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US House passes bill that could lead to ban on TikTok
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The passage of the bill in the US House comes as part of a foreign aid package for Israel and Ukraine. The move resembles an earlier version approved in March this year that would ban TikTok from US app stores unless it finds a new owner, and quickly.
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EU to probe Apple, Meta, Alphabet under new digital law
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
In a statement on March 25, the commission, which is executive of the 27-nation European Union bloc said that it was investigating Alphabet's rules on steering in Google Play and self-preferencing on Google Search, Apple's rules on steering in the App Store and the choice screen for Safari a
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Taiwan declares TikTok a national security threat
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The move in Taiwan follows a similar trend in the United States. The US House of Representatives recently passed a bill targeting ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, giving it a timeline to divest its US assets or face a nationwide ban. This legislation mirrors Taiwan's concerns about foreig
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US House passes bill to ban Chinese social media TikTok, headed for Senate
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that could ban Chinese social media TikTok for US users.
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US lawmakers introduce bill demanding ByteDance to divest TikTok or face b
Updated : 2 years ago IST
US Representatives - Mike Gallagher and Raja Krishnamoorthi, the top lawmakers on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, have introduced the bill.
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TikTok CEO grilled by US lawmakers regarding China connections
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
During the hearing, Arkansas Republican Sen Tom Cotton questioned Shou Chew about his appointment as CEO, coinciding with the Chinese Communist Party's acquisition of a 1 per cent stake in ByteDance's main Chinese subsidiary.
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New York bans TikTok on government devices citing 'security concerns'
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New York City on Wednesday banned TikTok on government-owned devices citing ‘security concerns’ thus joining the list of more than two dozen states that have restricted access to the short video app, New York Times reported.
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Ex-ByteDance executive accuses company of 'lawlessness'
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, has accused the technology giant of a "culture of lawlessness," including stealing content from rival platforms Snapchat and Instagram in its early years, and called the company a "useful propaganda tool for the Chinese C
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Xi's crackdown on major tech companies continues to hurt China's super-ric
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Under President Xi Jinping's stringent wealth crackdown, there are fears of arbitrary detention, expropriation, or at the least trumped-up charges. These anxieties are fueling an emigration trend among the Chinese ultrarich.
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France to ban Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
French Civil Service Minister Stanislas Guerini on Friday announced that France will ban the use of the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on the work phones of civil servants.
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China 'firmly opposes' forced sale of TikTok
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
China said it would strongly oppose any forced sale of TikTok, responding for the first time to Biden administration demands that the video app divest itself from its Chinese parent ByteDance or face a US ban, reported CNN.
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Tiger Global writes down venture funds' bets by 33 pc in 2022: Report
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The markdowns erased USD 23 billion in value from its portfolio of startups.
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