The Surprise Winner of the TikTok Ban
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The Surprise Winner of the TikTok Ban

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. “When we see that there’s an ongoing global trend towards mass surveillance, censorship, and fragmentation of the internet, it’s deeply concerning.” — Lauren Hendry Parsons “There might be a blip on the sales chart. VPN use for privacy “doesn’t always overlap with different interest groups in the world,” Hendry Parsons told me. “Whether it’s advertisers and marketers, whether it’s governments wanting to control information their citizens have access to, whether it’s governments trying to keep their people safe, if it’s banks thinking that anonymity equals suspicion.” Another point of uncertainty is whether a VPN will facilitate downloads of TikTok’s app on Apple and Google devices, given the tech giants’ obligation to stop offering the app to new U.S. downloaders. “I imagine that the United States, in its commitment to global cybersecurity and information freedom, would see VPNs for what they are,” Hendry Parsons said.

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TikTok ban: Why the ByteDance app might actually get banned from the U.S.
1 day, 5 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
2 days, 17 hours 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
3 days, 2 hours 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
3 days, 4 hours 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, …

TikTok could be banned in the US in days. Creators are left in limbo
Trending News
5 days, 5 hours ago

TikTok could be banned in the US in days. Creators are left in limbo

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. If the government prevails as it did in …

TikTok Creators Left In Limbo While Awaiting Decision On Potential Platform Ban
5 days, 16 hours ago

TikTok Creators Left In Limbo While Awaiting Decision On Potential Platform Ban

Huff Post  

FILE - A man carries a Free TikTok sign in front of the courthouse where the hush-money trial of Donald Trump was underway on April 15, 2024, in New York. For creators, the TikTok doomsday scenarios are nothing new since President-elect Donald Trump first tried to ban the platform through executive order during his first term. But I’m staying calm,” …

What happens if the US bans TikTok?
6 days, 8 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 …

A TikTok ban looms. Creators say they’ll believe it when they see it.
Trending News
1 week, 1 day ago

A TikTok ban looms. Creators say they’ll believe it when they see it.

Live Mint  

Sarah Perl is adamant that TikTok isn’t getting banned—so much so that the full-time content creator isn’t making any backup plans. “It’s nothing other than business as usual for me," said the 23-year-old from Los Angeles, who has spent four years making lifestyle content for her followers on the platform, which now number 2.5 million. Mylen Yamamoto Tansingco, chief executive …

Life after TikTok: The European country that banned videos
1 week, 1 day 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 …

Small businesses brace themselves for potentially disruptive TikTok ban
1 week, 3 days ago

Small businesses brace themselves for potentially disruptive TikTok ban

Associated Press  

A looming TikTok ban could affect the millions of small businesses that use the short-video social media app to help them grow their business. According to TikTok’s own estimates, small businesses on TikTok would lose more than $1 billion in revenue in a single month if the ban goes into effect. The Justice Department ordered the app’s China-based parent company, …

TikTok fined $10 million in Venezuela as court cites deaths from viral challenges
1 week, 4 days ago

TikTok fined $10 million in Venezuela as court cites deaths from viral challenges

CNN  

CNN — Venezuela’s Supreme Court has fined TikTok $10 million, accusing it of failing to control the spread of viral challenges that have allegedly led to the deaths of three children. Magistrate Tania D’Amelio said Monday the company had eight days to pay the fine to the National Communications Commission, and that the money would be used to create a …

Albania announces shutdown of TikTok for at least a year
Top News
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Albania announces shutdown of TikTok for at least a year

The Hindu  

Albania on Saturday announced a one-year ban on TikTok, the popular short video app, following the killing of a teenager last month that raised fears over the influence of social media on children. Prime Minister Edi Rama said after meeting with parents' groups and teachers from across the country that the ban, part of a broader plan to make schools …

Another blow to China's TikTok, now THIS country bans it for a year, says, 'it incites violence, bullying'
2 weeks, 6 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
2 weeks, 6 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
2 weeks, 6 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 …

TikTok the thug of the neighbourhood, says PM as Albania shuts down app for at least a year
3 weeks ago

TikTok the thug of the neighbourhood, says PM as Albania shuts down app for at least a year

New Indian Express  

TIRANA: Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced Saturday that the government will shut down social network TikTok for at least a year starting at the beginning of 2025. During a meeting in Tirana with Albanian teachers, parents and psychologists Rama said that "TikTok is the thug of the neighbourhood". The killing sparked a debate in the country among parents, psychologists …

TikTok ban in US: What happens next after Supreme Court agrees to review potential US ban?
3 weeks, 2 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, 2 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, …

US Supreme Court to hear challenge to ban TikTok ahead of looming deadline
3 weeks, 2 days ago

US Supreme Court to hear challenge to ban TikTok ahead of looming deadline

India Today  

The US Supreme Court decided 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 ByteDance asked the Supreme Court on December 16 to pause the law, which they said …

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok ban case
3 weeks, 2 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 …

Supreme Court will hear arguments over the law that could ban TikTok in the US if it’s not sold
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Supreme Court will hear arguments over the law that could ban TikTok in the US if it’s not sold

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear arguments next month over the constitutionality of the federal law that could ban TikTok in the United States if its Chinese parent company doesn’t sell it. But the high court still could act after the arguments to keep the law from taking effect pending a final ruling, if at …

US Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok’s challenge to looming ban
Top News
3 weeks, 3 days ago

US Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok’s challenge to looming ban

Al Jazeera  

The top US court will hear arguments on January 10 on whether the law that would ban the platform violates free speech rights. Washington, DC – The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear TikTok’s bid to block a law that would ban or compel the sale of the video platform over its links to China. “The parties are …

Supreme Court will take up TikTok’s bid to avoid US ban
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Supreme Court will take up TikTok’s bid to avoid US ban

Politico  

Instead, the justices decided to receive full legal briefing through the holidays on the First Amendment issues at stake and to hear the case before Trump’s inauguration. “We’re pleased with today’s Supreme Court order,” TikTok spokesperson Michael Hughes said. “We believe the Court will find the TikTok ban unconstitutional so the over 170 million Americans on our platform can continue …

Trump meets TikTok CEO as platform fights US ban
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump meets TikTok CEO as platform fights 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 Donald Trump reportedly met with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew …

TikTok’s last hope? CEO Shou Chew meets Donald Trump ahead of US ban deadline
3 weeks, 3 days ago

TikTok’s last hope? CEO Shou Chew meets Donald Trump ahead of US ban deadline

Live Mint  

TikTok CEO Shou Chew reportedly met with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday, just weeks before a US ban on the app is expected to take effect. Ban deadline looms The shutdown of TikTok is slated for January 19 under a law signed by President Joe Biden unless its parent company, ByteDance Ltd., agrees to divest the …

TikTok ban in numbers: The rise and impending fall of the world’s most controversial app
Trending News
3 weeks, 3 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, …

TikTok asks US Supreme Court to block government ban temporarily, CEO meets Trump in last ditch-effort
3 weeks, 3 days ago

TikTok asks US Supreme Court to block government ban temporarily, CEO meets Trump in last ditch-effort

Firstpost  

The emergency request, filed on Monday, comes after a lower court refused to put the brakes on the impending law. As per the recently pased law, TikTok must be sold to a US-based company by the January deadline to avoid being removed from major app stores like Apple and Google. Image Credit: Reuters TikTok has made a last-ditch plea to …

TikTok asks US Supreme Court to block government ban
Trending News
3 weeks, 4 days 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
3 weeks, 4 days 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.
3 weeks, 5 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 …

TikTok dealt another blow as ban case appears destined for Supreme Court: report
4 weeks ago

TikTok dealt another blow as ban case appears destined for Supreme Court: report

Raw Story  

Video-sharing social network TikTok was dealt a new blow on Friday, as a federal appeals court declined to temporarily block the law that could result in its ban in the United States, reported CNN. "The company had indicated in court filings that if the appeals court declined to grant interim relief, it would ask the Supreme Court to step in …

TikTok Shop was going to be the next big thing. A potential ban could change that
4 weeks ago

TikTok Shop was going to be the next big thing. A potential ban could change that

CNN  

CNN — Aakaanksh Autade was iffy on TikTok Shop, TikTok’s in-app shopping feature, when it launched last year. “When you mix in commerce with our favorite source of entertainment, then we’re going to spend all our money there.” TikTok Shop’s reliance on user-generated content allows consumers to hear from voices they trust. Courtesy Carrie Berk Social media strategist Keenya Kelly …

TikTok’s ban won’t be delayed. Here’s what you should know
4 weeks ago

TikTok’s ban won’t be delayed. Here’s what you should know

CNN  

CNN — TikTok has plans for another appeal as it faces a ban on January 19. But the Supreme Court, which has a six-justice conservative majority, seems likely to rule in favor of upholding the ban, Josh Schiller, partner at law firm Boies Schiller Flexner, told CNN earlier this month. Gautam Hans, associate director of the First Amendment Clinic and …

TikTok raises alarm: 29% Ad revenue loss & millions of users at risk from shutdown
1 month ago

TikTok raises alarm: 29% Ad revenue loss & millions of users at risk from shutdown

Live Mint  

TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, are escalating their legal battle by petitioning a federal appeals court to block a law that could lead to the app's ban in the United States. Additionally, TikTok has highlighted risks to its workforce, noting that current and prospective employees would likely seek opportunities elsewhere if the ban proceeds. The companies believe an injunction …

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 …

Federal court upholds TikTok ban despite opposition
Top News
1 month ago

Federal court upholds TikTok ban despite opposition

China Daily  

Updated: 2024-12-09 09:52 WASHINGTON — A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law mandating that ByteDance sell the widely used social media app TikTok or face a potential ban in the United States, despite widespread opposition. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, dismissed TikTok's claim that the ban is unconstitutional and infringes …

Federal court upholds TikTok ban despite opposition
Top News
1 month ago

Federal court upholds TikTok ban despite opposition

China Daily  

WASHINGTON — A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law mandating that ByteDance sell the widely used social media app TikTok or face a potential ban in the United States, despite widespread opposition. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, dismissed TikTok's claim that the ban is unconstitutional and infringes on the First …

Federal court upholds TikTok ban despite opposition
Top News
1 month ago

Federal court upholds TikTok ban despite opposition

China Daily  

Updated: 2024-12-09 09:52 WASHINGTON — A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law mandating that ByteDance sell the widely used social media app TikTok or face a potential ban in the United States, despite widespread opposition. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, dismissed TikTok's claim that the ban is unconstitutional and infringes …

Federal court upholds TikTok ban despite opposition
Top News
1 month ago

Federal court upholds TikTok ban despite opposition

China Daily  

WASHINGTON — A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law mandating that ByteDance sell the widely used social media app TikTok or face a potential ban in the United States, despite widespread opposition. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, dismissed TikTok's claim that the ban is unconstitutional and infringes on the First …

Federal court upholds TikTok ban despite opposition
1 month ago

Federal court upholds TikTok ban despite opposition

China Daily  

WASHINGTON — A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law mandating that ByteDance sell the widely used social media app TikTok or face a potential ban in the United States, despite widespread opposition. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, dismissed TikTok's claim that the ban is unconstitutional and infringes on the First …

A U.S. TikTok ban is nearing for social media app after another court defeat
1 month ago

A U.S. TikTok ban is nearing for social media app after another court defeat

LA Times  

A man carries a “Free TikTok” sign in front of the courthouse where the hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway April 15 in New York. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: Wildly popular Chinese social media app TikTok loses again in court, faces looming ban Perhaps no social media application more accurately provides insights into …

Why does the US want to ban TikTok: List of allegations against the app
1 month 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 could try to fight fast-approaching US ban at the Supreme Court
1 month ago

TikTok could try to fight fast-approaching US ban at the Supreme Court

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. TikTok argued that the ban infringes on its users’ First Amendment protections, but the …

What’s next for TikTok now that the app might get banned?
1 month ago

What’s next for TikTok now that the app might get banned?

CNN  

New York CNN — TikTok’s US-based users could have only a few more weeks to enjoy scrolling through their For You Page before the app is banned in the country starting on January 19, 2025. “The Supreme Court has an established historical record of protecting Americans’ right to free speech, and we expect they will do just that on this …

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

A Federal Appeals Court Just Upheld the TikTok Ban. Here’s What Could Happen Next
55 years ago

A Federal Appeals Court Just Upheld the TikTok Ban. Here’s What Could Happen Next

Wired  

A federal appeals court upheld a law that could result in TikTok being banned in the United States by the middle of next month, putting the future of one of the largest social media platforms in the country at risk. Citing national security concerns the Justice Department raised about the Chinese-owned app, a panel of judges on the US Court …

TikTok's legal battle ends in loss as court upholds ban or sale law
1 month ago

TikTok's legal battle ends in loss as court upholds ban or sale law

Hindustan Times  

A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring Chinese-based ByteDance to divest its popular short video app TikTok in the United States by early next year or face a ban. U.S. appeals court Judges Sri Srinivasan, Neomi Rao and Douglas Ginsburg considered the legal challenges brought by TikTok and users against the law that gives ByteDance until …

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