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.
US legislation that would ban the popular TikTok app remains stalled in the Senate, where key Democrats struggled Wednesday to reach consensus.
US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday called for legislation to force TikTok's parent company, China's ByteDance, to divest the short video app used by 170 million Americans. "Requiring the divestment of Beijing-influenced entities from TikTok would land squarely within established constitutional precedent," McConnell said, adding "it wouldbegin to turn back the tide of an enormous threat to America's children." He called TikTok "America's greatest strategic rival is threatening...
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 […]
TikTok users have seen notifications informing them about a new photo app. Users are warned that their photos will be automatically visible on TikTok Notes
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The next time you scroll past a video of your favorite music artist on TikTok, you might be able to buy a ticket to an upcoming show with the tap of a button.Also: TikTok launches new Creator Rewards Program. Here's how it worksTikTok has announced a partnership with ticketing platform AXS that will enable music fans to find and purchase event tickets without leaving the app.AXS works with several major music artists including Foo Fighters, Heart, Kenny Chesney, and Judas Priest; festivals like...
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A group of former TikTok employees is sounding the alarm on the company’s disturbing ties to the communist Chinese government. Fortune interviewed 11 former employees, some of whom stated that TikTok does have close operational ties with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. Furthermore, the employees admitted that ByteDance’s “independence from China was largely cosmetic” and the China-based company received vast amounts of data. These revelations highlight the national security risks...