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TikTok India Return Rumours Debunked by Company: Report
TikTok on Friday denied circulating reports that it had been unbanned in India. The app was first banned by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in June 2020, due to concerns regarding national security and data privacy. The rumours of a possible comeback surfaced on Friday, after the official website of the Chinese social...
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TikTok Still Blocked: Government Sources On Buzz About Ban Being Lifted
TikTok is still blocked in India, government sources said this evening after several users reported that they could access the website of the video streaming platform.
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Prepare To Remove TikTok From App Stores: US Lawmakers To Google, Apple
The lawmakers asked Cook and Pichai to prepare to remove TikTok from their play stores by January 19. In their letter to the TikTok CEO, they urged Chew to "immediately execute a qualified divestiture".
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US Lawmakers Cite India's Example During Vote On TikTok Restrictions
US lawmakers on Wednesday cited the bold move by India to ban TikTok four years ago as they voted in support of legislation about the Chinese app.
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Video: US Podcaster Praises India's Policies, Says Country "Not Afraid Of China"
A short clip of the US author's podcast has gone viral after industrialist Harsh Goenka shared it on X.
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UK Watchdog Fines TikTok Over $15 Million for Breach of Data Protection Law, Misuse of Children's Data
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the country's information watchdog estimates that TikTok allowed up to 1.4 million UK children under the age of 13 to use its platform in 2020, despite its own rules not allowing children that age to create an account.
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TikTok Retains Access to Indian Users' Personal Data After 2020 Ban: Report
TikTok continues to retain information on its users from India who can no longer access the video sharing platform, according to a report. The service was blocked in India in 2020, and currently faces the possibility of a ban in the US, where the app has grown in popularity, over national security concerns.
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TikTok Now Banned From Work Phones in Belgium Citing Security Risk
TikTok will not be allowed on the work phones of the Belgian federal government employees, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Friday. The Belgian national security council had warned of the risks associated with the large amounts of data collected by TikTok, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance.
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Proposal To Ban TikTok In The US ''Should Be Looked At'', Says Senator
Many US officials have also raised concerns that China could use its laws to pressure TikTok to hand over US user data that could be used for intelligence purposes.
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After India Banned TikTok, Its $20 Billion Market Is Up For Grabs
Prateek Bhardwaj broke out as a social media star on TikTok's short-video platform, drawing in close to a million followers and a slew of big-brand endorsements. But he's no longer on the app.
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TikTok India Return Rumours Debunked by Company: Report
TikTok on Friday denied circulating reports that it had been unbanned in India. The app was first banned by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in June 2020, due to concerns regarding national security and data privacy. The rumours of a possible comeback surfaced on Friday, after the official website of the Chinese social...
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TikTok Still Blocked: Government Sources On Buzz About Ban Being Lifted
TikTok is still blocked in India, government sources said this evening after several users reported that they could access the website of the video streaming platform.
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Prepare To Remove TikTok From App Stores: US Lawmakers To Google, Apple
The lawmakers asked Cook and Pichai to prepare to remove TikTok from their play stores by January 19. In their letter to the TikTok CEO, they urged Chew to "immediately execute a qualified divestiture".
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US Lawmakers Cite India's Example During Vote On TikTok Restrictions
US lawmakers on Wednesday cited the bold move by India to ban TikTok four years ago as they voted in support of legislation about the Chinese app.
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Video: US Podcaster Praises India's Policies, Says Country "Not Afraid Of China"
A short clip of the US author's podcast has gone viral after industrialist Harsh Goenka shared it on X.
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UK Watchdog Fines TikTok Over $15 Million for Breach of Data Protection Law, Misuse of Children's Data
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the country's information watchdog estimates that TikTok allowed up to 1.4 million UK children under the age of 13 to use its platform in 2020, despite its own rules not allowing children that age to create an account.
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TikTok Retains Access to Indian Users' Personal Data After 2020 Ban: Report
TikTok continues to retain information on its users from India who can no longer access the video sharing platform, according to a report. The service was blocked in India in 2020, and currently faces the possibility of a ban in the US, where the app has grown in popularity, over national security concerns.
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TikTok Now Banned From Work Phones in Belgium Citing Security Risk
TikTok will not be allowed on the work phones of the Belgian federal government employees, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Friday. The Belgian national security council had warned of the risks associated with the large amounts of data collected by TikTok, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance.
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Proposal To Ban TikTok In The US ''Should Be Looked At'', Says Senator
Many US officials have also raised concerns that China could use its laws to pressure TikTok to hand over US user data that could be used for intelligence purposes.
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After India Banned TikTok, Its $20 Billion Market Is Up For Grabs
Prateek Bhardwaj broke out as a social media star on TikTok's short-video platform, drawing in close to a million followers and a slew of big-brand endorsements. But he's no longer on the app.
