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France to ban TikTok on work phones of civil servants -minister
A string of Western governments and institutions have banned TikTok in recent weeks, including the UK parliament, the Dutch and Belgian administrations and the New Zealand parliament.
Can the US ban TikTok? What are the challenges in blocking the popular app?
The Chinese government is known for playing the long game, and data is power, so if it is collecting data, it could take years to learn how it benefits China. If the federal government decides that TikTok should be banned, is it even possible to ban it for all of its 150 million users?
'Chinese govt doesn't own the company': TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before US Congress amid ban threat
The Joe Biden administration has set an ultimatum that the company either dump its Chinese ownership or face an outright ban
Americans love TikTok: Despite security concerns, Chinese video app grew exponentially in the US
While the US government is trying to ban TikTok across the country on a federal level, the citizens of the US seem to love the Chinese video-sharing app. TikTok now has over 150 million monthly active users, which is about half of the US population.
US, UK, New Zealand and more... Why are these countries banning TikTok?
A growing list of countries is banning the famous video-sharing app TikTok. Their concern is that the app's parent company, ByteDance, would share user data with the Chinese government or push propaganda on it behalf
Six more senators back bill to give Biden new powers to ban TikTok
The announcement comes after TikTok said this week the Biden administration demand its Chinese owners divest their stake in the company or it could face a potential U.S. ban.
New Zealand & the UK become the latest countries to ban TikTok from government devices
New Zealand and the UK have become the latest countries to ban TikTok from government-issued devices over security concerns. So far, the US, EU, Belgium, Canada, and Denmark have banned the app from govt. devices, whereas Taiwan and India have banned it completely.
China asks US to stop 'suppressing' TikTok after ban ultimatum
Britain joins the US and EU in taking an increasingly firm approach towards the platform, owned by the Chinese firm Bytedance, citing fears that user data could be used or abused by Chinese officials
UK bans TikTok on government phones
Britain's National Cyber Security Centre has been reviewing whether TikTok should be barred from government phones, while the United States, Canada, Belgium and the European Commission have already banned the app
China’s data collection agent: TikTok’s insidious ways to collect data and share it with the CCP
TikTok may very well be China's personal data collection agent. While TikTok maintains that they don't share any data with the CCP, because of Chinese laws, ByteDance, TikTok's parent company is obligated to share all data that it has.
US threatens TikTok ban if Chinese owners don't sell stake - WSJ
The move would be the most dramatic in a series of recent steps by U.S. officials and legislators who have raised fears that TikTok's U.S. user data could be passed on to China's government. TikTok has more than 100 million U.S. users.
TikTok to cut Chinese ties? Platform considers splitting from ByteDance if negotiations with US fail
Senior managers at TikTok's US office are considering cutting ties with ByteDance and China, fearing that their plan to convince US lawmakers of the nature of their connection to ByteDance China, Project Texas, may not work.
Surprise, surprise: TikTok lying about Chinese spying, former employee tells US Congress
A former TikTok employee-turned-whistleblower has revealed that TikTok is lying to the US government and the US Congress over China's ability to spy on users in the US and influence the content that US users consume and how Project Texas will stop that.
Game over for TikTok? US to introduce bipartisan bill against China’s video sharing app this week
US Senator Mark Warner will be introducing bipartisan legislation this week that will "ban or restrict" foreign technology goods such as China's TikTok. This means that TikTok may be banned on a federal level in the US soon.
Gone in 30 days: US government sets deadline to wipe off TikTok from all federal govt devices in 30 days
After deciding last December to ban TikTok from all federal devices, the White House has finally set a deadline to enforce the ban and wipe the ByteDance-owned app off of govt-issued devices. Certain devices, however, will still have access to the app, for research purposes.
TikTok Ban: Canada latest country to ban TikTok from govt managed devices, joins US and EU
Canada became the latest country to ban TikTok on all their government-managed networks and devices. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, while announcing the ban, stated that there were enough reasons to worry about the app's security that led to the ban.
European Commission bans TikTok on official devices in a bid to bolster cybersecurity
The new ban also means European Commission staff cannot use the video-sharing app on personal devices including phones that have official EU communication apps installed
Wisconsin becomes the latest state to ban TikTok on govt. devices, also bans other Chinese companies
Wisconsin and North Carolina took the tally of states which banned TikTok in the US over 20. Wisconsin has also banned other Chinese businesses and several Russian businesses as well.
New Jersey and Ohio join other states like Kansas in banning TikTok from state-issued devices
New Jersey and Ohio become the latest states in the US to ban TikTok in state-issued devices, given to government employees. It looks like the app from ByteDance may soon be banned completely in the US.
US House of Representatives, Kansas governor bans TikTok on govt. devices, app faces risk of nationwide ban
TikTok has been banned from government-issued devices in 19 other states. It looks like TikTok may get banned for all users in the US, owing to allegations of spying on US citizens, and interfering with American elections.