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President Biden Signs TikTok Ban for Government Devices
Last week, President Joe Biden approved a limited TikTok ban when he signed the 4,162-page spending bill into…
TikTok Pushes Harmful Content to Users as Often as Every 39 Seconds
In one case, TikTok’s algorithm recommended suicidal content to a research posing as a teen in as little as 2.6 minutes after joining.
Lawmakers Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Ban TikTok ‘For Good’
According to the lawmakers, it is unclear whether TikTok can protect the privacy of its users and safeguard U.S. user data from the Chinese government.
Utah Deletes TikTok Account, Bans App on State Devices
By: Kim Jarrett Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has joined other governors in banning social media app TikTok from…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Issues TikTok Ban on State Devices
Abbott said TikTok would be banned from government-issued cell phones, laptops, tablets, and desktops to protect sensitive information pertaining to the state government.
U.S. House Republicans Press TikTok on Chinese Data Sharing
Republican members of Congress, who will set the agenda for the House next year, pressed short video app…
FCC Commissioner: ‘TikTok is China’s Digital Fentanyl’ and They Show a ‘Very Different’ Version in China Than in U.S.
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr declared that “TikTok is…
TikTok Parent Company Planned to Use App to Surveil U.S. Citizens: Report
A China-based team from TikTok's parent company apparently planned to use the app to track the personal location of certain American citizens,…
Inside TikTok’s Attempts to ‘Downplay the China Association’
Leaked documents detail what TikTok tells the media—and what it doesn’t.
TikTok Owner ByteDance Used a News App on Millions of Phones to Push Pro-China Messages, Ex-Employees Say
Former employees claim the company placed pieces of pro-China content in its now-defunct US news app, TopBuzz, and censored negative stories about the Chinese government. ByteDance says it did no such thing.