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What’s a nonprofit to do when TikTok takes its name? Project Texas is fighting back

Kendall Hill was in a meeting at Pegasus Park, a tech hub in Dallas, as TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified in front of Congress on March 23. As Chew spoke to U.S. officials, Hill received a vague message from a friend.

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First state in USA bans TikTok with fines of £8,000 a day

Companies which allow downloads of TikTok in their app stores will be fined

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Montana becomes first US state to ban China-based app TikTok

Montana has become the first US state to completely ban the TikTok app after Republican governor Greg Gianforte signed a bill into law on Wednesday.

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Montana governor bans TikTok. But can the state enforce the law?

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed into law a first-of-its kind bill that makes it illegal for TikTok to operate in the state

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Montana becomes 1st state to approve a full ban of TikTok

Montana's bill goes farther than bans in nearly half of the states that target devices on state-issued devices. Instead, Montana's legislation makes it illegal for anyone to download TikTok.

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Montana lawmakers pass bill to ban social media app TikTok

Montana lawmakers have given final passage to a bill banning the social media app TikTok in the state

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The Biden administration demands that TikTok be sold, or risk a nationwide ban

TikTok officials say they are "disappointed in the outcome," but will remain focused on implementing a plan to keep the data of Americans safe.

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White House: Federal agencies have 30 days to remove TikTok from devices

The ban follows similar actions from Canada, the EU and Taiwan.

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Lawmakers stumble on data privacy as another tech CEO to testify

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers are set to meet next month with the CEO of TikTok at a hearing to probe whether one of the most popular apps in the world shares Americans’ data with China and whether it harms young children, the latest face-off between members of Congress and the…

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Lawmakers stumble on data privacy as another tech CEO to testify - Roll Call

With TikTok's CEO set to testify before a committee next month, Congress has struggled to fashion data privacy legislation.

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Biden has never been under more pressure from Congress to ban TikTok

The growing clamor in Congress to completely ban the popular social media platform TikTok in the U.S. raises the stakes for the Biden administration, which is in the late stages of reviewing the security risks of the app.

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Governors' TikTok bans make sense, cybersecurity experts say

At least 18 states, all led by Republican governors, have banned staffers’ use on government devices of the social media app TikTok over concerns about the possible security risks posed by the Chinese-owned company. They say the app can be used to collect data from users’ devices, which the Chinese…

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Congress is about to ban TikTok from U.S. government phones

A ban on Chinese-owned TikTok for government devices is in a new spending bill. It will not affect most of the 100 million U.S. users of the app, but it is a major anti-TikTok escalation by the U.S.

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US Senate votes to ban TikTok app on government-owned phones

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted to ban the hugely popular TikTok video-sharing app from all government-issued phones and other devices as the Biden administration considers restrictions on the Chinese-owned platform.

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TikTok security deal’s prospects are clouded by FBI’s doubts, state bans

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is facing new roadblocks in its effort to address the national security concerns around TikTok after the FBI warned about the dangers of the Chinese-owned video-sharing app and five states banned it from employee phones.

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