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12/11/2024
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By Belle Carter
TikTok files emergency injunction to block U.S. ban, citing Constitutional violations and lack of evidence
TikTok and ByteDance have filed a motion for an emergency injunction with the U.S. Court of Appeals, aiming to block a ban on TikTok from the American market by Jan. 19, 2025. TikTok’s legal team argues that the ban violates the First Amendment, restricting free speech and setting a precedent for government overreach. The U.S. […]
05/02/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
TikTok ban, Tesla’s Chinese partnerships mark new phase in brewing U.S.-China data security war
The United States’ push to ban the Chinese social media platform TikTok and Elon Musk’s electric vehicle manufacturing giant Tesla’s recent partnerships with Chinese tech firms mark a new phase in the brewing data security war between Washington and Beijing. If this conflict escalates, it could reshape trade relations between the world’s two largest economies. […]
04/30/2024
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By Zoey Sky
8 Other Chinese apps that could be affected by the TikTok ban
United States officials have warned about the risks of the popular social media platform TikTok for years. Now, a new law will give the government the authority to act on these warnings by banning one of the most popular apps in America. But this doesn’t mean TikTok will be banned immediately. At least, not yet. Congress passed legislation […]
04/24/2024
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By Laura Harris
House of Representatives passes legislation to ban TikTok if its CCP-linked parent company doesn’t sell its stake in the platform within a year
The House of Representatives has passed legislation that could effectively ban the popular social media platform TikTok from operating in the United States unless its China-based parent company, ByteDance Ltd., sells its stake in the platform within a year. On March 14, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce unanimously passed legislation forcing TikTok to divest […]
04/22/2024
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By Olivia Cook
Ex-TikTok employee claims he was INSTRUCTED to send American users’ data to Beijing-based parent company
A former employee at video sharing app TikTok has revealed that he was instructed to send the data of American users to the company’s Beijing-based parent ByteDance. Citing an April 15 piece by Fortune magazine, the Washington Free Beacon reported that former TikTok data scientist Evan Turner was mandated to send U.S. user data to […]
03/15/2024
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By Kevin Hughes
House committee passes bill ordering TikTok to divest from the CCP
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce unanimously passed two bills meant to protect the data of Americans and to force social media giant TikTok to divest from its Chinese ownership. The committee’s decision allows the bills to advance to a full vote in the House of Representatives. Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) said […]
02/23/2024
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By Ava Grace
Report: Abu Dhabi-based AI tech firm G42 cuts ties with China as it seeks greater presence in the U.S.
Tech firm G42 is shifting its focus from China to America and other Western markets following concerns raised by U.S. lawmakers about its association with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “All of our China investments that were previously made are already divested. Because of that, of course, we have no need anymore for any physical […]
02/17/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
TikTok becoming a platform for child sexual exploitation
The Chinese-made video sharing app TikTok is slowly becoming a platform for sexual exploitation, with older men preying on children and teenagers. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) cited three examples of this in a Feb. 15 report, with the first one involving 42-year-old Grady Moffett Sr. from Alabama. Moffett posted a video of himself lip-syncing […]
09/12/2020
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By JD Heyes
Leaked documents indicate Chinese tech companies like ByteDance, TikTok used by ChiCom government to push propaganda
The Trump administration has been warning our allies for years that the Chinese government is using domestic technology companies to spy on ‘competitor’ nations — i.e. potential enemies in ways the former Soviet Union could have only dreamed of. That’s one of the main reasons why President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and […]
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