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Will J.K. Rowling Do Time?

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Reason

Warnings TikTok could usher in a 'digital cold war'

The TikTok debate has fuelled a global furore over privacy, data collection and state influence that threatens to divide the internet down geopolitical lines.

AAP

Caixin Top Stories of the Month: Local Governments Struggle to Tackle Mountain of Hidden Debt

Progress has been slow as many authorities experience difficulties in refinancing the borrowings of their financing vehicles and banks worry about potential bad debts

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The TikTok threat: US lawmakers raise concerns over Chinese-owned app

TikTok is once again in the crosshairs of the US administration, after the House of Representatives voted in favour of a bill that would force its Chinese owner ByteDance to divest itself of the social media platform or see it banned in the US. Charles Pellegrin asks journalist Océane Herrero,…

France 24

Canada school boards accuse social media firms of ‘rewiring’ how kids think

District education authorities launch multibillion-dollar lawsuit against Meta, Snap Inc and ByteDance

The Guardian - US

FTC Investigating Tiktok Over Data And Security Practices

FTC investigates TikTok for data practices and COPPA violations, potential legal action pending.

Top News

TikTok is under investigation by the FTC over data practices and could face a lawsuit

A person familiar with the matter says the Federal Trade Commission is investigating TikTok over its data and security practices

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EU Probes Apple, Google, Meta Under New Digital Law

The EU on Monday hit Apple, Google parent Alphabet and Meta with the first ever probes under a mammoth digital law, which could lead to big fines against the US giants.

International Business Times

U.S. Senators Demand Declassification Of Tiktok National Security Risks

U.S. Senators are pushing for the declassification of TikTok and ByteDance information due to national security risks.

Top News

Senators push to declassify TikTok intel and hold a public hearing ahead of ban vote

Senators who attended a classified intelligence briefing focused on TikTok's influence say the public should get the same information. There's bipartisan support for a vote on a House bill on the app.

WEKU

The only thing you want less than a TikTok ban is China spying on you and manipulating everything you see

Officials want China to sell TikTok, it might end up banned, and we just want to use it – but what if the US Government is right?

TechRadar

House Passes Bill Blocking Sale Of American User Data

House of Representatives passes bills to safeguard American user data from foreign threats, targeting data brokers and TikTok.

Top News

National Security Group Launches Campaign Exposing Tiktok CCP Ties

State Armor Action's ad campaign exposes TikTok's ties to CCP, raising national security concerns.

Top News

Charli D'amelio Sparks Debate Over Tiktok Potential Ban Comments

Charli D’Amelio's comments on the potential TikTok ban spark debate about the platform's future in the US.

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TikTok owner is quietly doing an 'Apple' — ByteDance invests in Chinese memory pioneer, months after a similar move in a GPU vendor, as it plans for an Apple Vision Pro VR rival

ByteDance invests in Xinyuan Semiconductors with a view to entering the VR space and competing with Apple Vision Pro.

Roll Call

Focus sharpens on China’s tech - Roll Call

The measure to force TikTok's divestiture is part of an expanding effort aimed at severing China's tech ties to the United States.

International Business Times

TikTok And Its 'Secret Sauce' Caught In US-China Tussle

As a US campaign to sever TikTok from its Chinese parent heads to the Senate, analysts say Beijing's response to a forced sale of the app -- and its 'secret sauce' algorithm -- will be clear: Hands off.

AAP

Opposition wants TikTok split from Chinese parent firm

The shadow home affairs spokesman wants to follow the United States in its TikTok crackdown but defended the Liberal Party's right to have an official account.

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The Guardian - UK

TikTok may be on borrowed time in the US, but it still holds a Trump card

Despite Congress threatening to ban the Chinese-owned app, the service has unexpectedly been handed a presidential joker

International Business Times

Former Vice President Mike Pence Says He's Not Endorsing Donald Trump In The 2024 Election

Trump's 2024 campaign, according to Pence, presents him as abandoning the conservative stance on the 'sanctity of human life' and cutting the national debt.

The Guardian - US

Are progressive politics the real reason why US lawmakers are spooked by Tiktok?

Lawmakers say they’re on the warpath because TikTok’s owner is a national security threat. Some users think the app has become a hub for progressive activism

Reason

Don't Let E.U. Bureaucrats Design Americans' Tech

Some Democrats want to mimic Europe's policies on phone chargers and more.

Top News

Bytedance: Tiktok's Chinese Owner - Key Facts

ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, is a Chinese tech giant with global reach and controversies.

WEKU

Putin all but certain to win Russia's election; Chicago to begin evicting migrants

Russians are voting in a three-day election Putin is almost certain to win. Chicago will begin evicting migrants from shelters tomorrow when a 60-day shelter limit goes into effect.

Caixin Global

Shanghai Composite Index Rose 0.54% on Friday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 0.6%

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