TikTok takes first steps in turning on Norwegian data...
1 year ago

TikTok takes first steps in turning on Norwegian data...

Daily Mail  

In a bid to combat concerns over European privacy, TikTok has revealed plans to open an enormous data centre in Norway. In a bid to combat concerns over European privacy, TikTok has revealed plans to open an enormous data centre in Norway TikTok, owned by China-headquartered Bytedance, has been trying to address concerns over whether the Chinese government could access the data of European citizens who use TikTok Could TikTok be banned in the UK? TikTok has announced a 12 billion euro investment over the next 10 years, as it officially takes possesion of the data centre in Norway 'The first of three separate buildings at the site was handed over this week; each of these buildings will ultimately store European TikTok user data,' Mr Bertram explained To combat these fears, TikTok announced Project Clover back in March, which aims to build data centres and store European user data locally. 'The first of three separate buildings at the site was handed over this week; each of these buildings will ultimately store European TikTok user data,' Mr Bertram explained. When completed, this will be the largest data centre in Europe, according to TikTok The app hopes that the new data centre will not only help to combat concerns about user privacy, but will also help achieve its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030 Meanwhile, the other two buildings are expected to be handed over during the second half of next year, with data migration to these scheduled to begin towards the end of 2024.

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One billion users, but controversies mount up for TikTok
2 days, 16 hours 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 …

Canada orders TikTok's Canadian business to be dissolved but won't block app
1 month, 2 weeks 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 star urges US to force sale after witnessing 'terrifying' algorithm amid Israel-Palestine war
8 months ago

TikTok star urges US to force sale after witnessing 'terrifying' algorithm amid Israel-Palestine war

Hindustan Times  

Imagine speaking out against the platform that enables you to earn a living. This comes on the heels of White House representatives passing a bill that could lead to a permanent TikTok ban in America. White House passes the bill, threatens to ban TikTok The world’s most popular musical video service, which has been accused of spreading ‘Hamas hate speech …

TikTok Strikes Back in Indonesia
1 year 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 …

TikTok trials advert-free paid subscription plan
1 year, 2 months ago

TikTok trials advert-free paid subscription plan

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 is trialling a new …

TikTok Shop launches in the U.S. as the company bets big on e-commerce
1 year, 3 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; …

TikTok allows Europe to access research software, with eye on E.U. online content rules
1 year, 5 months ago

TikTok allows Europe to access research software, with eye on E.U. online content rules

The Hindu  

Short-video app TikTok on Thursday opened up its research software to researchers in Europe ahead of new E.U. TikTok, owned by Chinese technology conglomerate ByteDance, is one of 19 online platforms and search engines subject to tougher requirements that will kick in from August under the Digital Services Act. "TikTok is proactively rolling-out its Research API ahead of further technical …

TikTok In Trouble: US Senators call TikTok CEO to explain ‘inaccurate’ statements about user data
1 year, 6 months ago

TikTok In Trouble: US Senators call TikTok CEO to explain ‘inaccurate’ statements about user data

Firstpost  

Some US Senators believe that TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew made some ‘inaccurate’ statements about how the platform handles user data and who exactly has access to it. Senators’ letter causing big trouble Additionally, they referenced a New York Times report from May, which claimed that TikTok employees routinely shared user information, such as driver’s license details of certain American …

TikTok was ‘propaganda tool’ for Chinese Communist Party, lawsuit claims
1 year, 7 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 …

A defence company in Norway is unable to make ammunition. Why is it blaming TikTok's cat videos for it?
1 year, 8 months ago

A defence company in Norway is unable to make ammunition. Why is it blaming TikTok's cat videos for it?

Firstpost  

Defence company Nammo, one of Europe’s largest ammunition manufacturer, has said that TikTok’s electricity needs are keeping it from producing more artillery shells. A defence company in Norway has said that it is unable to expand its factory and make ammunition because a nearby data centre, which has TikTok as its main client, is using up all the electricity in …

TikTok CEO grilled by skeptical U.S. lawmakers on safety, content
1 year, 9 months ago

TikTok CEO grilled by skeptical U.S. lawmakers on safety, content

The Hindu  

A nearly six-hour grilling of TikTok’s CEO by lawmakers brought the platform’s 150 million U.S. users no closer to an answer as to whether the app will be wiped from their devices. U.S. lawmakers on Thursday, March 23, 2023 pressed Shou Zi Chew over data security and harmful content, responding skeptically during a tense committee hearing to his assurances that …

TikTok CEO grilled by skeptical lawmakers on safety, content
1 year, 9 months ago

TikTok CEO grilled by skeptical lawmakers on safety, content

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A nearly six-hour grilling of TikTok’s CEO by lawmakers brought the platform’s 150 million U.S. users no closer to an answer as to whether the app will be wiped from their devices. TikTok has ballooned its American user base to 150 million in a few short years, but its increasing dominance is being threated by a potential nationwide …

TikTok CEO Faces Off With Congress As Potential Nationwide Ban Looms
1 year, 9 months ago

TikTok CEO Faces Off With Congress As Potential Nationwide Ban Looms

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The CEO of TikTok will make a high-profile appearance Thursday before a U.S. Congressional committee, where he’ll face a grilling on data security and user safety while he makes his own case for why the hugely popular video-sharing app shouldn’t be banned. The U.S. could also block access to TikTok’s infrastructure and data, seize its …

TikTok sends influencers to Washington as its troubles grow
1 year, 9 months ago

TikTok sends influencers to Washington as its troubles grow

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — TikTok is ramping up a public relations campaign to fend off the possibility of a nationwide ban by the Biden administration, and it’s bringing some unconventional advocates to help: online influencers. “We have not received a bipartisan Congressional briefing on the national security risk of TikTok.” TikTok’s response to the political pressure can be seen all around the …

TikTok CEO to tell legislators app ‘never shared’ data with China
1 year, 9 months ago

TikTok CEO to tell legislators app ‘never shared’ data with China

Al Jazeera  

Shou Zi Chew will testify that app is not an ‘agent of China or any other country’ amid national security risk claims. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will tell United States legislators that the Chinese-owned video app would never share users’ data with Beijing amid a growing push in the US to ban the platform outright. TikTok has said it …

TikTok: Italy, Norway and Netherlands become latest nations to move against the social media giant
1 year, 9 months ago

TikTok: Italy, Norway and Netherlands become latest nations to move against the social media giant

Daily Mail  

Italy, Norway and The Netherlands have become the latest nations to move against the Chinese social media giant TikTok over security and safety fears. Norway's justice minister, whose active TikTok use has previously landed her in hot water, also recommended on Tuesday that her country's government employees refrain from using the Chinese app on their work devices. Italy, Norway and …

TikTok to tell U.S. Congress it has 150 million monthly active U.S. users
1 year, 9 months ago

TikTok to tell U.S. Congress it has 150 million monthly active U.S. users

The Hindu  

TikTok said on Monday the short-video sharing app now has 150 million monthly active users in the United States, up from the 100 million it said it had in 2020. The app faces growing pressure from the President Joe Biden's administration and lawmakers including calls to ban the app by many in Congress who fear its U.S. user data could …

Lawmakers say TikTok is a national security threat, but evidence remains unclear
1 year, 9 months ago

Lawmakers say TikTok is a national security threat, but evidence remains unclear

CNN  

CNN — As TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew prepares for his first congressional grilling on Thursday, much of the focus will undoubtedly be on the short-form video app’s potential national security risks. “I characterize it much more as a loaded gun.” Technical experts also draw a distinction between the TikTok app — which appears to operate very similarly to American …

TikTok hits 150 million US monthly users, up from 100 million in 2020
1 year, 9 months ago

TikTok hits 150 million US monthly users, up from 100 million in 2020

Live Mint  

TikTok said on Monday the short-video sharing app now has 150 million monthly active users in the United States, up from 100 million it said it had in 2020. On Friday, six more U.S. senators backed bipartisan legislation to give President Joe Biden new powers to ban TikTok on national security grounds. Last week, TikTok said the Biden administration demanded …

TikTok hires third party to ease data theft accusations
1 year, 9 months ago

TikTok hires third party to ease data theft accusations

Firstpost  

Beijing: TikTok launched a new effort to assuage European leaders’ worries over data security on Wednesday, as Western governments consider further bans on the video-sharing app. TikTok executives said the company was working with a third-party European security company to oversee and check how it handles European users’ data, which will be stored at three centres in Dublin and Norway …

The Push to Ban TikTok in the US Isn’t About Privacy
1 year, 10 months ago

The Push to Ban TikTok in the US Isn’t About Privacy

Wired  

Fresh off their successful effort to ban TikTok on government devices last year, China hawks in the US Congress are looking to expand that ban further, even as lawmakers continue allowing US companies to scoop up Americans’ data and share or sell it with third parties—potentially including China’s government. Or use an app that’s on the phone of 60 million …

TikTok plans 2 more European data centers amid privacy fears
1 year, 10 months ago

TikTok plans 2 more European data centers amid privacy fears

Associated Press  

LONDON — TikTok said Friday that it’s planning two more European data centers, as the popular Chinese-owned video sharing app seeks to allay growing concerns about data privacy for its users in the West. Data for European TikTok users will be migrated to the new centers starting this year, Waterworth said. TikTok reported Friday that it had 125 million monthly …

TikTok is planning two more data centers in Europe
1 year, 10 months ago

TikTok is planning two more data centers in Europe

CNN  

Chinese social media company TikTok plans to open two more data centers in Europe, a senior executive said Friday, in a move that could mitigate concerns over the security of users’ data and ease regulatory pressure on the company. On Friday, the company also reported on average 125 million monthly active users in the European Union between August 2022 and …

TikTok eyes European data centres amid regulatory pressure
1 year, 10 months ago

TikTok eyes European data centres amid regulatory pressure

Al Jazeera  

Top executive says video-sharing app aims to expand its data storage with two more centres in Europe. Chinese social media company TikTok plans to open two more data centres in Europe, according to a senior executive, a move that could mitigate concerns over the security of users’ data and ease regulatory pressure on the company. The short video-sharing app, owned …

TikTok boss meets European officials as scrutiny intensifies
1 year, 11 months ago

TikTok boss meets European officials as scrutiny intensifies

Associated Press  

LONDON — TikTok’s CEO met Tuesday with European Union officials about strict new digital regulations in the 27-nation bloc as the Chinese-owned social media app faces growing scrutiny from Western authorities over data privacy, cybersecurity and misinformation. “There cannot be any doubt that data of users in Europe are safe and not exposed to illegal access from third-country authorities.” Caroline …

TikTok to hire nearly 3,000 engineers across globe as competitors shed jobs
2 years, 1 month ago

TikTok to hire nearly 3,000 engineers across globe as competitors shed jobs

Business Standard  

Bytedance had filed a suit in August challenging the executive order of Donald Trump that gave TikTok’s parent company 90 days to either sell or spin off its business in the US Chinese short-form video platform TikTok said that it would add about 3,000 engineers in locations across the world, including the US. According to The Wall Street Journal, as …

TikTok is an enticing target for hackers
2 years, 3 months ago

TikTok is an enticing target for hackers

LA Times  

With more than a billion monthly users, TikTok is an appealing target for hackers who may seek to hijack popular accounts or resell sensitive information. Only days earlier, Microsoft Corp. said it had found a “high-severity vulnerability” in TikTok’s Android application, “which would have allowed attackers to compromise users’ accounts with a single click.” ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok surpassed a billion …

TikTok pledges more transparency for researchers amid renewed scrutiny
2 years, 4 months ago

TikTok pledges more transparency for researchers amid renewed scrutiny

CNN  

CNN Business — TikTok on Wednesday said it would share more data with certain researchers to study activity on the platform amid renewed scrutiny of the short-form video app’s impact on society and its ties to Beijing. Later this year, the company will provide “selected researchers” with access to its API, or application programming interface, TikTok chief operating officer Vanessa …

TikTok seeks to reassure lawmakers on U.S. data security
2 years, 5 months ago

TikTok seeks to reassure lawmakers on U.S. data security

The Hindu  

Chinese-owned social media site TikTok told U.S. senators it was working on a final agreement with the Biden Administration that would "fully safeguard user data and U.S. national security interests," according to a letter seen Friday by Reuters. TikTok's letter acknowledged that China-based employees "can have access to TikTok U.S. user data subject to a series of robust cybersecurity controls …

TikTok Now Faces Removal From Apple And Google App Store In US
2 years, 5 months ago

TikTok Now Faces Removal From Apple And Google App Store In US

News 18  

After India, TikTok now faces the prospect of stringent action in the US. The US Federal Communications Commission head Brendan Carr has written to Apple and Google requesting them to remove Chinese short-video making platform TikTok from their respective app stores for “its pattern of surreptitious data practices.” In the letter, Carr said that TikTok “harvests swaths of sensitive data …

TikTok moves U.S. user data to Oracle servers
2 years, 6 months ago

TikTok moves U.S. user data to Oracle servers

The Hindu  

TikTok said it has completed migrating information on its U.S. users to servers at Oracle Corp, in a move that could address U.S. regulatory concerns over data integrity on the popular short video app. The cloud computing giant now stores all of TikTok's U.S. user data on Oracle data servers in the United States under the new partnership, TikTok said. …

TikTok nears Oracle deal in bid to allay U.S. data concerns
2 years, 9 months ago

TikTok nears Oracle deal in bid to allay U.S. data concerns

The Hindu  

TikTok is nearing a deal for Oracle Corp to store its U.S. users' information without its Chinese parent ByteDance having access to it, hoping to address U.S. regulatory concerns over data integrity on the popular short video app, people familiar with the matter said. The agreement would come a year and a half after a U.S. national security panel ordered …

Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO, Shares the 'Strangest Deal' of His Life. Know All About It
3 years, 2 months ago

Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO, Shares the 'Strangest Deal' of His Life. Know All About It

News 18  

Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, while speaking at the Code Conference on Monday said that the Microsoft’s failed attempt to take over TikTok’s US operation last year was one of the strangest things he has ever worked on. “First of all, you’ve got to remember, TikTok came to us, we didn’t go to TikTok,” Nadella said at the Code Conference in …

Trump says ByteDance can’t keep control of TikTok in Oracle deal
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump says ByteDance can’t keep control of TikTok in Oracle deal

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump said he would rescind his tentative blessing for a deal between Oracle Corp. and ByteDance to create a new US-based TikTok service if the Chinese company retains control of the operation. “They will have nothing to do with it, and if they do, we just won’t make the deal,” Trump said, referring to ByteDance, which owns TikTok. …

China's ByteDance says TikTok will be its subsidiary under deal with Trump
4 years, 3 months ago

China's ByteDance says TikTok will be its subsidiary under deal with Trump

The Hindu  

China's ByteDance said on Monday that TikTok's global business will become its subsidiary, even as Oracle Corp and Walmart Inc said over the weekend that they and U.S. investors would own the majority of the video app following a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. ByteDance in its statement on Monday said it was a “rumor” that U.S. investors …

How Oracle ended up with TikTok
4 years, 3 months ago

How Oracle ended up with TikTok

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — TikTok is making the corporate technology company Oracle its business partner in the United States. “I think that Oracle would be certainly somebody that could handle it.” ‘Political considerations’ TikTok resorted to Oracle “mainly out of political considerations,” said Shirley Yu, visiting fellow at the London School of Economics and founder of an eponymous company …

TikTok sues Trump over his pending order to ban its app
4 years, 3 months ago

TikTok sues Trump over his pending order to ban its app

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Video app TikTok is suing the Trump Administration over its efforts to ban the popular Chinese-owned service over national-security concerns. It filed suit Monday in federal court in California against the Commerce Department, President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, saying that it sought to prevent the government from “impermissibly banning” TikTok by overturning President Donald …

Twitter Reportedly Wants to Buy TikTok, But Microsoft Remains the Favourite
4 years, 4 months ago

Twitter Reportedly Wants to Buy TikTok, But Microsoft Remains the Favourite

News 18  

Twitter has reportedly expressed interest in taking over the US operations of TikTok, after technology giant Microsoft emerged as the leading company to potentially acquire not just TikTok’s US operations, but all of TikTok. However, as per reports, Twitter is unlikely to be TikTok’s final destination in USA, as analysts remain skeptical about Twitter having enough financial power to beat …

TikTok to Become American App? Report Says Microsoft May Acquire TikTok's Global Operations
4 years, 4 months ago

TikTok to Become American App? Report Says Microsoft May Acquire TikTok's Global Operations

News 18  

Microsoft Corp is chasing a deal to buy all of TikTok's global business, including its operations in India and Europe, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing five people with knowledge of the talks. Microsoft was already said to be in advanced stage talks to take over TikTok's US operations, but US president Donald Trump urged that a partial takeover …

TikTok to open 1st European data centre in Ireland
4 years, 4 months ago

TikTok to open 1st European data centre in Ireland

Live Mint  

Chinese-owned video app TikTok, facing the threat of a US ban, said on Thursday it will set up its first European data centre in Ireland, extending its presence in the country where it already has a hub dealing with regional regulatory issues. The move comes days after parent company ByteDance said it was considering moving TikTok's headquarters overseas, following a …

After India and Australia, TikTok faces hurdles in Japan over data security
4 years, 4 months ago

After India and Australia, TikTok faces hurdles in Japan over data security

Live Mint  

TOKYO :Lawmakers from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party have decided to push for steps to restrict the use of Chinese-owned video app TikTok, concerned that user data may end up in the hands of the Chinese government, public broadcaster NHK said. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said this month action was imminent to address national security risks posed …

TikTok CEO: Facebook Is Making 'Copycat' Service 'Disguised As Patriotism'
4 years, 4 months ago

TikTok CEO: Facebook Is Making 'Copycat' Service 'Disguised As Patriotism'

NPR  

TikTok CEO: Facebook Is Making 'Copycat' Service 'Disguised As Patriotism' Enlarge this image toggle caption Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images The CEO of TikTok, the popular app for sharing short-form videos, is attacking Facebook for planning the launch of a "copycat" product, accusing the social media giant of trying to smear TikTok and put it …

TikTok to pull out of Hong Kong
4 years, 5 months ago

TikTok to pull out of Hong Kong

The Hindu  

Bytedance-owned short-video sharing platform TikTok is pulling out of Hong Kong amid a new security law that took effect last week. Hong Kong’s new security law is said to make it compulsory for companies doing business in the city to share user data with the Chinese government. Google and Twitter have suspended their reviews of user data requests from Hong …

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