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Latest news and updates on TikTok bans. Efforts have been made in several countries to bar the use of TikTok, the globally popular short video app. Owned by Chinese company ByteDance, the social platform has been accused by foreign critics of posing a national security threat, a claim that TikTok has consistently denied. In June 2020, India banned TikTok and dozens of other Chinese apps after a border conflict with China. In September 2020, the Trump administration announced a ban on TikTok in US app stores. The order has been put on hold after a federal judge granted TikTok’s request for a temporary injunction. In October 2020, Pakistan also temporarily blocked TikTok, citing “immoral/indecent content”.
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US presidential candidates lack consistent attitude towards TikTok as legislation that would ban the app passes the House of Representatives. Amid widening technology gap, US must reflect on why an algorithm developed in China gained prominence within the American market.
The US and China should consider how the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies and investors can be properly protected in the United States without raising unfair security concerns.
Bill will not only ban TikTok, but also may set precedent by not having to prove threat in targeting entity associated with ‘a foreign adversary’.
- ByteDance is refusing to share information about its platforms in China in lawsuits accusing TikTok of causing youth internet addiction
- Lawyers representing young people and their families allege that Douyin protects children in China in ways that TikTok does not
The new pact promises to deliver improved remuneration and promotion for UMG-represented songwriters and artists on TikTok, as well as protections related to generative artificial intelligence.
Four out of five people who responded to the poll say their opinion of mainland China is unfavourable, about the same as last year.
Readers discuss the US law targeting the social media platform, and the bipartisan silence in Australia on defence policy.
Twitch, the live-streaming platform known for video game content, has launched Discovery Feed, allowing users to scroll through short clips from longer videos.
Sahil Kumar used to have more than 1.5 million followers on TikTok – four years later, only 94,000 people follow his folk dances on Instagram after India’s ban on the Chinese-owned app.
TikTok is in the cross hairs of authorities in the US, where new legislation threatens a nationwide ban unless its China-based parent ByteDance divests.
The privately held social media giant has rejected a report that said it was ‘exploring scenarios’ to sell a majority stake in TikTok’s US operations.
The short video format enables TikTok’s algorithm to become much more dynamic and even capable of even tracking changes in users’ preferences and interests across time.
The FCC has cited national security concerns in revoking or denying Chinese companies’ rights to provide US telecoms services.
The app’s algorithms are deemed too important to the Chinese parent company, making a sale to an American buyer highly unlikely.
ByteDance-owned TikTok is set to pursue legal action challenging the constitutionality of the measure, which US President Joe Biden has signed into law.
US President Joe Biden has signed a bill that could ban TikTok from US app stores. His campaign plans to stay on the app anyway to reach crucial younger voters.
Chew Shou Zi, chief executive of the popular app, says the platform will continue to operate as it challenges the new legislation in court.
Biden signed the bill into law on Wednesday that provides billions of dollars of new US aid to Ukraine, notching a rare bipartisan victory for the president as he seeks re-election.
Trade, Ukraine among topics on the agenda, with Blinken expected to pressure China to urge its firms to stop supplying dual-use goods to Russia or face more punitive measures.
Within monthsof the Indian ban, Google rolled out YouTube Shorts and Instagram pushed out its Reels feature, mimicking short-form videos TikTok excelled at.
Legislation, packaged with major foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, now heads to President Joe Biden, who has vowed to sign it into law.
There are 170 million Americans on TikTok, and they’re stressed about a potential ban.
Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump sought to blame President Joe Biden for legislation that would force the sale of social media platform TikTok, even though he attempted to ban the company himself when in office.
TikTok last week failed to submit to the commission a risk assessment for its spin-off app by an April 18 deadline, and now has to do so by Tuesday.
Chinese state media has criticised a new bill passed by the US House of Representatives that would force a divestment of TikTok, while parent company ByteDance and Beijing have remained silent.
The US-based general counsel for TikTok and ByteDance has led years-long talks with the American government meant to stave off national security concerns about the app’s connections to China.
ByteDance, the Beijing-based owner of the popular short-video app, would be forced to sell it within a year if the measure passes the Senate.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson relied heavily on lawmakers from the rival party to overcome a blockade from his conservatives colleagues.
Gauth was the second most-downloaded education app for Apple iOS devices in the US as of Wednesday, behind language-learning platform Duolingo.
In this week’s issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we look to keep up with the complex and ever-evolving US-China relationship, with a particular focus on Washington’s moves to ban video-sharing app TikTok.
ByteDance has refuted a news report saying the company’s profits rose 60 per cent to US$40 billion last year.
With European elections approaching in June, mainstream politicians are wary of ceding ground to fringe parties who have successfully exploited its short video format.
Efforts to ban TikTok over security concerns have gained momentum in the US, where officials and state agencies use it to promote their initiatives among young voters.
