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 its competitor Musical.ly, TikTok has grown from a niche teen app into a global trendsetter. While, of course, also emerging as a potential national security threat, according to U.S. officials. On Wednesday,...
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 its competitor Musical.ly, TikTok has grown from a niche teen app into a global trendsetter. While, of course, also emerging as a potential national security threat, according to U.S. officials. On Wednesday,...
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Republican senators pushed government intelligence officials to better guard Americans from national security threats, including Hamas terrorists, who could seek to enter the United States under the Biden administration. Sens. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) raised significant concerns during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday that the Biden administration’s reported plan to […]
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Video-sharing app TikTok, and its Chinese parent company ByteDance, have filed a legal challenge in the US against a legislative move to force its sale, lest it face a country-wide ban. The petition said the demand violated constitutional guarantees to free speech detailed in the First Amendment, after President Joe Biden signed a bill giving […]
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The AI safety security board comprising of the CEOs of Microsoft, OpenAI and others will advise the DHS on safe AI adoption and create a forum for AI security risk information sharing
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ByteDance argues that the U.S. government requirement to sell TikTok or face a ban in the U.S. is “obviously unconstitutional." The post TikTok, Byte Dance Sue U.S. to Stop Law That Could Lead to Ban on Popular App TikTok first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
As captain Marlie Packer lifted the Six Nations trophy into the Bordeaux air, there was a dizzying sense of deja vu. This was England’s sixth successive Six Nations title and a third consecutive Grand Slam. Their dominance in this competition is simply unparalleled, not just in rugby but in sport.]]>
US President Joe Biden recently signed a bill that will compel ByteDance to either sell TikTok to an American-based venture or face a ban from major mobile app ecosystems. The video hosting network could encounter a similar fate in Europe, where the topic has entered the electoral campaign, spurred byRead Entire Article