The report also indicates that minority-owned SMB’s are given access to brand deals that they wouldn't otherwise have access to without Tik-Tok.
The bill that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the United States appears to be much closer to becoming law. The legislation sailed through the House of Representatives last month, but faced an uncertain future in the Senate due to opposition from a few prominent lawmakers. But momentum for the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act” seems to once again be growing. The House is set to vote on a package of bills this weekend, which includes a slightly revised...
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France Press agencyAmerican entrepreneurs demonstrated in Washington last year against the TikTok ban Noos News•Yesterday, 9:02 p.m Lily Sophie Maigret Washington editorial office Lily Sophie Maigret Washington editorial office Small entrepreneurs in the US fear they will face tough times if the country bans TikTok. Many of them use the video app to market their […]
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WASHINGTON — Iowa Republican U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are likely to vote for the bill that could lead to a nationwide TikTok ban and divestment from the app’s current Chinese-based owner if it comes to a vote in the U.S. Senate. The U.S. House voted on March 13 to pass a bill
A TikTok ban would mean Senate Democrats lose a key venue for pushing their terrible ideas on the malleable minds of youngsters.
House Speaker Johnson plans to package TikTok legislation with critical aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, and send it to the Senate. President Joe Biden vowed to sign it into law.
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Lawmakers’ plan to ban the social media app could be fast-tracked by Congress by attaching it to larger security bills and spending packages.
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Social media platform TikTok has found itself embroiled in a complex discourse surrounding content moderation and the preservation of cultural norms in Kenya. In a recent disclosure to the National Assembly's Public Petition Committee, TikTok's Public Policy and Government Relations Director Fortune Sibanda unveiled that a staggering 296,000 videos uploaded by Kenyan users were expunged from the platform in 2023 due to violations of the community guidelines. Sibanda elucidates that the committee...