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European Commission bans staff using TikTok on work devices over security fears

Parent company, ByteDance, says action is ‘misguided’ and has contacted commission to ‘set the record straight’

The Guardian - UK

Why one of the most popular Australian politicians on TikTok won't allow the app on his phone

Labor MP Julian Hill says he won't use TikTok on his government or personal phones due to cybersecurity concerns, as Home Affairs reviews the privacy risks of social media platforms.

ABC News

Spy balloon videos dominated TikTok. Why didn’t China stop them?

TikTok insists it is not a propaganda tool of the Chinese Communist Party. Viral coverage of the Chinese spy balloon showed it not only allowed but promoted content critical of the authoritarian government

The Independent UK

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Spy balloon videos dominated TikTok. Why didn’t China stop them?

The Independent UK

Who owns TikTok? Chinese-owned ByteDance files lawsuit against US government ban

TikTok has become a cultural phenomenon, with more than one billion users worldwide, but who owns it and what personal data can it access?

Evening Standard

TikTok: how the west has turned on gen Z’s favourite app

US and European fears about China exploiting TikTok’s data harvest and promoting Beijing’s worldview look set to inspire an urgent overhaul in data privacy laws

The Guardian - UK

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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TikTok officials go on a public charm offensive amid a stalemate in Biden White House

The hit video app is facing an existential crisis, and it is hoping promoting its reorganization will help convince Americans that it is independent from its Chinese owner.

WEKU

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.

Roll Call

Social media companies in the US brace to battle onslaught of legal challenges

State and federal lawsuits and bills with far-reaching regulatory implications for TikTok, Meta and others come to a head this year

The Guardian - US

TikTok CEO to testify before US Congress next month over data privacy

Shou Zi Chew will face legislators amid concerns over the social media app’s alleged collusion with Beijing in accessing user data

The Guardian - US

Senators Warner, Rubio claim Beijing can meddle with what's trending on TikTok

“I don't know how our national security interests and the operation of TikTok in this country, as long as it's owned by ByteDance, can coexist," Senator Marco Rubio said on CBS's Face the Nation.

Fortune

Politicians are rushing to ban TikTok on government devices—but they’re mostly silent about your cell phone

The movement to keep the ByteDance-owned app off of government hardware distracts from bigger questions about TikTok in the U.S.

Fortune

Exclusive: Senator pushes TikTok government-device ban enforcement

Sen. Josh Hawley wants to know how a new TikTok ban for government devices will be implemented.

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Al Jazeera

A US state asked for evidence to ban TikTok. The FBI offered none

Emails show officials in the state of Connecticut opted not to ban the Chinese-owned app after consulting with the FBI.

Reason

TikTok Is Not a National Security Threat

Bipartisan efforts to ban the app in America would be a great blow to our economy and our liberty.

Fortune

Top TikTokers report earnings under $5 from company's revenue share initiative

TikTok Pulse, the company’s creator ad revenue sharing initiative, is paying some creators negligible sums compared to competitors YouTube and Facebook.

The Conversation

Dozens of US schools, universities move to ban TikTok

A growing number of public schools and colleges in the U.S. are moving to ban TikTok – the popular Chinese-owned social media app that allows users to share short videos.

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Evening Standard

TikTok offers to share algorithm details in bid to swerve US ban

US lawmakers are considering banning the app amid security concerns

The Independent UK

TikTok boss meets European officials as scrutiny intensifies

TikTok’s CEO has met with European Union officials about strict new digital regulations in the 27-nation bloc as the Chinese-owned social media app faces growing scrutiny from Western authorities over data privacy, cybersecurity and misinformation

Los Angeles Times

TikTok's addictive anti-aesthetic has already conquered culture

If Franz Kafka were to reconceive "The Metamorphosis" for our era, he might decide to ditch the novella in favor of a series of surreal TikToks — Gregor Samsa as eyes and mouth green-screened onto a picture of a roach jacked from the web.

Reason

FDA OKs Abortion Pills at Retail Pharmacies

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Al Jazeera

US’s New Jersey may limit TikTok to separate devices, emails show

Democratic-governed state is considering joining Republican-led efforts to limit Chinese app, records request shows.

Al Jazeera

TikTok staff accessed data to track journalists, ByteDance finds

Chinese parent company of popular video app says the employees responsible are no longer with the company.

WEKU

As more GOP governors race to ban TikTok on state devices, a federal ban looms

At least 16 states have banned TikTok on some or all government computers and phones. All are led by GOP governors.

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