A few days ago, the U.S. Commerce Department published a series of rules that aimed to block the downloading of TikTok and WeChat by American users, following an executive order signed by President Trump back in August. TikTok got a last minute reprieve yesterday following its signing of an investment and cloud services deal with Oracle and Walmart, which delayed the implementation of its download ban at least for a week.

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    Across five continents, many nations prohibit the popular social platform on government devices in many nations, while others say it promotes "immoral content." ...
    04/26/2024 - 3:08 am | View Link
  • ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in U.S. if legal options fail, sources say
    TikTok owner ByteDance would prefer to shut down its loss-making app rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in ...
    04/25/2024 - 9:32 am | View Link
  • After Biden signs TikTok ban its CEO vows federal court battle
    White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre adamantly denied during a press briefing on Wednesday that the bill constitutes a ban, reiterating the administration’s hope that TikTok will be ...
    04/24/2024 - 3:52 pm | View Link
  • US Senate passes TikTok divestment-or-ban bill, Joe Biden set to make it law
    Driven by widespread worries among US lawmakers that China could access Americans' data or surveil them with the app, the bill was passed by the US House of Representatives on Saturday and US Presiden ...
    04/24/2024 - 12:02 am | View Link
  • Congress passes TikTok sell-or-ban bill, but legal battles loom
    Lawmakers argue that the popular social media app poses a national security threat. TikTok has pledged to fight the policy in court.
    04/23/2024 - 2:45 pm | View Link
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