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TikTok a "potential national security risk," says White House
Updated : 3 years ago IST
While responding to a question on whether US President Joe Biden believes TikTok is a threat to national security, the White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, "Well, we have said that we have concerns. We have concerns about the app. And that's why we have called on Congress
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White House gives federal agencies 30 days to enforce TikTok ban
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The memo adds that within 90 days, agencies must address any use of the app by IT vendors through contracts and within 120 days agencies will include a new prohibition on TikTok in all new solicitations.
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Canadian govt blocks TikTok from official devices
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to CNN, The ban is set to take effect on Tuesday. Government-issued devices will be blocked from downloading TikTok, and existing installations of the app will be removed, according to a statement by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.
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'Emily in Paris' actor Ashley Park joins 'Only Murders in the Building Sea
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Emily announced the news on February 22 with a hilarious TikTok of her alongside co-stars Selena Gomez and Martin Short, where the three of them are seen lip-syncing to a dialogue from the 1942 film 'My Sister Eileen', reported E News!
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Threat from China extends beyond spy balloons, country now targets your cr
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Yet the same lawmakers are not batting an eye at the thought of millions of credit card users' personal financial information being sent to a Chinese government-owned payment processing firm under orders from the US government, reported The Washington Times.
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ByteDance, Meta battle for virtual-reality market
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
ByteDance, the China-based owner of TikTok, is starting to snare market share in the virtual-reality headset space that Meta Platforms has identified as critical to its future, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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Japan's 'sushi terrorism' prank videos on social media spark outrage, symp
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Several videos dubbed "sushi terrorism" have emerged on social media including Twitter and TikTok in recent days sparking disgust, legal action and even a social media campaign to help one of the affected companies.
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Indian-American Raja Krishnamoorthi appointed as Ranking Member on strateg
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The new committee was formed in the 118th Congress for the specific purpose of investigating and developing policy to address the United States' economic, technological, and security competition with the Chinese Communist Party.
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Selena Gomez reveals Lupus medication causes her hands to shake
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Addressing the issue, Selena said to a fan, "I shake because of my medication of lupus," and added "Also read my disclaimer. I ain't no pro," reported by E News, a US based media company.
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Canada cybersecurity chief warns about data-harvesting apps as concerns gr
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is based in China, has been accused of aggressive data harvesting from around the world. In the neighbouring United States, federal employees were banned from using the app on government-issued devices over national security concerns.
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Pakistan National Assembly bans entry of YouTubers, TikTokers, social medi
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan National Assembly Secretariat has taken the decision after misbehaviour with lawmakers by some unauthorised YouTuber/social media influencers at the gate of Parliament House in December.
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US Senator requests hearing on national security concerns about TikTok
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Sullivan expressed concern about the availability of US user data from TikTok to China-based employees of parent company ByteDance. Although federal agencies and some state governments have taken steps to restrict TikTok on official devices, more needs to be done to address concerns about th
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