China appeals for fair treatment after latest TikTok bans
1 year, 9 months ago

China appeals for fair treatment after latest TikTok bans

The Hindu  

China appealed Friday to other governments to treat its companies fairly after Britain and New Zealand joined the United States in restricting use of TikTok due to fears the Chinese-owned short video service might be a security risk. Governments are worried TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, might give browsing history or other data about users to China’s government or promote propaganda and disinformation. TikTok is one focus of conflicts between China and other governments over technology and security that are disrupting processor chip, smartphone and other industries. The Chinese government accused Washington of spreading false information about TikTok following a report by The Wall Street Journal that U.S. authorities were considering a ban if ByteDance doesn’t sell the company.

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Xiaohongshu: Another Chinese app rises in US as the sun sets on TikTok
6 hours, 7 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 …

US TikTok users flock to Chinese app Xiaohongshu in protest with TikTok ban looming
10 hours, 34 minutes ago

US TikTok users flock to Chinese app Xiaohongshu in protest with TikTok ban looming

Deccan Chronicle  

Hong Kong: As the threat of a TikTok ban looms, U.S. TikTok users are flocking to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu – making it the top downloaded app in the U.S. Since Monday, Xiaohongshu has become the top downloaded free app on Apple’s App Store in the U.S. Xiaohongshu, which in English means “Little Red Book” is a Chinese …

TikTok refugees welcomed by alternative Chinese apps ahead of ban
Top News
23 hours, 57 minutes ago

TikTok refugees welcomed by alternative Chinese apps ahead of ban

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy TikTok users in the US have reported receiving a warm welcome on other …

TikTok responds after reports app could be sold to X owner Elon Musk
1 day, 4 hours ago

TikTok responds after reports app could be sold to X owner Elon Musk

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. Read our privacy policy TikTok has said reports it …

How TikTok became the world’s most controversial app
1 day, 6 hours ago

How TikTok became the world’s most controversial app

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This has helped bring the total number of TikTok users around the world to above 2 billion, …

What happens if the US bans TikTok?
1 day, 7 hours ago

What happens if the US bans TikTok?

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. open image in gallery TikTok’s role in ensuring non-famous people experience viral fame is …

Lemon8: TikTok sister app tops app store amid looming ban
1 day, 7 hours ago

Lemon8: TikTok sister app tops app store amid looming ban

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Your’e not the only one Amid a looming US ban on TikTok, content creators have been pushing …

TikTok ban: Will you be able to use app? How will it impact users? Who is buying the Chinese app? What we know so far
Top News
1 day, 7 hours ago

TikTok ban: Will you be able to use app? How will it impact users? Who is buying the Chinese app? What we know so far

Live Mint  

Is the TikTok social media app being banned in the United States? The US government passed a law last year that forced TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, to either sell the wildly popular platform or shut it down. According to reports, the Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the US beginning January 19 — …

TikTok ban in US: When will the Chinese-owned social media app be banned?
1 day, 7 hours ago

TikTok ban in US: When will the Chinese-owned social media app be banned?

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 Massive social media app TikTok could be banned in the …

China in talks to sell TikTok to Elon Musk, reports say
1 day, 8 hours ago

China in talks to sell TikTok to Elon Musk, reports say

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chinese officials are reportedly …

Will Musk now own TikTok? China mulls selling short-video app to Tesla CEO, says report
1 day, 8 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 …

What is Lemon8? The TikTok alternative gaining popularity that may also face a ban
1 day, 8 hours ago

What is Lemon8? The TikTok alternative gaining popularity that may also face a ban

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The company behind social media giant TikTok may face a nationwide ban in …

What is RedNote? Chinese app making waves in the US as TikTok shutdown looms
1 day, 10 hours ago

What is RedNote? Chinese app making waves in the US as TikTok shutdown looms

Live Mint  

As TikTok heads towards a potential ban in the United States, the rush to find another short video app is gaining momentum. Xiaohongshu, or RedNote in English has took off in the US and is currently at the number 1 spot in Apple App Store's free app rankings in the country. The social media app was founded in 2013 by …

US TikTok users flock to another Chinese social media called RedNote over potential ban
1 day, 10 hours ago

US TikTok users flock to another Chinese social media called RedNote over potential ban

Firstpost  

In addition to RedNote and Lemon8, several other video apps are also trending. Flip, a social shopping platform featuring short-form videos, is gaining attention, currently ranking at number 14 on Google’s Play Store and number four on Apple’s App Store RedNote has gained rapid momentum as TikTok users look for new platforms in the wake of the possible ban. Little …

TikTok users flock to China-based "RedNote" as ban looms
1 day, 15 hours ago

TikTok users flock to China-based "RedNote" as ban looms

Salon  

An impending ban on TikTok has driven some users to try a new alternative. Users say they found the platform because they were disappointed with other TikTok rivals, including Elon Musk’s X and Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, all of which have added short-form video content features in recent years. Another user likened joining to a protest over the ban on …

What is Lemon8? The TikTok alternative gaining popularity that may also face a ban
Top News
1 day, 21 hours ago

What is Lemon8? The TikTok alternative gaining popularity that may also face a ban

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 The company behind social media giant TikTok may face a …

Here’s what TikTok users are saying about the looming ban
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2 days, 15 hours ago

Here’s what TikTok users are saying about the looming ban

CNN  

CNN — TikTok creators and users are facing the reality that the popular short-video app will likely be banned in the United States. I might just put the phone down.” Creators bid farewell The TikTok ban could lead to a loss of income for creators, whose partnerships, monetization and followers aren’t guaranteed if they move to other platforms. “If we …

Supreme Court slams First Amendment arguments by TikTok as app gives last ditch effort to stop US ban
4 days, 19 hours ago

Supreme Court slams First Amendment arguments by TikTok as app gives last ditch effort to stop US ban

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 Supreme Court justices slammed First Amendment arguments made by TikTok …

SC's TikTok plea hearing ends: Here's the Chinese company's argument and the judges reaction
4 days, 20 hours ago

SC's TikTok plea hearing ends: Here's the Chinese company's argument and the judges reaction

Firstpost  

‘The government cannot restrict speech in order to protect us from speech,’ TikTok’s attorney said. The government’s lawyer argued that there is ‘a distinct, sovereign harm to the US’ if China gets its hands on American citizens’ data The US Supreme Court on Friday heard arguments in TikTok’s appeal of a law that could force its Chinese owner to sell …

How TikTok became the world’s most controversial app
5 days, 6 hours ago

How TikTok became the world’s most controversial app

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This has helped bring the total number of TikTok users around the world to above 2 billion, …

What happens if the US bans TikTok?
5 days, 6 hours ago

What happens if the US bans TikTok?

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. open image in gallery TikTok’s role in ensuring non-famous people experience viral fame is …

Supreme Court leaning toward TikTok shutdown: reports
Trending News
5 days, 15 hours ago

Supreme Court leaning toward TikTok shutdown: reports

Salon  

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday seemed inclined to rule against TikTok, the social media app that faces a ban in the U.S. unless its parent company sells it to a non-Chinese company, media outlets reported. Justices heard TikTok's argument that a federal law requiring its sale by Jan. 19 violates the First Amendment, as well as the U.S. government's …

How influencers are preparing for a potential TikTok ban
5 days, 15 hours ago

How influencers are preparing for a potential TikTok ban

CNN  

New York CNN — Joanne Molinaro’s life changed when she found TikTok. “And the PRC could covertly manipulate the platform to advance its geopolitical interests and harm the United States.” The court appeared likely to uphold the law and allow the ban to go into effect, with both liberal and conservative justices directing a series of tough and skeptical questions …

TikTok ban: Why the ByteDance app might actually get banned from the U.S.
5 days, 16 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 …

How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work
55 years ago

How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work

Wired  

TikTok’s day of reckoning in the US has arrived. The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, states that ByteDance must sell TikTok’s US business to a non-Chinese company by January 19—no buyer has yet been found—or see the app blocked in the US. The Supreme Court, which is hearing the case quickly due to the impending deadline and …

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 …

Banning TikTok won’t solve your data-security problem
Trending News
1 week ago

Banning TikTok won’t solve your data-security problem

Live Mint  

During last year’s presidential campaign, Kamala Harris regularly posted on TikTok, encouraging voters to follow her on the platform, as did Joe Biden before he withdrew. he wrote on Truth Social last week, above a bar graph that showed his TikTok views outpacing not only Ms. Harris’s but also those of Tucker Carlson and Taylor Swift. As Scientific American reported …

TikTok users want SCOTUS to think it’s more about dance videos than Chinese international intrigue
Trending News
1 week ago

TikTok users want SCOTUS to think it’s more about dance videos than Chinese international intrigue

CNN  

CNN — TikTok, the popular social media platform celebrated for its frothy mix of dance videos, cat antics, news clips and recipes, will wage a substantial First Amendment battle at the Supreme Court on Friday. “Most of it consists of things like dance videos, home-repair tutorials, and montages of weekend getaways.” More importantly as a matter of First Amendment protection, …

What happens if the US bans TikTok?
1 week, 3 days ago

What happens if the US bans TikTok?

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. open image in gallery TikTok’s role in ensuring non-famous people experience viral fame is …

DOJ urges Supreme Court to reject Trump request to delay TikTok ban law
1 week, 4 days ago

DOJ urges Supreme Court to reject Trump request to delay TikTok ban law

Hindustan Times  

By David Shepardson DOJ urges Supreme Court to reject Trump request to delay TikTok ban law WASHINGTON, - The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court late on Friday to reject President-elect Donald Trump's request to delay implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale by Jan. 19. DOJ said no …

Life after TikTok: The European country that banned videos
1 week, 6 days ago

Life after TikTok: The European country that banned videos

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. “It will have a huge impact on my business …

Another blow to China's TikTok, now THIS country bans it for a year, says, 'it incites violence, bullying'
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Another blow to China's TikTok, now THIS country bans it for a year, says, 'it incites violence, bullying'

India TV News  

In what comes as another blow to TikTok, Albania on Saturday announced that it will shut down the video service platform for a year, accusing it of inciting violence and bullying. The announcement was made by Albania's prime minister Edi Rama, who at a meeting with teachers and parents, said TikTok "would be fully closed for all." TikTok's operations in …

One billion users, but controversies mount up for TikTok
3 weeks, 3 days ago

One billion users, but controversies mount up for TikTok

Hindustan Times  

TikTok's breakneck rise from niche video-sharing app to global social media behemoth has drawn intense scrutiny, particularly over its links to China. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Saturday the government would shut down social network TikTok for at least a year from 2025. The EU is probing whether far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu's surprise victory in the first round …

One billion users, but controversies mount up for TikTok
3 weeks, 3 days ago

One billion users, but controversies mount up for TikTok

Hindustan Times  

TikTok's breakneck rise from niche video-sharing app to global social media behemoth has drawn intense scrutiny, particularly over its links to China. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Saturday the government would shut down social network TikTok for at least a year from 2025. The EU is probing whether far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu's surprise victory in the first round …

The 1 Thing You Should Do On TikTok Before A Potential Ban
3 weeks, 6 days ago

The 1 Thing You Should Do On TikTok Before A Potential Ban

Huff Post  

Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty Worried about losing access to your TikToks? Lawmakers behind the TikTok ban said the app’s Chinese owner has national security risks that could allow the Chinese government to gain access to sensitive U.S. data ― an accusation TikTok denies. I’m one of the 170 million Americans who use TikTok every day, and I’ve started downloading …

TikTok ban in US: What happens next after Supreme Court agrees to review potential US ban?
3 weeks, 6 days ago

TikTok ban in US: What happens next after Supreme Court agrees to review potential US ban?

The Hindu  

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear a bid by TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance to block a law intended to force the sale of the short-video app by January 19 or face a ban on national security grounds. TikTok and its parent ByteDance aim to block a U.S. law passed in April that would force …

TikTok ban in numbers: The rise and impending fall of the world’s most controversial app
3 weeks, 6 days ago

TikTok ban in numbers: The rise and impending fall of the world’s most controversial app

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This has helped bring the total number of TikTok users around the world to above 2 billion, …

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok ban case
3 weeks, 6 days ago

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok ban case

Raw Story  

The US Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear TikTok's appeal of a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the online video-sharing platform or shut it down. The law, signed by President Joe Biden in April, would block TikTok from US app stores and web hosting services unless ByteDance sells its stake by January 19. "Congress has …

TikTok ban in numbers: The rise and impending fall of the world’s most controversial app
Trending News
4 weeks, 1 day ago

TikTok ban in numbers: The rise and impending fall of the world’s most controversial app

The Independent  

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TikTok asks US Supreme Court to block government ban
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

TikTok asks US Supreme Court to block government ban

Hindustan Times  

TikTok and its Chinese parent company asked the US Supreme Court to block a government ban set to take effect next month, invoking favorable comments about the popular social-media platform from President-elect Donald Trump. “It would not be in the interest of anyone — not the parties, the public, or the courts — for the act’s ban on TikTok to …

TikTok Asks US Supreme Court to Block Government Ban
Top News
4 weeks, 1 day ago

TikTok Asks US Supreme Court to Block Government Ban

Live Mint  

TikTok and its Chinese parent company asked the US Supreme Court to block a government ban set to take effect next month, making a late push to keep the social-media platform operating in a market with more than 170 million users. The emergency request comes after a federal appeals court upheld a new law banning TikTok in the US if …

TikTok asks Supreme Court to temporarily halt a law that would ban the app in the U.S.
4 weeks, 2 days ago

TikTok asks Supreme Court to temporarily halt a law that would ban the app in the U.S.

LA Times  

Aaliyah Arnold during a TikTok livestream filmed in Culver City last month. The social media app faces a ban in the U.S. TikTok has filed for an emergency reprieve with the U.S. Supreme Court to buy more time before a nationwide ban on the social media app is set to go into effect next month. A ban, they said, would …

Apple and Google must prepare to remove TikTok from app stores by Jan. 19, lawmakers warn
1 month ago

Apple and Google must prepare to remove TikTok from app stores by Jan. 19, lawmakers warn

CNN  

Reuters — Google-parent Alphabet and Apple must be ready to remove TikTok from their U.S. app stores on January 19, two US lawmakers said in a letter to the companies’ CEOs Friday. Separately, Moolenaar and Krishnamoorthi also urged TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to sell the app: “Congress has acted decisively to defend the national security of the United States …

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 …

TikTok and its owner ask for temporary block to law that could result in the app’s US ban
1 month ago

TikTok and its owner ask for temporary block to law that could result in the app’s US ban

CNN  

Chinese-based ByteDance and its short-video app TikTok asked an appeals court Monday to temporarily block a law that would require parent company ByteDance to divest TikTok by January 19 or face a ban in the United States, pending a review by the US Supreme Court. The companies filed the emergency motion with the US Court of Appeals for the District …

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 is inching closer to a potential ban in the US. So what’s next?
Trending News
1 month, 1 week ago

TikTok is inching closer to a potential ban in the US. So what’s next?

Associated Press  

TikTok’s future in the U.S. appeared uncertain on Friday after a federal appeals court rejected a legal challenge to a law that requires the social media platform to cut ties with its China-based parent company or be banned by mid-January. The appeals court ruling, written by Judge Douglas Ginsburg, said the law was “carefully crafted to deal only with control …

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 faces US ban after appeals court refuses to block law
1 month, 1 week ago

TikTok faces US ban after appeals court refuses to block law

Live Mint  

A TikTok ban across the US remains on track after the app lost a US federal court appeal on Friday. The popular short video site will face a ban unless its Chinese parent company — ByteDance — sells the platform by January 19. Meanwhile incoming President Donald Trump — who unsuccessfully tried to ban TikTok during his first term in …

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