SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time. What’s now in question is whether it will be around much longer and, if so, in what form? Starting in 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged with […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time. What’s now in question […]
The number of Chinese citizens coming across the southern border from Mexico has skyrocketed to the fastest-growing demographic of illegal immigrants in recent months, triggering serious concerns among lawmakers in Washington. Tens of thousands of Chinese immigrants have been arrested by Border Patrol agents over the past year, far beyond the hundreds to a couple […]
Social media platform TikTok says that a bill banning the app in the U.S. is “unconstitutional” and that it will fight this latest attempt to restrict its use in court. The bill in question, which President Joe Biden signed Wednesday, gives Chinese parent company ByteDance nine months to divest TikTok or face a ban on […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
By putting his signature on this legislation, President Biden has solidified the government's stance on safeguarding against potential threats posed by certain foreign-controlled applications.
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted in favor of a bill that could lead to the ban of the popular platform TikTok in the country. The post U.S. House of Representatives Approves Bill Forcing TikTok to Sale Amid National Security Concerns first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
TikTok reportedly plans to remove its U.S.-based general counsel, Erich Andersen, amid ongoing U.S. government concerns over national security, despite Andersen leading efforts to mitigate these concerns and a bill moving through Congress that could force TikTok's sale or face a ban. read more
Apple said it was obliged to remove the apps after an order from China's internet regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China.
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D., Wash.), the head of the powerful Senate Commerce Committee, took thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from a TikTok lobbyist just days after the House passed its bipartisan bill targeting the Chinese-owned app, new financial disclosures reveal.
TORONTO - TikTok is testing an app that rivals Instagram in Canada. The social media company says TikTok Notes became available for download and “limited testing” in Canada and Australia this week. TikTok Notes allows users to share photos and text. The company says on X that the test is part of early stages of experimentation it is undertaking with images and text. The app's debut comes as concern has been mounting around TikTok because Chinese law forces companies in the country to...
TikTok is rolling out its Instagram competitor, TikTok Notes, in select markets. The app is available on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store in Canada and Australia, the company said. The company said on X that it is in the “early stage” of the app’s rollout and that the app is “a dedicated […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Air National Guard has delayed its plan to downgrade the status of about 80 members of its Alaska unit, a move that would have threatened national security and civilian rescues in the nation’s most remote state. The Alaska Air National Guard confirmed the delay in an email to The Associated Press on Friday. AIR NATIONAL GUARD CHANGES IN ALASKA COULD AFFECT NATIONAL SECURITY, CIVILIAN RESCUES, STAFFERS SAY Efforts by the state’s politicians and Alaskans "have been...