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TikTok’s CEO Is Set to Enter a Washington Fight He Can’t Win
23Mar By adminNo Comments
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TikTok’s CEO Is Set to Enter a Washington Fight He Can’t Win

[ad_1] TikTok's ownership by a Chinese company, and the national security risk that could pose to the viral video app's users, have drawn most of the attention ahead of the CEO's testimony to Congress. But Chief Executive Officer Shou Chew is prepared for a variety of questions, including about kids' mental health, from a House committee Thursday.The mobile app's 150 million users in the US and the strength of its content-recommendation engine mean any infraction is viewed as a potential societal threat. Lawmakers have spent the better part of this year warning about the risks posed by a platform intended for short, often silly videos. In Thursday's US House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, they'll have one person at whom they can direct those fears. Here's what you need to know....
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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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TikTok Considers Splitting From ByteDance If Deal With US Fails
16Mar By adminNo Comments
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TikTok Considers Splitting From ByteDance If Deal With US Fails

[ad_1] TikTok's leadership is discussing the possibility of separating from ByteDance Ltd., its Chinese parent company, to help address concerns about national security risks.A divestiture, which could result in a sale or initial public offering, is considered a last resort, to be pursued only if the company's existing proposal with national security officials doesn't get approved, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified discussing non-public information. Even then, the Chinese government would have to agree to such a transaction, the people said. TikTok's US business could be valued at $40 billion to $50 billion based on social media multiples and other factors, according to Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Mandeep Singh and Damian Reimertz. TikTok ...
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TikTok Reveals Russian Disinformation Network Targeting European Users
10Feb By adminNo Comments
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TikTok Reveals Russian Disinformation Network Targeting European Users

[ad_1] TikTok Inc. identified a Russian disinformation network spreading war propaganda about Ukraine to more than a hundred thousand European users over the summer, the company disclosed on Thursday. The network operated in Russia, but targeted mostly people in Germany, Italy and the UK in their respective languages. About 1,700 accounts belonging to the network were able to spread anti-Ukrainian messages by masquerading as accounts created by local users. Between July and September 2022 the accounts attracted 133,564 followers, it added. It is unclear whether the network was linked to the Russian government. The revelations were disclosed in a report submitted under the EU's Code of Practice on Disinformation, a voluntary commitment from online platforms to combat misinformation...
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TikTok CEO to testify before U.S. Congress over security concerns
31Jan By adminNo Comments
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TikTok CEO to testify before U.S. Congress over security concerns

[ad_1] TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew will appear before the U.S. Energy and Commerce Committee in March, as lawmakers scrutinize the Chinese-owned video-sharing app. TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew will appear before the U.S. Energy and Commerce Committee in March, as lawmakers scrutinize the Chinese-owned video-sharing app. Chew will testify before the committee on March 23, which will be his first appearance before a congressional committee, said Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the Republican chair of the panel, in a statement on Monday. The news comes as the House Foreign Affairs Committee plans to hold a vote next month on a bill aimed at blocking the use of TikTok in the United States over national security concerns. "ByteDance-owned TikTok has knowingly a...
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EU tells TikTok to respect data laws as CEO visits
11Jan By adminNo Comments
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EU tells TikTok to respect data laws as CEO visits

[ad_1] The European Union warned Chinese-owned online giant TikTok on Tuesday to respect EU law and ensure the safety of European users' data. The European Union warned Chinese-owned online giant TikTok on Tuesday to respect EU law and ensure the safety of European users' data, as the video-sharing app's CEO met top officials in Brussels.TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is Chinese, has come under fierce Western scrutiny in recent months amid concerns over how much access Beijing has to user data. TiKTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew held talks for the first time with EU vice-presidents Margrethe Vestager and Vera Jourova, the bloc's home affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson and justice commissioner Didier Reynders. "I count on TikTok to fully execute its commitments to go the extr...
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ByteDance Employees Inappropriately Gained Access to TikTok User Data
23Dec By adminNo Comments
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ByteDance Employees Inappropriately Gained Access to TikTok User Data

[ad_1] TikTok parent company ByteDance Ltd. found that some employees inappropriately gained access to data for some American users, complicating the Chinese technology giant’s already-fraught efforts to convince US lawmakers that its app is secure. TikTok parent company ByteDance Ltd. found that some employees inappropriately gained access to data for some American users, complicating the Chinese technology giant's already-fraught efforts to convince US lawmakers that its app is secure.“The individuals involved misused their authority to obtain access to TikTok user data,” Shou Chew, chief executive officer of the popular mobile video-sharing app, told employees in a memo viewed by Bloomberg. The data access stemmed from an internal ByteDance investigation launched over the summer to...
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TikTok Draws Bipartisan Fire in US on China Surveillance Concern
21Nov By adminNo Comments
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TikTok Draws Bipartisan Fire in US on China Surveillance Concern

[ad_1] Two US senators called TikTok a Chinese surveillance tool, issuing a bipartisan warning as the Biden administration weighs a deal that could let the video-sharing app keep operating in the US. Two US senators called TikTok a Chinese surveillance tool, issuing a bipartisan warning as the Biden administration weighs a deal that could let the video-sharing app keep operating in the US.“It's not just the content you upload to TikTok but all the data on your phone, other apps, all your personal information, even facial imagery, even where your eyes are looking on your phone,” Arkansas Republican Tom Cotton said on “Fox News Sunday.” TikTok is “one of the most massive surveillance programs ever, especially on America's young people,” he said. The app is “an enormous threat,” Senate I...
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TikTok CEO Says ‘Project Texas’ to Allay US Security Concern
16Nov By adminNo Comments
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TikTok CEO Says ‘Project Texas’ to Allay US Security Concern

[ad_1] Hit video app TikTok is investing heavily to address US concerns about its data security and anticipates being able to deliver a satisfactory solution with partner Oracle Corp. Hit video app TikTok is investing heavily to address US concerns about its data security and anticipates being able to deliver a satisfactory solution with partner Oracle Corp.TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Zi Chew said the company is working on an effort, called Project Texas, that will isolate sensitive data from its American users so that only staff in the US will have access. He called the effort “extremely difficult and expensive to build,” but aimed at the concerns of American officials.  “It's unprecedented. No company has attempted this,” Chew said at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singa...
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Claim of TikTok Breach Spotlights Viral App’s Lure as Target
6Sep By adminNo Comments
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Claim of TikTok Breach Spotlights Viral App’s Lure as Target

[ad_1] TikTok, the short-video platform has come under the fire over its data security issues. TikTok, the short-video sensation that's among the world's most downloaded apps, is coming under increased scrutiny about its data security as it guards the personal information of over a billion users.On Monday, several cybersecurity analysts tweeted about the discovery of what was purportedly a breach of an insecure server that allowed access to TikTok's storage, which they believe contained personal user data. Only days earlier, Microsoft Corp. said it had found a “high-severity vulnerability” in TikTok's Android application, “which would have allowed attackers to compromise users' accounts with a single click.” ByteDance Ltd.'s ...
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