It's wild that Western governments have decided that TikTok might spy for China. The app hasn't helped itself.

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Shou Zi Chew and the TikTok logo.

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TikTok's CEO says demands from the Biden administration for its Chinese owners to sell up won't solve security fears in the US

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Shou Zi Chen and the TikTok logo.

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Parents Group Demands Meeting With Meta and TikTok Over Child Suicide

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A family advocacy group called Parents Together published an open letter Thursday demanding a meeting with the heads of Meta and ByteDance, arguing that the companies knowingly expose children to a variety of dire threats, including the risk of

Banning TikTok would be an early Christmas gift to Mark Zuckerberg

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Meta could stand to benefit from a TikTok ban.

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The UK has banned TikTok on government devices — joining the US, Canada, and the EU — despite a charm offensive dubbed 'Project Clover'

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TikTok launched "Project Clover" to convince lawmakers data will be safe.

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Biden Tells China's ByteDance to Sell TikTok or Get Ready for a Ban

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The fight between the U.S. and China over TikTok reached an inflection point on Wednesday when the Biden administration demanded that ByteDance, the social media app’s Chinese owners, sell off its stakes in the app or get ready for a possible ban.

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A TikTok ban or forced sale could lead to major collateral damage for US tech companies like Apple and Chinese apps like Shein

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TikTok has become a convenient scapegoat in the US-China tech war.

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TikTok could be banned in the US unless the app’s Chinese owners sell their stakes. The Biden administration is demanding it, WSJ reports.

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The Biden administration is calling on TikTok's owners to sell their stake in the company, the WSJ said.

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TikTok Reportedly Considers Breaking Off From ByteDance if The Bans Continue

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The ByteDance-owned TikTok is facing a metric ton of western scrutiny over how much user data might be seen by Chinese government officials in Beijing. How best to proceed?

TikTok Overrode Its Algorithm to Boost the World Cup and Taylor Swift

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A TikTok executive admits the company sometimes overrides the app’s algorithm at a South by Southwest Conference (SXSW) on Saturday.

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