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State of the Union (on Stimulants)

Plus: Illegal immigrants at Whole Foods, AI predicting homelessness, Chinese espionage, and more...

Reason

TikTok users flood Congress with calls as potential ban advances in House

Platform sent alert to US users urging them to protest bill that would make its parent company divest from the app or face a ban

The Guardian - US

House Committee's TikTok Ban Bill Raises Stakes In National Security Debate

A bipartisan bill threatens to ban TikTok from U.S. devices unless its China-linked parent company divests.

International Business Times

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House panel votes for TikTok divestiture, curtailed data brokering - Roll Call

A classified briefing with U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials led the committee to fast track the TikTok measure.

Roll Call

TikTok banned? Microsoft might get another opportunity to buy the social media firm, if this new U.S. law passes (Updated)

Remember the big TikTok divestiture drama from a couple of years back? Well, maybe we're in for another round of it.

Windows Central

Congress Pushes For Tiktok Ban Or Chinese Divestiture

Congress is debating whether to ban TikTok in the US or compel its Chinese owner to divest, citing national security and data privacy concerns.

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President Biden would ban TikTok. But candidate Biden is using it for his campaign

The White House supports a bipartisan bill that would ban TikTok unless its Chinese parent company sells it. It's a popular app with young voters, who the Biden campaign is working to woo.

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US Lawmaker Urges Bytedance Investors To Push Tiktok Sale

US lawmaker recommends ByteDance investors push for TikTok sale in China amid national security concerns. Ongoing scrutiny over data privacy and geopolitic...

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US Lawmakers Push For TikTok To Cut ByteDance Ties Or Face Ban

US lawmakers moved Wednesday to pressure TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a ban, in a broader push to keep social media apps out of foreign adversaries' control.

International Business Times

EU Will Force Big Tech To Change 'Behaviour': Competition Chief

The EU is prepared to deploy its full arsenal to force big tech companies to change their behaviour online, the bloc's competition chief said Wednesday, the day before a sweeping new law comes into force.

International Business Times

US Lawmakers Push For Bytedance Divestment To Avoid Tiktok Ban

US lawmakers seek ByteDance divestment of TikTok ownership due to national security risks and Chinese government ties.

Top News

5 Things To Know About The EU's Landmark Digital Act

The European Union in September named six so-called gatekeepers and 22 of their platforms including Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn that must adhere to the rules: Google's Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, TikTok parent ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft.

Latin Times

YouTube's version of TikTok video editing tool is now out in more countries

YouTube's Create app, rivaling TikTok's creative features, is now available in 21 countries.

Android Central

US election 2024: Joe Biden joins TikTok to reach younger audience

The US president’s campaign launches its account with the username @bidenhq during the Super Bowl on Sunday

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International Business Times

Biden Takes Re-election Campaign To TikTok To Reach Young Voters

Biden's TikTok presence is noteworthy because the Chinese social media app, owned by Beijing-based tech behemoth ByteDance, has been a point of contention in different corners of the world and is currently banned on most U.S. government-issued devices.

Top News

Senator Cruz challenges TikTok CEO on alleged Chinese government censorship

During a hearing, Senator Ted Cruz questions the CEO of TikTok about national security concerns and alleged censorship. The CEO denies allegations and argu...

WEKU

TikTok cuts jobs as tech layoffs continue to mount

TechRadar

If you're in the EU, you can now decide how much data to share with Google

The Big Tech giant is getting ready to comply with new DMA rules on data-sharing. Here's all you need to know to take back some more agency on your digital privacy.

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Tencent-ByteDance Ceasefire Holds With Honor of Kings Deal

The agreement will allow the popular battle arena game to be streamed on Douyin in the wake of a longrunning tussle over copyrights

Fortune

LVMH is fed up of fake goods being sold on TikTok—so it is in talks to join forces with the video platform to stop it

The issue of counterfeit luxury goods online goes far back—well before TikTok became a Gen Z craze.

Top News

ByteDance in Talks to Sell Gaming Assets: TikTok Owner Seeks Change!

Get ready for a gaming shakeup! ByteDance, the genius minds behind TikTok, are in talks with gaming giant Tencent and other companies to sell their gaming ...

Reason

The Big Flaws in That Study Suggesting That China Manipulates TikTok Topics

The errors are so glaring that it's hard not to suspect an underlying agenda at work here.

The Guardian - US

How 2023 became the year Congress forgot to ban TikTok

Momentum seemed to be with US lawmakers as they planned to stop 150m Americans from using TikTok. What happened?

The Guardian - AU

TikTok’s data collection being scrutinised by Australia’s privacy watchdog

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner launches inquiry into platform’s use of marketing pixels to track people’s online habits

Al Jazeera

Will the 2024 US election save TikTok from near-death?

After a year of tough government scrutiny, the stars seem to have aligned in favour of TikTok as it enters the new year.

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