TikTok owner ByteDance to invest in education technology business
4 years, 5 months ago

TikTok owner ByteDance to invest in education technology business

Live Mint  

BEIJING/SHANGHAI :A senior executive at TikTok owner ByteDance said the company plans to invest "a huge amount" of capital into its newly-established education technology business but warned that the unit will be unlikely to profit in the next three years. Beijing-based ByteDance has made education technology one of its top priorities alongside short video app TikTok, which is facing scrutiny in Washington over suspicions China could force the company to turn over user data. Chen Lin, senior vice president at ByteDance, said in an internal speech that the company entered the education technology sector in 2016 via investments and trying out various projects, according to a transcript published by the company on social media. The company is a late entrant to China's education technology market, as industry leader Yuanfudao was founded in 2012 and rival Zuoyebang started up in 2013.

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TikTok fights for survival in US but it gave China its third richest woman
9 hours, 15 minutes ago

TikTok fights for survival in US but it gave China its third richest woman

Firstpost  

Zhou Chaonan, 64, is the owner of data centre operator Range Intelligent Computing Technology Group Co. In fact, ByteDance is the company’s main client Chinese entrepreneur Zhou Chaonan has joined the small club of women billionaires in the country and the ranks of the world’s 500 richest people after her company, which provides computing power to ByteDance, witnessed an exponential …

Xiaohongshu: Another Chinese app rises in US as the sun sets on TikTok
9 hours, 23 minutes ago

Xiaohongshu: Another Chinese app rises in US as the sun sets on TikTok

Firstpost  

With ByteDance-owned TikTok facing imminent ban in the US this week, users in America are switching to another Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu or RedNote which has seen a surge in downloads over the last few days Republican leader Donald Trump will be back as the President of the United States on January 20 and China is worried as he …

Will Musk now own TikTok? China mulls selling short-video app to Tesla CEO, says report
1 day, 11 hours ago

Will Musk now own TikTok? China mulls selling short-video app to Tesla CEO, says report

Firstpost  

The Chinese government is considering a plan for Elon Musk to acquire TikTok’s US business to keep the short-video app from being effectively banned in the country Billionaire Elon Musk could possibly get the ownership of the US operation of TikTok, the short-video app that is contesting the impending ban with an appeal to the US Supreme Court. TikTok’s contingency …

TikTok ban: Why the ByteDance app might actually get banned from the U.S.
5 days, 19 hours ago

TikTok ban: Why the ByteDance app might actually get banned from the U.S.

Slate  

This article was republished from the Rip Current by Jacob Ward and has been lightly edited for Slate. In fact, as the Supreme Court prepares to take up the question of TikTok’s continued existence in the United States on Friday, around the world the executives of dozens of companies, having read the headlines, are undoubtedly waking up sweating in the …

‘Shark Tank’s’ Kevin O’Leary and billionaire Frank McCourt want to buy TikTok
6 days, 18 hours ago

‘Shark Tank’s’ Kevin O’Leary and billionaire Frank McCourt want to buy TikTok

CNN  

New York CNN — A group formed by billionaire entrepreneur and former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has made a formal offer to buy TikTok from its China-based parent company, ByteDance. The group, which calls itself The People’s Bid for TikTok and is also backed by “Shark Tank”-famous investor Kevin O’Leary, said Thursday it had delivered a proposal to …

‘Shark Tank’s’ Kevin O’Leary and billionaire Frank McCourt want to buy TikTok
6 days, 18 hours ago

‘Shark Tank’s’ Kevin O’Leary and billionaire Frank McCourt want to buy TikTok

CNN  

New York CNN — A group formed by billionaire entrepreneur and former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has made a formal offer to buy TikTok from its China-based parent company, ByteDance. The group, which calls itself The People’s Bid for TikTok and is also backed by “Shark Tank”-famous investor Kevin O’Leary, said Thursday it had delivered a proposal to …

ByteDance’s Lemon8 gains traction amid TikTok ban threat as creators push the app
1 week ago

ByteDance’s Lemon8 gains traction amid TikTok ban threat as creators push the app

Associated Press  

Hearing a lot about Lemon8 lately? Amid a looming U.S. ban on TikTok, content creators have been pushing the platform’s sister app. Lemon8’s popularity could potentially soar further depending on the outcome of a U.S. Supreme Court hearing Friday over a law requiring TikTok to break ties with ByteDance or face a U.S. ban. TikTok said the integration was designed …

TikTok files challenge against Canadian government order to dissolve its business in the country
1 month ago

TikTok files challenge against Canadian government order to dissolve its business in the country

Associated Press  

TikTok has challenged a Canadian government order to shut down the Chinese video-sharing app’s business operations in the country that was imposed over national security concerns. The Canadian federal government last month announced it was ordering the dissolution of TikTok Technology Canada Inc. after a national security review of its Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd. TikTok argues in its court …

ByteDance, TikTok seek temporary halt to US crackdown law
1 month ago

ByteDance, TikTok seek temporary halt to US crackdown law

Al Jazeera  

The companies have asked an appeals court to temporarily block the law that would enforce a ban on the app in the United States. China-based ByteDance and its short-video app TikTok have asked an appeals court to temporarily block a law that would require that parent company ByteDance divest TikTok by January 19 or face a ban, pending a review …

Why does the US want to ban TikTok: List of allegations against the app
1 month, 1 week ago

Why does the US want to ban TikTok: List of allegations against the app

Hindustan Times  

A US federal appeals court has upheld a law mandating that ByteDance, the Chinese company behind the popular short-video app TikTok, must divest its US operations by early next year or face a potential ban. TikTok has said "an entity affiliated with the Chinese government owns 1% of a ByteDance subsidiary, Douyin Information Service," and says the holding "has no …

TikTok facing US ban after losing appeal agains Biden govt's law requiring ByteDance divestment
1 month, 1 week ago

TikTok facing US ban after losing appeal agains Biden govt's law requiring ByteDance divestment

Firstpost  

The popular video-sharing app is expected to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court while seeking support from Trump, who has become an unlikely ally in opposing the ban While TikTok has distanced itself publicly from China, ByteDance’s role remains evident. Reuters TikTok is facing a potential US ban after losing a court appeal Friday against a law requiring its …

TikTok owner ByteDance sues intern for $1.1 mn in damages over AI breach; all about the headline-grabbing case in China
1 month, 2 weeks ago

TikTok owner ByteDance sues intern for $1.1 mn in damages over AI breach; all about the headline-grabbing case in China

Live Mint  

ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of the social media platform TikTok, sued a former intern for $1.1 million in compensation, alleging that the person attacked the company's artificial intelligence large language model training infrastructure, reported Reuters, citing a govt-owned news portal Legal Weekly on Thursday, November 28. According to the report, the company is asking for 8 million yuan in …

TikTok seeking Musk's advice ahead of potential ban in the US, incoming Trump administration
1 month, 3 weeks ago

TikTok seeking Musk's advice ahead of potential ban in the US, incoming Trump administration

Firstpost  

The US administration, under outgoing President Joe Biden, had been raising alarms that TikTok could be compelled to share user data with the Chinese government. Leadership at TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, a Chinese tech firm, views Musk as a potential intermediary to the incoming administration. TikTok’s troubles in the US The US administration, under outgoing President Joe Biden, had been …

China's ByteDance values itself at $300 bn despite a looming threat to its business, what's the maths
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China's ByteDance values itself at $300 bn despite a looming threat to its business, what's the maths

Firstpost  

Despite facing the threat of a possible ban in the US, TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance has set its valuation at $300 billion, the highest seen to date, but what’s the reason behind it? ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, has set its valuation at $300 billion, one of the highest ever till date. ByteDance facing threat of ban …

Canada Orders Dissolution Of TikTok's Business In The Country But Won't Block App
2 months, 1 week ago

Canada Orders Dissolution Of TikTok's Business In The Country But Won't Block App

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING TORONTO — Canada announced Wednesday it won’t block access to the popular video-sharing app TikTok but is ordering the dissolution of its Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind it. Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said it is meant to address risks related to ByteDance Ltd.’s establishment of TikTok Technology Canada Inc. “The …

Canada orders TikTok's Canadian business to be dissolved but won't block app
2 months, 1 week ago

Canada orders TikTok's Canadian business to be dissolved but won't block app

New Indian Express  

TikTok is wildly popular with young people, but its Chinese ownership has raised fears that Beijing could use it to collect data on Western users or push pro-China narratives and misinformation. TikTok faces intensifying scrutiny from Europe and America over security and data privacy. Canada previously banned TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices. Michael Geist, Canada research chair in Internet …

TikTok disputes U.S. claims on China ties in court appeal
4 months, 4 weeks ago

TikTok disputes U.S. claims on China ties in court appeal

The Hindu  

TikTok told a federal appeals court on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice has mis-stated the social media app's ties to China, urging the court to overturn a law requiring China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok's U.S. assets or face a ban. TikTok said on Thursday it is undisputed that the app's content recommendation engine and user data are stored …

Justice Department says TikTok collected U.S. user views on issues like abortion and gun control
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Justice Department says TikTok collected U.S. user views on issues like abortion and gun control

LA Times  

The Justice Department has made new accusations against TikTok, which is owned by Beijing-based parent company ByteDance. In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department has accused TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on their views about divisive social issues such as gun control, abortion and …

Appeals court to hear challenges to potential U.S. TikTok ban on September 16
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Appeals court to hear challenges to potential U.S. TikTok ban on September 16

The Hindu  

A U.S. appeals court on Monday said it will hold oral arguments on September 16 on legal challenges to a new law requiring China-based ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. assets by January 19 or face a ban. On May 14, a group of TikTok creators filed suit to block the law that could ban the app used by 170 million …

Cyber warfare, influence operations, and TikTok bans
8 months ago

Cyber warfare, influence operations, and TikTok bans

Hindustan Times  

While a concrete and foolproof solution is yet to emerge on preventing conventional conflicts, a peculiar situation has emerged wherein warfare has become grey zone warfare--somewhere between peace and conflict. Senate in April, passed a legislation giving TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance roughly nine months to divest the US assets of the short video app, or to face a countrywide ban. …

How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
8 months, 2 weeks ago

How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time. October 2019 U.S. politicians begin to raise alarms about TikTok’s influence, calling for a federal investigations of its Musical.ly acquisition and a national security probe into TikTok and other Chinese-owned apps. February 2021 Newly sworn-in …

How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
8 months, 2 weeks ago

How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed legislation requiring TikTok …

ByteDance may shut down TikTok instead of selling it to avoid a U.S. ban: Report
8 months, 2 weeks ago

ByteDance may shut down TikTok instead of selling it to avoid a U.S. ban: Report

The Hindu  

ByteDance, the Chinese parent of the viral short video app TikTok, may choose to shut down the app rather than sell it after U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bill this week forcing it to give up ownership in the next nine to 12 months, reported Reuters on Friday, citing multiple anonymous sources. While TikTok means to fight the motion …

ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US over sale: Report
8 months, 3 weeks ago

ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US over sale: Report

Al Jazeera  

TikTok parent would rather have it shutdown in US than have it sold to a US buyer with algorithms, Reuters reported. TikTok owner ByteDance would prefer shutting down its loss-making app rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the United States, Reuters reported citing …

What a TikTok ban in the US could mean for you
8 months, 3 weeks ago

What a TikTok ban in the US could mean for you

Associated Press  

No, TikTok will not suddenly disappear from your phone. TikTok, which is used by more than 170 million Americans, most likely won’t disappear from your phone even if an eventual ban does take effect. This would also mean that TikTok wouldn’t be able to send updates, security patches and bug fixes, and over time the app would likely become unusable …

US' deadline to China's ByteDance: 'Sell TikTok or face ban’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

US' deadline to China's ByteDance: 'Sell TikTok or face ban’

Hindustan Times  

The US Senate voted to send legislation to Joe Biden which requires Chinese owner ByteDance to divest TikTok's asserts in the country within about nine months or face a ban. A view shows the office of TikTok after the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the …

Major blow to China's TikTok as US Senate passes bill forcing parent company ByteDance to sell or face ban
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Major blow to China's TikTok as US Senate passes bill forcing parent company ByteDance to sell or face ban

India TV News  

Washington: In a major blow to the Chinese video app, TikTok, the US Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that would force the company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban. Read: New US bill aims to ban TikTok once again: Know-why "We'll continue to fight, as this legislation is a clear violation of the First …

TikTok and its 'secret sauce' caught in US-China tussle
9 months, 4 weeks ago

TikTok and its 'secret sauce' caught in US-China tussle

New Indian Express  

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. Under new legislation that passed the House of Representatives last week, TikTok could be banned in the United States if it does …

TikTok: Is it really Chinese?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

TikTok: Is it really Chinese?

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. In particular, they worry that TikTok, which is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, could share data with the Chinese government or manipulate content displayed on its platform. Jose Luis Magana/AP ByteDance’s website shows that …

ByteDance | Dancing on a tightrope
9 months, 4 weeks ago

ByteDance | Dancing on a tightrope

The Hindu  

Today, almost everything is tattooed with two letters — AI. Developed in 200 days, the app allowed users to share short videos, and within two years of its launch, it had over 150 million DAUs making and sharing content on the platform. Censorship and geopolitics The rise of ByteDance, particularly TikTok, underpinned by its advanced AI-based recommendation engine, has prompted …

China Signals Opposition to Forced Sale of TikTok in the U.S.
10 months ago

China Signals Opposition to Forced Sale of TikTok in the U.S.

Live Mint  

SINGAPORE—The Chinese government is signaling that it won’t allow a forced sale of TikTok, limiting options for the app’s owners as buyers begin lining up to bid for its U.S. operations. During a routine news conference on Thursday, a spokesman for China’s Ministry of Commerce said the U.S. should “stop unreasonably suppressing" TikTok, adding: “The relevant party should strictly abide …

Former Trump-advisor Steve Mnuchin plans to buy TikTok from ByteDance, China furious at ‘Robber’s Logic’
10 months ago

Former Trump-advisor Steve Mnuchin plans to buy TikTok from ByteDance, China furious at ‘Robber’s Logic’

Firstpost  

Steve Mnuchin’s bid is not the first attempt to transfer TikTok’s control to American entities. In 2020, then-President Trump supported a proposed deal involving Oracle and Walmart to create a US-based enterprise that would take ownership of TikTok If the Senate approves the bill and President Biden signs it into law, ByteDance will have six months to sell TikTok to …

US House passes bill that can force China's ByteDance to either sell TikTok or get banned
10 months ago

US House passes bill that can force China's ByteDance to either sell TikTok or get banned

Op India  

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that can force the Chinese company ByteDance, the owner of the short video app TikTok, to either sell TikTok to a US-based company or get banned in the country. The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the …

ByteDance: TikTok’s parent company, which is under fire in the US
10 months ago

ByteDance: TikTok’s parent company, which is under fire in the US

Firstpost  

ByteDance, best known in most countries as the creator of TikTok, grew from its humble beginnings in a Beijing apartment 12 years ago to become one of the world’s largest technology companies. Representative Mike Gallagher told NPR, “What we’re after is, it’s not a ban, it’s a forced separation.” “The TikTok user experience can continue and improve so long as …

House passes a bill that could lead to a TikTok ban if Chinese owner refuses to sell
10 months ago

House passes a bill that could lead to a TikTok ban if Chinese owner refuses to sell

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app TikTok if its China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake, as lawmakers acted on concerns that the company’s current ownership structure is a national security threat. House passes a bill that could lead to a TikTok ban if Chinese owner …

TikTok owner ByteDance's chief warns against mediocrity as AI brings disruption
11 months, 2 weeks ago

TikTok owner ByteDance's chief warns against mediocrity as AI brings disruption

The Hindu  

ByteDance CEO Liang Rubo warned employees at a company-wide meeting on Tuesday that the TikTok owner risks becoming complacent and slipping into mediocrity as it faces challenges from newer startups. Liang said the Beijing-based company's rapid expansion in recent years had made it less efficient, and it had not paid enough attention to groundbreaking artificial intelligence technology, according to a …

TikTok owner ByteDance in talks with Tencent, others to sell gaming assets
1 year ago

TikTok owner ByteDance in talks with Tencent, others to sell gaming assets

The Hindu  

TikTok owner ByteDance said on Tuesday it is in talks with multiple prospective buyers of its gaming assets, including the world's largest video games company, Tencent, as the Chinese social media firm retreats from the gaming industry. ByteDance and Tencent are discussing a deal involving multiple popular video games published by ByteDance's Nuverse gaming unit including "Crystal of Atland" and …

TikTok Strikes Back in Indonesia
1 year, 1 month ago

TikTok Strikes Back in Indonesia

Live Mint  

The Indonesian government executed its crackdown on “social shopping" in the name of protecting local small businesses. The viral short-video platform, owned by China’s Bytedance, agreed to combine its nascent TikTok Shop operations in Indonesia with GoTo’s e-commerce subsidiary Tokopedia on Monday. Indonesia’s largest internet company doesn’t get any upfront cash, since the injection from TikTok will go into the …

Game Over: TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to fire hundreds as it exits gaming sector in major retreat
1 year, 1 month ago

Game Over: TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to fire hundreds as it exits gaming sector in major retreat

Firstpost  

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok is making a hasty retreat out of the global gaming industry in a bid to cuts its losses. Seen as one of the biggest tech investment failures in recent history, ByteDance is set to fire hundreds of employees from its gaming brand Nuverse ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, is set to make a …

TikTok Shop launches in the U.S. as the company bets big on e-commerce
1 year, 4 months ago

TikTok Shop launches in the U.S. as the company bets big on e-commerce

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — After months of testing, TikTok is fully launching its e-commerce product in the U.S. in an effort to translate the app’s cultural relevance among young consumers to sales. The company said Tuesday its shopping wing, called TikTok Shop, will include several features such as a “Shop Tab,” a marketplace its been testing on the app since August; …

ByteDance spends millions lobbying, outpacing prior years amid crackdown on TikTok’s China ties
1 year, 5 months ago

ByteDance spends millions lobbying, outpacing prior years amid crackdown on TikTok’s China ties

Raw Story  

This article originally appeared in OpenSecrets. ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok, poured millions into lobbying spending amid a nationwide push to ban the video-sharing app after U.S. officials increased scrutiny over data security and its Chinese government ties. Despite ByteDance’s robust lobbying efforts and TikTok’s massive U.S. user base, the app has faced increased scrutiny from lawmakers looking to …

Chinese livestreamers set their sights on TikTok sales to shoppers in the US and Europe
1 year, 5 months ago

Chinese livestreamers set their sights on TikTok sales to shoppers in the US and Europe

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I wanted to try livestreaming …

Chinese livestreamers set their sights on TikTok sales to shoppers in the US and Europe
1 year, 5 months ago

Chinese livestreamers set their sights on TikTok sales to shoppers in the US and Europe

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Chinese livestreamers have set their sights on TikTok shoppers in the U.S. and Europe, hawking everything from bags and apparel to crystals with their eyes on a potentially lucrative market, despite uncertainties over the platform’s future in the U.S. and elsewhere. “I wanted to try livestreaming on TikTok because it aligned with my experiences as an English …

Former ByteDance executive says Chinese Communist Party tracked Hong Kong protesters via data
1 year, 7 months ago

Former ByteDance executive says Chinese Communist Party tracked Hong Kong protesters via data

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the popular short-video app TikTok, says in a legal filing that some members of the ruling Communist Party used data held by the company to identify and locate protesters in Hong Kong. In the documents submitted to the court he said ByteDance had a “superuser” credential — …

Former ByteDance executive says Chinese Communist Party tracked Hong Kong protesters via data
1 year, 7 months ago

Former ByteDance executive says Chinese Communist Party tracked Hong Kong protesters via data

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns …

Why does the United States want to ban TikTok?
1 year, 7 months ago

Why does the United States want to ban TikTok?

Al Jazeera  

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte has signed legislation to ban China-based TikTok from operating in the state to “protect Montanans” from alleged Chinese surveillance, making it the first US state to ban the popular short-video app. Here is a detailed list of allegations of the United States against the company and its parent, ByteDance: TikTok management is beholden to the Chinese …

Ex-ByteDance executive accuses company of ‘lawlessness,’ says it stole content from rivals
1 year, 8 months ago

Ex-ByteDance executive accuses company of ‘lawlessness,’ says it stole content from rivals

Hindustan Times  

A former executive sued ByteDance, which owns TikTok, for wrongful termination and accused the company of lifting content from rivals and "supreme access" by the Chinese Communist Party, The New York Times reported. A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, has accused the technology giant of a "culture of lawlessness," including stealing content from rival platforms …

Executive fired from TikTok’s Chinese owner says Beijing had access to app data in termination suit
1 year, 8 months ago

Executive fired from TikTok’s Chinese owner says Beijing had access to app data in termination suit

Associated Press  

A former executive fired from TikTok’s parent company ByteDance made a raft of accusations against the tech giant Friday, including that it stole content from competitors like Instagram and Snapchat, and served as a “propaganda tool” for the Chinese government by suppressing or promoting content favorable to the country’s interests. In the complaint, Yu alleges the Chinese government monitored ByteDance’s …

TikTok was ‘propaganda tool’ for Chinese Communist Party, lawsuit claims
1 year, 8 months ago

TikTok was ‘propaganda tool’ for Chinese Communist Party, lawsuit claims

The Telegraph  

The app has sought to allay fears that it could be used as a spying or propaganda tool by Beijing, saying it does not store data in the country and has restricted Chinese staff from accessing overseas data. Mr Yu’s claims relate to how ByteDance operated before he was dismissed almost five years ago, and before TikTok became one of …

Why does US see Chinese-owned TikTok as a security threat?
1 year, 9 months ago

Why does US see Chinese-owned TikTok as a security threat?

Associated Press  

BEIJING — U.S. lawmakers have grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew about data security and harmful content, with some pushing to ban the popular short-video app nationwide. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said Friday that China’s government has never and will not ask companies to “collect or provide data, information or intelligence” held in foreign countries, adding the U.S. “has …

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