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REUTERS 2024-03-15T20:07:59+00:00

TikTok urges US users to call senators to vote no on TikTok ban

TikTok displayed a notification to some U.S. users on Friday, urging them to call their senators and ask them to vote no to a bill that would ban the popular short-form video app if it is not divested from Chinese tech company ByteDance.

REUTERS 2024-05-08T20:30:23+00:00

No judge shopping for TikTok

For TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, the decision about where to file a petition contesting the constitutionality of a U.S. law requiring the Chinese company to divest the online microvideo platform was easy.

REUTERS 2025-01-19T13:58:48+00:00

What happens to TikTok now?

U.S. users likely still will be able to use the app, but it would gradually age out.

REUTERS 2022-05-12T21:00:35+00:00

Financial giants tiptoe into TikTok

As TikTok accounts focused on money gain huge followings, stodgy financial firms are wedging themselves into youth-oriented social media platforms for a piece of the action.

REUTERS 2023-01-09T01:58:28+00:00

China’s TikTok wins while U.S. dillydallies

The United States has a new kind of Trojan horse. The Federal Bureau of Investigations and Central Intelligence Agency have warned that social media firm TikTok, owned by Chinese giant ByteDance, poses serious privacy concerns. Parts of the U.S. government are struggling to keep Americans from satisfying urges to download dance snippets. Meantime, one of China’s largest companies creeps into U.S. homes.

REUTERS 2023-03-23T10:24:49+00:00

Potential TikTok ban sends advertisers scrambling

Advertisers are seeking any assurances from TikTok, the viral app that helped usher in a wave of short-form video across social media, as the Chinese-owned company again faces a potential ban in the U.S. over national security concerns.

REUTERS 2020-11-11T13:12:15+00:00

China's ByteDance challenges Trump's TikTok divestiture order

ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of video-sharing app TikTok, filed a petition late on Tuesday with a U.S. Appeals Court challenging a Trump administration order set to take effect on Thursday requiring it to divest TikTok.

REUTERS 2023-11-02T18:55:47+00:00

TikTok denies pushing pro-Palestine content

Short-form video app TikTok said on Thursday that a hashtag expressing support for Israel in its war against Hamas has received more views than a pro-Palestine hashtag, refuting accusations the platform has pushed content in support of Palestine.

REUTERS 2025-01-19T03:59:21+00:00

TikTok stops working for US users

TikTok went dark in the U.S. on Saturday before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned short-video app took effect, cutting off access to the platform that captivated nearly half of all Americans, fueled small businesses and shaped online culture.

REUTERS 2021-08-12T12:08:22+00:00

TikTok reinforces privacy controls for teenagers

Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok on Thursday announced stricter privacy controls for teenagers, seeking to address criticism that it has failed to protect children from hidden advertising and inappropriate content.

REUTERS 2023-10-12T21:34:01+00:00

Montana's TikTok ban faces skeptical US judge

A U.S. judge on Thursday heard arguments on Montana's first-of-its kind state ban on the use of short-video-sharing app TikTok, considering a legal challenge before it is set to take effect on Jan. 1.

REUTERS 2023-05-23T09:54:13+00:00

TikTok sues Montana after state bans app

TikTok Inc on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the state of Montana's new ban on use of the Chinese-owned app, the first state to bar the popular short-video sharing service.

REUTERS 2024-04-22T18:47:28+00:00

EU threatens to suspend TikTok Lite's reward programme

TikTok Lite's reward programme may be suspended in the European Union on Thursday if TikTok is unable to address concerns about its possible addictive effect on children, the European Commission said on Monday as it opened a probe into the new app's launch in France and Spain.

REUTERS 2020-10-31T03:46:30+00:00

U.S. judge blocks Commerce Department TikTok order

A U.S. judge in Pennsylvania on Friday blocked a U.S. Commerce Department order set to take effect on Nov. 12 that would have effectively barred Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok from operating in the United States.

REUTERS 2022-09-27T00:51:47+00:00

Clock ticks for reining in TikTok risk

President Joe Biden’s administration is inching closer to a proposal for how to allay the perceived security risks over social network TikTok, but it is still dithering on the details, according to the New York Times. Meanwhile, the Chinese-owned short-form video platform is soaring in popularity. The more time that passes, the harder TikTok gets to police.

REUTERS 2023-03-08T22:32:01+00:00

Czech cyber watchdog warns against using TikTok

The Czech cyber security watchdog warned on Wednesday against using TikTok, joining a growing number of Western agencies alleging the Chinese-owned social media app poses a security risk.