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A bill that could lead to a TikTok ban in the US is gaining momentum. Here are 5 things to know
9Mar By adminNo Comments
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A bill that could lead to a TikTok ban in the US is gaining momentum. Here are 5 things to know

[ad_1] TikTok once again finds itself in a precarious position. This time, it comes in the form of legislation that would ban the popular social media platform if it doesn't break ties with ByteDance, its Beijing-based parent company. On Thursday, a House panel unanimously approved a bipartisan bill that would require the Chinese firm to divest TikTok and other applications it owns within six months of the bill's enactment in order to avoid a nation-wide ban. The legislation also creates a process that lets the executive branch prohibit access to other apps that pose a threat to national security.House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced Thursday that he would bring the bill to the House floor for a vote next week. It's unclear what will happen in the Senate, where several bills aim...
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U.S. lawmaker wants TikTok CEO to detail actions to protect kids
17Mar By adminNo Comments
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U.S. lawmaker wants TikTok CEO to detail actions to protect kids

[ad_1] The chair of a U.S. House of Representatives panel wants TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to address questions next week about the popular Chinese-owned video app's efforts to protect children from inappropriate content and potential exploitation.Chew will be appearing for the first time before Congress when he testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23. Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Republican, said Thursday lawmakers "need to know what actions the company is taking to keep our kids safe from online and offline harms." McMorris Rodgers and other Republicans in December wrote TikTok saying said "many children are exposed to non-stop offerings of inappropriate content that TikTok's algorithm force-feeds to them." They also raised concerns that TikTok ...
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US Lawmakers Step Up Push to Ban TikTok With Bill This Week
6Mar By adminNo Comments
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US Lawmakers Step Up Push to Ban TikTok With Bill This Week

[ad_1] US Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner plans to introduce a bill this week to allow the US to systematically ban Chinese technology, including services like TikTok, he told Fox News on Sunday. Calling it “a broad bipartisan bill” that will be co-sponsored by Republican John Thune of South Dakota, Warner said the law will give the US the power to ban or prohibit foreign technology where necessary. When asked if that would implicate ByteDance Ltd.'s TikTok, he confirmed and elaborated on his reasoning. “You have 100 million Americans on TikTok for 90 minutes every day,” the Democrat from Virginia said. “They are taking data from Americans, not keeping it safe. But what worries me more with TikTok is that this can be a propaganda tool.” TikTok's commercial suc...
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Death by a thousand cuts’: U.S. TikTok bans gain ground
10Feb By adminNo Comments
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Death by a thousand cuts’: U.S. TikTok bans gain ground

[ad_1] Soon after Texas university students returned to classes in January, they received a note from the IT department informing them of a new rule: they could no longer access TikTok, the popular video app, on university Wi-Fi. Students had mixed feelings. "There are legitimate security concerns with the app," said Adam Nguyen, a 19-year-old computer science major at the University of Texas at Austin. "But people should be able to make their own decisions - this sets a dangerous precedent with the university deciding what sorts of things you can do on the network," he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. The move comes as part of a swirl of efforts to limit the use of TikTok - which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance - in the United States, over fears that U.S. user data co...
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