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US top court to hear TikTok ban challenge

People gather for a press conference about their opposition to a TikTok ban on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on March 22, 2023. The US Supreme Court announced on Wednesday it would consider TikTok's challenge to legislation that could force the popular social media platform to be sold to a US company by Jan 19 or face a nationwide ban. …

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TikTok's parent ByteDance seeks Supreme Court intervention to avoid January divestment deadline

Firstpost

TikTok and ByteDance on Monday had filed the emergency motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, asking for more time to make their case to the U.S. Supreme Court TikTok must now move quickly with a request to the Supreme Court to block or overturn a law that would require its Chinese parent ByteDance to …

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1 week, 2 days ago

TikTok ban allowed to go forward as case heads to Supreme Court

Salon

TikTok is still on the clock. Earlier this week, the social media app asked a federal appeals court to issue a temporary injunction on a federal law that would ban the app from the United States. That law, passed with bipartisan support and signed by President Joe Biden in April, would require TikTok parent company ByteDance to sell the app …

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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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2 weeks, 2 days 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 …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

The Future of TikTok Is Being Decided This Week

Wired

Republicans and Democrats sank ungodly amounts of money into creating content for TikTok this election year, but there’s a chance the app might not be around in the US come next cycle. The law put in place a system that would ban TikTok if the app’s parent company, Bytedance, didn’t sell to a US-based owner by January 19, 2025. Soon, …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

5 big questions about how tech will look under Trump

CNN

New York CNN — The incoming Trump administration could mean big changes in the government’s relationship with tech companies in ways that could affect users, ranging from the content they might see online to whether they could be confronted with discriminatory AI systems. Trump said in June — in a video posted to the platform itself — that he would …

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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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7 months, 3 weeks ago

The TikTok law kicks off a new showdown between Beijing and Washington. What’s coming next?

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — TikTok is gearing up for a legal fight against a U.S. law that would force the social media platform to break ties with its China-based parent company, a move almost certainly backed by Chinese authorities as the bitter U.S.-China rivalry threatens the future of a wildly popular way for young people in America to connect online. Beijing has …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Dutch businesses also banning TikTok over security risks

NL Times

Companies and organizations are following the government’s lead and tightening their rules for using social media due to safety risks. “Professional use of social media offers opportunities to profile ourselves, to be in contact with our business network and potential employees,” Stibbe told FD. ING has the same policy, adding that social media are “a good way to attract young …

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1 year, 7 months ago

TikTok sues US state of Montana over law banning its use

Al Jazeera

The lawsuit argues that the state’s ban singles out the short-form video app and undermines free speech. The video app TikTok has launched a lawsuit against the government of Montana in the northwestern United States after the state passed a law on Wednesday effectively banning the app within its borders. “We are challenging Montana’s unconstitutional TikTok ban to protect our …

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1 year, 11 months ago

US states Wisconsin, North Carolina unveil TikTok bans