2024
- World News | Reuters
TikTok on Sunday repeated its free-speech concerns about a bill passed by the House of Representatives that would ban the popular social media app in the US if Chinese owner ByteDance did not sell its stake within a year.
- www.ndtv.com
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TikTok Owner Is Paying Influencers To Push New Instagram-Like App In US, Here's Why
- Tuesday March 26, 2024
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
Lemon8 describes itself as a ''lifestyle community'' and functions like a mash-up of Pinterest and Instagram.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Make Your Voices Heard," TikTok CEO Urges US Users After House Votes
- Thursday March 14, 2024
- World News | Agence France-Presse
TikTok's CEO told the app's US users to speak out after the House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would force the company to sever ties with its Chinese owner or be banned in the United States.
- www.ndtv.com
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Canada Bans Chinese App WeChat, Russia's Kaspersky On Government Phones
- Tuesday October 31, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Canada on Monday banned popular Chinese messaging app WeChat and Russian platform Kaspersky from government smartphones and other mobile devices, citing privacy and security risks.
- www.ndtv.com
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Close to Half of Americans Favour TikTok Ban, Shows Poll
- Thursday August 17, 2023
- Reuters
47 percent of American adults support a ban on the Chinese ByteDance-owned social media app TikTok, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey that also asked questions about national security concerns and China.
- www.gadgets360.com
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China Denies Asking Firms to Share Overseas Data Amid Multiple TikTok Bans
- Friday March 24, 2023
- Agence France-Presse
China insisted Friday it does not ask companies to hand over data gathered overseas, as the Chinese-owned TikTok faces mounting calls for a ban in the United States. Pressure is building on the massively popular video-sharing app — owned by the Chinese firm Bytedance — to obtain new ownership or lose access to the enormous US market.
- www.gadgets360.com