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TikTok is not handing over American users' data to China: CEO
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 2 (ANI): TikTok, a 15-second video platform, has told US senators that it is taking all necessary steps to limit access to users' data from outside the United States, including by employees of its parent company, the Chinese group ByteDance.
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China: Govt buying stakes in tech firms to increase its influence
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 26 (ANI): As part of the broader strategy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to increase State ownership of private companies and to strengthen the Party's influence, the State-backed firms and regulators are obtaining stakes and representation on the board in techno
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Chinese Communist Party obtaining 'golden share' in pvt companies to incre
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 25 (ANI): In order to increase its influence in the private sector, the Chinese Communist Party have been obtaining a "golden share" in private companies, especially internet/technology firms holding large amounts of data and operating critical information infrastructu
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China issues new directives to 'crimp' expansion of country's entertainmen
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], January 21 (ANI): China has issued fresh directives to crimp the expansion of the country's entertainment and tech giants, including Alibaba, Tencent and Bytedance, owner of TikTok, a media report said.
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Chinese tech firms appear to censor Uyghur, Tibetan languages
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 11 (ANI): Chinese tech companies appear to censor Uyghur and Tibetan by removing their languages from study courses as well as banning comments in them from their websites.
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Ireland data protection commission initiates probe into TikTok's data hand
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland] September 16 (ANI): Ireland's Data Protection Commission has initiated two probes into Chinese video app TikTok's handling of the user data.
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ByteDance indefinitely postpones IPO over data security concerns
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 12 (ANI): ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has indefinitely put its initial public offering (IPO) plans on hold after the country's regulators warned the company of data security risks.
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China lectures big tech firms, says 'learn from Alibaba'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 15 (ANI): After imposing a 2.8 billion dollar fine on e-commerce giant Alibaba, regulators in China have lectured the country's largest tech firms including Tencent Holding, Meituan, and ByteDance, to fear and respect the rules of the industry.
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US judge blocks Trump administration restrictions on TikTok
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): A US federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from imposing a ban on the video-sharing platform TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance.
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US extends deadline for sale of TikTok to November 27
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The US government has extended the deadline for the sale of the video-sharing app TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, for another 15 days, a court filing revealed on Friday.
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Leaving Pakistan as people's mindset isn't good, says country's TikTok sta
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 16 (ANI): Days after Pakistan banned China-based social media application, the country's biggest TikTok star, Jannat Mirza, has announced to leave the country, The News International reported.
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TikTok challenges restriction on US App downloads
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): The Chinese company ByteDance's video-sharing platform TikTok has challenged the restrictions imposed by the US government on the download of its services in the United States.
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