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TikTok Launches US Elections Guide to Combat Misinformation

Reuters | Wednesday September 30, 2020

TikTok on Tuesday launched a US election guide as part of an effort to battle misinformation on the wildly popular video-sharing app that the White House has targeted for a ban.

TikTok App Store Ban: Judge Says US Must Defend or Delay Move by Friday

Reuters | Friday September 25, 2020

A US judge said Thursday the Trump administration must either delay a ban on US app stores offering TikTok for download or file legal papers defending the decision by Friday.

TikTok Files Complaint Against Trump Administration to Block US Ban: Report

Reuters | Saturday September 19, 2020

TikTok has asked a US judge to block the Trump administration banning on the Chinese social-media network, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday.

TikTok Parent ByteDance Says China Will Have to Approve US Deal

Reuters | Thursday September 17, 2020

China will need to approve ByteDance's proposed deal with Oracle Corp for its TikTok app, the Chinese company said on Thursday, indicating how its bid to stave off a ban in the United States could be further complicated.

TikTok Data Collection Practices Should Be Investigated by FTC, Say Two US Senators

Reuters | Friday August 14, 2020

Two US Republican senators on Thursday asked the Federal Trade Commission for an investigation of video-sharing app TikTok's consumer data collection and processing practices.

US Senate Panel Approves Ban on Using TikTok App on Government Devices

Reuters | Thursday July 23, 2020

US federal employees would be barred from using Chinese-owned mobile video app TikTok on government-issued devices under a bill that passed a US Senate Committee on Wednesday, as lawmakers feared the security of users' personal data.

US Senate Panel Approves Ban On Using TikTok App On Government Devices

World News | Reuters | Thursday July 23, 2020

U.S. federal employees would be barred from using Chinese-owned mobile video app TikTok on government-issued devices under a bill that passed a U.S. Senate Committee on Wednesday, as lawmakers feared the security of users' personal data.

Amazon Bans, Then Un-Bans TikTok From Employee Mobile Devices

Agence France-Presse | Saturday July 11, 2020

Amazon on Friday said it mistakenly sent workers an email telling them to dump the TikTok mobile application from their cell phones because of security concerns.

TikTok Expects Over $6 Billion Loss After India's Ban On App: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 3, 2020

Chinese tech giant unicorn ByteDance Ltd is anticipating a loss of over $6 billion after three of its apps, including the hugely popular video app TikTok, were banned by India this week, a media report said.

After India Bans Chinese Apps, Growing Appeal In US For Similar Action

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 1, 2020

India's ban on 59 Chinese apps, including the popular TikTok app, has been widely noted in the US, including by some prominent lawmakers, who have urged the American government to follow suit as it is widely believed that the short video-sharing app is a major security risk to the country.

TikTok Goes Completely Offline in India, Says ‘It’s Complying With Government Directive’

Tasneem Akolawala | Tuesday June 30, 2020

TikTok has now completely stopped working in India. After the Indian government imposed a ban on TikTok last night, the app was delisted from Google Play and App Store both soon after. However, it continued to work for those who had it already installed on their phone. Now, the TikTok app has completely stopped working on all devices, including the...

Egypt's Female Tiktok Influencers In The State's Crosshairs

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 11, 2020

Young Egyptian women with thousands of followers each on the popular TikTok app have become the latest target of state authorities who accuse them of spreading "immorality" in society.

TikTok Owner ByteDance Shuts Down Overseas News Aggregator TopBuzz

Reuters | Friday June 5, 2020

ByteDance, owner of the global hit short-video app TikTok, has shut down its artificial-intelligence-based news aggregator TopBuzz, one of the company’s earliest products aimed at the global stage.

TikTok App Listings Flooded With 1-Star Reviews Amid Faizal Siddiqui Controversy

Tasneem Akolawala | Tuesday May 19, 2020

TikTok is seeing a flood of 1-star reviews on Apple App Store and Google Play Store after the app recently found itself up against the followers of YouTuber CarryMinati (real name: Ajey Nagar). To make matters worse, the short-form video app got embroiled in a controversy this week when a video from popular TikTok creator Faizal Siddiqui came to li...

US Senators Seek To Ban Staffs From Using TikTok On Their Government-Issued Phones

World News | Reuters | Thursday March 12, 2020

Two Republican senators on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at banning federal employees from using Chinese social media app TikTok on their government-issued phones, amid growing national security concerns around the collection and sharing of data on US users with China's government.