TikTok sent a push notification to United States users on Thursday morning asking them to call their local representative to “Stop a TikTok shutdown.” The app refers to a bipartisan bill gaining momentum in Congress this week which could ba
A federal judge responsible for deciding the fate of Montana’s unprecedented TikTok ban poked holes in the state’s argument during a hearing Thursday and questioned why the government should prevent users and creators from willfully handing over data to the app.
Montana’s lawsuit-hungry attorney general Austin Knudsen wants US courts to think of TikTok less like a light-hearted home for viral trends and more akin to the harbinger of a life-threatening disease.
The Big Apple is joining the TikTok ban bandwagon. New York City issued a new directive on Wednesday banning TikTok from city-owned devices and forcing local agencies to remove the app from its phones and tablets within 30 days. Starting today, anyone using a city-owned device or network is prohibited from downloading …