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US court denies TikTok’s plea to stop likely ban until Supreme Court review

TikTok spokesperson says the company’s Chinese owners plan to take its case to the Supreme Court. A United States federal appeals court has rejected a request by the social media platform TikTok to halt enforcement of a law requiring the company’s Chinese owners to divest or face a ban in the country until the Supreme Court reviews its challenge of …

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Court denies TikTok’s request to halt enforcement of potential U.S. ban until Supreme Court review

LA Times

A neon TikTok logo hangs in the lobby of the TikTok office building in Culver City on Dec. 3. A federal appeals court on Friday left in place a mid-January deadline in a federal law requiring TikTok to be sold or face a ban in the United States, rejecting a request made by the company to halt enforcement until the …

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2 weeks 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 …

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TikTok is inching closer to a potential ban in the US

The Hindu

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. Here are some details on the ruling and what could happen next: In their lawsuit, TikTok and ByteDance, which is …

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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 …

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4 months, 1 week 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 …

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4 months, 1 week ago

TikTok fights for survival in latest filing as ban approaches

NPR

TikTok fights for survival in latest filing as ban approaches toggle caption Damian Dovarganes/AP TikTok is fighting back in its latest court filing in the battle over its future in the U.S., arguing that the law that could ban the app represents "the most sweeping speech restriction in the country's history." The court filing on Thursday is the latest salvo …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Justice Department sues TikTok, accusing the company of illegally collecting children’s data

Associated Press

The Justice Department sued TikTok on Friday, accusing the company of violating children’s online privacy law and running afoul of a settlement it had reached with another federal agency. The latest lawsuit focuses on allegations that TikTok, a trend-setting platform popular among young users, and its China-based parent company ByteDance violated a federal law that requires kid-oriented apps and websites …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

US DOJ files lawsuit against TikTok, ByteDance for failing on child privacy

Al Jazeera

The US alleges that for years millions of American children under 13 have been using TikTok and the site ‘has been collecting and retaining’ their data. The United States Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against TikTok and parent company ByteDance for failing to protect children’s privacy on the social media app The government said on Friday TikTok violated …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Justice Department sues TikTok for allegedly violating child privacy laws

LA Times

The legal pressure on TikTok just got more intense. The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday sued TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance for allegedly breaking child privacy laws, accusing the companies of collecting personal information on children under the age of 13 without their parents’ consent. “The Department is deeply concerned that TikTok has continued to collect and retain …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

US Govt Lawyers Say TikTok Collected User Data Around Specific Subjects: All Details

News 18

WASHINGTON: In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department is accusing TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion. TikTok employees used Lark to send sensitive data about U.S. users, information that has wound up being …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Hindu

In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department is accusing TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion. TikTok employees used Lark to send sensitive data about U.S. users, information that has wound up being stored …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

TikTok collected views of US users on abortion, gun control: Justice Department

India Today

In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department is accusing TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion. TikTok employees used Lark to send sensitive data about US users, information that has wound up being stored …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

US Government Accuses TikTok Of Collecting User Views On Issues Like Abortion And Gun Control

News 18

In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department late Friday accused TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion. TikTok employees used Lark to send sensitive data about U.S. users, information that has wound up being …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Justice Dept. claims TikTok collected US user views on issues like abortion and gun control

Hindustan Times

WASHINGTON — In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department late Friday accused TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion. claims TikTok collected US user views on issues like abortion and gun control Government lawyers …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Justice Department says TikTok collected US user views on issues like abortion and gun control

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department is accusing TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion. TikTok employees used Lark to send sensitive data about U.S. users, information that has wound up …

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4 months, 3 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 …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Justice Dept. claims TikTok collected views on issues like abortion and gun control

NPR

claims TikTok collected views on issues like abortion and gun control toggle caption Matt Slocum/AP WASHINGTON — In a fresh broadside against one of the world's most popular technology companies, the Justice Department late Friday accused TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion. …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Racial justice, free speech groups join fight against potential TikTok ban

Associated Press

A dozen social and racial justice groups said Thursday that the federal effort to require a sale or ban of TikTok would suppress speech from minority communities by disrupting a critical tool many use to establish connections online and advocate for causes. Thursday is the deadline for third-party groups to file documents supporting the social video platform and eight TikTok …

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6 months ago

DOJ drops claims TikTok misled US consumers in lawsuit against ByteDance

Hindustan Times

The US Justice Department is dropping one of two proposed claims against ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok, planning to focus a consumer protection lawsuit later this year on children’s privacy instead of allegations the video-sharing platform misled consumers about their data security. “The Justice Department cannot comment on the substance of the referral from the FTC against TikTok,” said DOJ spokesman Terrence …

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6 months ago

TikTok accuses federal agency of ’political demagoguery’ in legal challenge against potential U.S. ban

The Hindu

TikTok disclosed a letter Thursday that accused the Biden administration of engaging in “political demagoguery” during high-stakes negotiations between the government and the company as it sought to relieve concerns about its presence in the U.S. “This threat is compounded when those autocratic nations require companies under their control to turn over sensitive data to the government in secret.” The …

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6 months ago

TikTok accuses federal agency of ‘political demagoguery’ in legal challenge against potential US ban

Associated Press

TikTok disclosed a letter Thursday that accused the Biden administration of engaging in “political demagoguery” during high-stakes negotiations between the government and the company as it sought to relieve concerns about its presence in the U.S. “This threat is compounded when those autocratic nations require companies under their control to turn over sensitive data to the government in secret.” The …

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6 months ago

Federal Trade Commission refers complaint about TikTok’s adherence to child privacy law to the DOJ

Associated Press

The Federal Trade Commission has referred a complaint against TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, to the Department of Justice. The FTC said in a statement Tuesday that it investigated the two companies and “uncovered reason to believe” they are “violating or are about to violate” the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, a federal law which requires kid-oriented apps and …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. court to hear challenges to potential TikTok ban in September

The Hindu

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday set a fast-track schedule to consider the legal challenges to a new law requiring China-based ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. assets by January 19 or face a ban. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ordered the case set for oral arguments in September after TikTok, ByteDance and a group of …

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US court denies TikTok’s plea to stop likely ban until Supreme Court review

Court denies TikTok’s request to halt enforcement of potential U.S. ban until Supreme Court review

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

TikTok is inching closer to a potential ban in the US

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

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

TikTok fights for survival in latest filing as ban approaches

Justice Department sues TikTok, accusing the company of illegally collecting children’s data

US DOJ files lawsuit against TikTok, ByteDance for failing on child privacy

Justice Department sues TikTok for allegedly violating child privacy laws

US Govt Lawyers Say TikTok Collected User Data Around Specific Subjects: All Details

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

TikTok collected views of US users on abortion, gun control: Justice Department

US Government Accuses TikTok Of Collecting User Views On Issues Like Abortion And Gun Control

Justice Dept. claims TikTok collected US user views on issues like abortion and gun control

Justice Department says TikTok collected US user views on issues like abortion and gun control

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

Justice Dept. claims TikTok collected views on issues like abortion and gun control

Racial justice, free speech groups join fight against potential TikTok ban

DOJ drops claims TikTok misled US consumers in lawsuit against ByteDance

TikTok accuses federal agency of ’political demagoguery’ in legal challenge against potential U.S. ban

TikTok accuses federal agency of ‘political demagoguery’ in legal challenge against potential US ban

Federal Trade Commission refers complaint about TikTok’s adherence to child privacy law to the DOJ

U.S. court to hear challenges to potential TikTok ban in September