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Despite TikTok’s claims, many countries around the world remain cautious about the platform and its ties to China. ... Taiwan: In December 2022, Taiwan imposed a public sector ban on TikTok ...
WASHINGTON — Legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. unless it cuts ties with its Chinese parent company is on a path to quickly get to President Joe Biden’s desk and be signed into law ...
The TikTok crackdown was inserted into a long-stalled $95 billion foreign aid bill that sends assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Looming TikTok ban now law unless China-based parent company ...
Taiwan, which is facing off with China over the Taiwan Strait, banned TikTok from government devices in December 2022, and is considering extending it to the private sector. In 2022, Taiwanese authorities banned TikTok from public sector devices over concerns of usage by the Chinese government to conduct "cognitive warfare" against Taiwan.
TikTok began working on Project Texas after 2020 to address data concerns from the US government. From 2019 to 2024, TikTok and ByteDance combined spent $27 million on lobbying in the United States, including their hire of SKDK, a public affairs firm, in 2023 according to Politico.
Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act; Long title: An Act to protect the national security of the United States from the threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications, such as TikTok and any successor application or service and any other application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Ltd. or an entity under the control of ByteDance Ltd.
TikTok vowed Wednesday to challenge a law that could potentially ban the popular social media app in the U.S. “This unconstitutional law is a TikTok ban, and we will challenge it in court,” a ...
TikTok, whose mainland Chinese counterpart is Douyin, is a short-form video hosting service owned by Chinese internet company ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted videos, which can range in duration from three seconds to 60 minutes. It can be accessed with a smart phone app.