TikTok has vowed to pursue legal action against the U.S. government should Biden sign the bill into law. In a memo sent to employees on Saturday, a senior TikTok executive said that this would mark the "beginning, not the end" of a protracted process to contest what the company perceives...
app stores, but declined "at this time" to block additional Commerce Department restrictions that are set to take effect on Nov. 12 that TikTok has said would have the impact of making the app impossible to use in the United States. (Reporting by David Shepardson; E...
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A powerful House committee advanced a bill on Thursday that could lead to a nationwide ban againstTikTokon all electronic devices, renewing lawmakers’ challenge to one of the world’s most popular social media apps and highlighting unresolved fears that TikTok may pose a Chinese government spying ...
bill forcing the app's sale and accused lawmakers in the US of attempting to shut down the platform. In a video posted on the platform, Shou Zi Chew told users the bill "will lead to a ban of TikTok in the United States", adding: "Even the bill's sponsors admit that's th...
On Monday, US Eastern time, the US Treasury Department issued a series of guidelines to further clarify the investment ban on listed companies controlled by the Chinese military issued in November, including that the ban applies to all subsidiaries of listed companies, as well as to any index ...
TikTok is the fastest-growing social media platform on the planet. However, that doesn’t stop governments from banning it due to security and privacy concerns. Over the years, countries like India have already taken strict measures against TikTok, and now, the United States is considering a ...
Courts blocked the Trump administration’s efforts last year to ban TikTok and WeChat, but the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is still conducting a national-security review of TikTok. The Biden administration’s stance reflects concern that users’ personal...
s operation of the TikTok application in the United States.” TikTok says it applied for a 30-day extension that was allowed for in the CFIUS’ order, but hasn’t received any communication on the matter. It’s not clear what would actually happen if the deadline passed; TikTok was ...
Pompeo was asked by Ingraham whether the United States should be considering a ban on Chinese social media apps, “especially TikTok.” “With respect to Chinese apps on people’s cell phones, I can assure you the United States will get this one right too, Laura,” he said. “I don’...