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TikTok Lives to See Another Day as Yet Another Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Ban

There’s a new development in the seemingly neverending game of chicken between TikTok and President Donald Trump over a nationwide ban. On Friday, a federal judge in Pennsylvania blocked the Trump administration from outlawing U.S. transactions with Tiktok, which was set to take effect Nov. 12. Unlike last month’s ruling, where another federal judge blocked…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Oct 30

Preteens Rejoice! Federal Judge Delays TikTok Ban

A U.S federal judge has said that a ban on TikTok—scheduled for Monday, Sept. 28—will not go ahead as planned. The delay will allow users to access the app on various app stores while the court explores the legality of banning a consumer application on security grounds. TikTok, by Chinese software house ByteDance, has filed…

Tech News John Biggs Sep 27

There Is Now a TikTok Deal That Has Trump’s ‘Blessing,’ Delaying Ban

Talk about TikTok whiplash, although that’s normal thing these days. Hours before a new ban was supposed to be put in place to block new downloads and updates of the popular video-sharing app, President Donald Trump has come out to say there is a deal, and it has his “blessing.” Trump announced the deal to…

Tech News Jody Serrano Sep 19

TikTok Files Complaint Against Trump Administration to Prevent Impending Ban

Although the clock is ticking, pardon the pun, TikTok is not going down without a fight. Per Bloomberg and Reuters, the video-sharing app and its Chinese parent company, Bytedance, filed a complaint in a Washington federal court on Friday aiming to block the Trump administration’s upcoming ban, which is set to take effect on Sept.…

Tech News Jody Serrano Sep 19

DoJ Still Not Sure Why It’s Mad at WeChat

In what’s the latest update to the Trump Administration’s… questionable plans for getting China-based apps off of U.S. soil, Justice Officials are now clarifying that any future crackdown on WeChat won’t explicitly target people who only download the chat platform for… chatting. This update comes courtesy of court docs filed late yesterday responding to a…

Tech News Shoshana Wodinsky Sep 17

Oracle’s Bid for TikTok Is Down to the Wire and Also a Huge Mess

The Trump administration’s efforts to strong-arm Beijing-based ByteDance into selling its U.S. subsidiary TikTok to an American company are closing in, with enterprise software giant Oracle attempting to get regulators to clear a deal. Unsurprisingly, everyone involved is really making a garbage fire out of it. The White House, claiming that TikTok’s owner poses a…

Tech News Tom McKay Sep 16

China Would Rather See TikTok Go the Way of Vine Than Bow to U.S. Pressure: Report

The international game of chicken between China and the Trump administration over TikTok is starting to feel like an episode of “The Bachelor” at this point, with suitors like Microsoft, Twitter, and Walmart competing for the app’s U.S. assets in the face of a possible ban. Apparently, though, China would rather choose option d) None…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Sep 11

Walmart Wants to Get Its Greasy Hands on TikTok

The uncool bidders for extremely cool video app TikTok now reportedly include, uh, Walmart. TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance is exploring options to offload the app, which is based in the US, amid threats by Donald Trump’s administration to somehow “ban” it if control isn’t transferred to a US company. Per the New York Times, Walmart…

Tech News Tom McKay Aug 27

Report: TikTok Collected Persistent IDs From Android Phones in Apparent Violation of Google Policy

TikTok, the Chinese-owned video app that Donald Trump’s administration is incoherently threatening to ban from the U.S. and may be gearing up for a court fight in response, quietly collected persistent identifiers from Android devices for 15 months, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. According to the Journal, an analysis of numerous…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay Aug 11

Senate Moves to Ban TikTok on Government Phones

The U.S. Senate passed a bill on Thursday prohibiting federal workers from downloading TikTok, the Chinese-owned video app the White House has recently threatened to ban citing national security concerns. The ban, which specifically applies to government devices, was approved via unanimous consent. (There was no vote, but no senator objected to its passing.) A…

Politics Dell Cameron Aug 6

Trump Demands Microsoft Pay Off the U.S. Treasury to Secure TikTok Deal

Donald Trump is demanding the U.S. government somehow get a juicy cut of any deal for Microsoft to buy Chinese-owned video app TikTok—or else. TikTok is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, which over the past year has triggered concerns that the Chinese government could order the firm to assist it in espionage against the app’s estimated…

Tech News Tom McKay Aug 3

The House Votes to Ban TikTok from Government-Issued Devices, TikTok Threatens to Create Jobs

Adding to TikTok’s litany of woes, the House voted overwhelmingly yesterday to prevent government employees from installing TikTok on government-issued devices—inching closer toward the transnational goal of eradicating the Chinese-owned company from the face of the earth. TikTok clapped back with the announcement that it’s going to add a ton of jobs to the U.S.…

Tech News Whitney Kimball Jul 21

Trump Regime Might Ban TikTok and Other Apps Owned by Chinese Tech Companies

The Trump regime is considering a U.S. ban on the popular music and dance app TikTok, as well as other apps owned by Chinese companies, according to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. TikTok is one of the most popular apps in the world, with roughly 800 million users globally, but the Trump regime believes…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 7

Leaked Documents Show TikTok Tried to Suppress ‘Ugly’ Users

Social video platform TikTok, already embroiled in a political skirmish over potential national security risks related to its Chinese owner, ByteDance, is now taking on a more familiar form of criticism: concerns over its highly opaque content moderation policies. According to reporting from the Intercept, those policies included provisions to limit the exposure of—or outright…

Tech News Avery Ellis Mar 16

TikTok Says It’ll No Longer Moderate Overseas Content With China-Based Staff: Report

In an effort to assuage U.S. national security concerns, TikTok announced that it’s no longer relying on China-based moderators to screen content from overseas. Instead, it will shift those jobs, abroad, according to a recent Wall Street Journal Report. The popular short-form video app has become a frequent subject of government scrutiny amid concerns that…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Mar 15

TikTok Announces End to ‘Delinquent’ Shenanigans as Serious Vulnerabilities Are Exposed

After several frenzied months of investigation over who TikTok is and what it wants with our teens, TikTok has posted new community guidelines that reflect the platform’s “driving philosophy” towards the end of “greater transparency.” That assurance probably won’t satisfy lawmakers who’ve prompted two national security probes into the app’s potential use as a propaganda…

Tech News Whitney Kimball Jan 8

TikTok Owner ByteDance Has Reportedly Been Working on a ‘Safer’ Deepfake Feature

ByteDance, the owner behind TikTok, has been secretly building a deepfake feature that would allow users to insert their faces into videos they’re not actually in, according to a TechCrunch report. While the feature is not live yet, it would appear that TikTok and Douyin—TikTok’s sister app in China—both feature code for taking multiangle biometric…

Tech News Victoria Song Jan 3

TikTok to Pay $1.1 Million to Settle Lawsuit Alleging It Collected and Exposed Children’s Data

TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a proposed class action alleging that the app Musical.ly violated children’s privacy laws by collecting their data and operating the app “in a reckless and unlawful manner for commercial gain.” Earlier this week, a spokesperson for TikTok said that a resolution…

Tech News Catie Keck Dec 6

TikTok Faces National Security Probe: Report

The viral short-form video app TikTok has been staring down heightened scrutiny after several senators raised the alarm about possible cybersecurity concerns last month, and now it’s reportedly the subject of a national security review. According to a Reuters report Friday, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States is reviewing the app’s acquisition…

Privacy & Security Alyse Stanley Nov 1

TikTok Kicks Political Ads Off Its Platform Because Screw That Noise

Looks like there will be at least one online safe haven from the flood of political ads our feeds see every election season: TikTok, of all places. The popular short-form video app will no longer run ads from politicians or candidates at any level of government because “the nature of paid political ads is not…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Oct 3

TikTok Lives to See Another Day as Yet Another Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Ban

Preteens Rejoice! Federal Judge Delays TikTok Ban

There Is Now a TikTok Deal That Has Trump’s ‘Blessing,’ Delaying Ban

TikTok Files Complaint Against Trump Administration to Prevent Impending Ban

DoJ Still Not Sure Why It’s Mad at WeChat

Oracle’s Bid for TikTok Is Down to the Wire and Also a Huge Mess

China Would Rather See TikTok Go the Way of Vine Than Bow to U.S. Pressure: Report

Walmart Wants to Get Its Greasy Hands on TikTok

Report: TikTok Collected Persistent IDs From Android Phones in Apparent Violation of Google Policy

Senate Moves to Ban TikTok on Government Phones

Trump Demands Microsoft Pay Off the U.S. Treasury to Secure TikTok Deal

The House Votes to Ban TikTok from Government-Issued Devices, TikTok Threatens to Create Jobs

Trump Regime Might Ban TikTok and Other Apps Owned by Chinese Tech Companies

Leaked Documents Show TikTok Tried to Suppress ‘Ugly’ Users

TikTok Says It’ll No Longer Moderate Overseas Content With China-Based Staff: Report

TikTok Announces End to ‘Delinquent’ Shenanigans as Serious Vulnerabilities Are Exposed

TikTok Owner ByteDance Has Reportedly Been Working on a ‘Safer’ Deepfake Feature

TikTok to Pay $1.1 Million to Settle Lawsuit Alleging It Collected and Exposed Children’s Data

TikTok Faces National Security Probe: Report

TikTok Kicks Political Ads Off Its Platform Because Screw That Noise

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