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Banning TikTok would be an early Christmas gift to Mark Zuckerberg

Thu, 03/16/2023 - 15:28

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Mark Zuckerberg — 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'

Thu, 03/16/2023 - 09:17

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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

Thu, 03/16/2023 - 08:00

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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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Criminals are stealing hundreds of thousands of Kias and Hyundais — and TikTok is to blame

Thu, 03/16/2023 - 06:03

Tech Insider : Economy

A Kia Sportage is shown with three phones blocking it. Inside the phone screens, the car has disappeared, and its outline is shown by a dotted line. — Car thefts are booming thanks to a viral TikTok that exposed a vulnerability in certain Kia and Hyundai models.
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How a viral video sparked the theft of hundreds of thousands of cars

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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

Wed, 03/15/2023 - 18:43

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scapegoat illustration — 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.

Wed, 03/15/2023 - 18:40

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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 Is An Awful Source of Monkeypox Info, Study Finds

Wed, 03/15/2023 - 16:15

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Anyone hoping to stay ahead of the next viral outbreak might want to avoid TikTok, new research suggests. The study, published Tuesday in BMJ Global Health, found that TikTok videos discussing the viral disease monkeypox, which spread widely around the world and infected tens of thousands of Americans last year, often…

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TikTok Reportedly Considers Breaking Off From ByteDance if The Bans Continue

Wed, 03/15/2023 - 10:00

Gizmodo : Politics

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?