The European Union (EU) has opened a second formal investigation into TikTok and has accused the platform of running afoul of the region’s Digital Services Act (DSA), according to a report by TechCrunch. The probe involves the addictive nature of TikTok Lite, which is a smaller version of the app that takes up less memory on a smartphone and was built to perform over slower internet connections. TikTok Lite launched earlier this month in France and Spain and includes a design aspect that allows...
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability is launching a probe into the rampant politicization of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by Chair Lina Khan and the Biden administration. In a new letter, Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) has taken interest in a recently announced “Strike Force” between the FTC and the Department of Justice (DOJ), which aims […]
A former senior employee at TikTok said he was ordered to send American user data to its Beijing-based parent company ByteDance, contradicting TikTok’s public claims of operating independently from China, according to a Fortune report published Monday.
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Oracle and TikTok have a corporate partnership called Project Texas that allows U.S. user data to be stored on Oracle's cloud.
An ex-TikTok worker’s claims of sharing U.S. user data with counterparts in Beijing has rattled the company as it works feverishly to avoid a ban in America.
TikTok presented Project Texas as a significant step for data security and independence. However, this may be more symbolic than effective.
Iraqi authorities on Saturday were investigating the killing of a well-known social media influencer, who was shot by an armed motorcyclist.
Under scrutiny, TikTok officials strongly maintained it mostly cut ties with owner. Former employees now say the company was not in fact independent of Beijing. The former TikTok staff said they were asked to send US user data to ByteDance. READ MORE:
The FTC alleges that founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy destroyed messages discussing business matters to erase potential evidence amid the FTC's ongoing antitrust investigation against Amazon.
The FTC has decided to ban all new noncompete agreements and most existing ones in the US after receiving thousands of comments overwhelmingly in favor of the measure. The new regulation will take effect 120 days after its publication in the federal registry, but the commission has not yet indicatedRead Entire Article
Former TikTok employees have contradicted the company's autonomy assertions, claiming that its operations remain linked to Chinese-owned ByteDance.