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What happens after the TikTok ban?

admin | January 6, 2025

By Reuters The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Friday from TikTok and its China-based owner ByteDance, which is seeking to block a law signed by President Joe Biden that will ban the short-form video app beginning Jan. 19 unless it is divested from ByteDance, due to national security […]

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Trump says it could be worth keeping TikTok in US for a little while

admin | December 22, 2024

By Reuters President-elect Donald Trump indicated on Sunday that he favored allowing TikTok to keep operating in the United States for at least a little while, saying he had received billions of views on the social media platform during his presidential campaign. Trump’s comments before a crowd of conservative supporters […]

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EU opens investigation into TikTok over election interference

admin | December 17, 2024

BY REUTERS The European Commission opened formal proceedings on Tuesday against social media firm TikTok over its suspected failure to limit election interference, notably in the Romanian presidential vote last month. The Commission said it will request information and look into TikTok’s policy on political advertisements and paid-for political content […]

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TikTok turns to US Supreme Court in last-ditch bid to avert ban

admin | December 16, 2024

BY REUTERS TikTok made a last-ditch effort on Monday to continue operating in the United States, asking the Supreme Court to temporarily block a law intended to force ByteDance, its China-based parent company, to divest the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face a ban. TikTok and ByteDance filed an […]

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EU orders TikTok to freeze Romanian elections data

admin | December 5, 2024

BY REUTERS The European Union has ordered social media firm TikTok to freeze data linked to the Romanian elections, it said in a statement on Thursday. EU officials issued a “retention order” under the bloc’s wide-sweeping Digital Services Act, which regulates how the world’s biggest social media companies operate in […]