One of those critics of the bill's current scope is Andy Yen, CEO of Proton, which makes an encrypted email service and VPN. While Yen believes that TikTok should be banned in the U.S., he fears the RESTRICT Act is currently too broad to effectively do so without additional conseq...
China Expresses Serious Concerns on India Banning Chinese Apps More Reuters FILE PHOTO: Smartphone with Chinese applications is seen in front of a displayed Indian flag and a "Banned app" sign in this illustration picture taken July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration BEIJING (...
You better behave because everyone in China is being so kind to us as we colonize their cutesy tootsy app just because our government sucks," one American user account using the name "Savannah" posted on Wednesday. The post had gained almost 128,000 impressions by Thursday. TikTok...
SEE ALSO:Which countries have banned TikTok? "This bill is an outright ban of TikTok, no matter how much the authors try to disguise it,"TikTok said in a statement about the new proposed law."This legislation will trample the First Amendment rights of 170 million Americans and deprive 5 mi...
Given that some Chinese apps are banned in your country, you might wonder whether it is legal to use banned Chinese apps. As a matter of fact, the most common way in which Chinese apps are banned is to make it illegal to distribute those apps. For example, if you are a mobile phone...
Will this open the door for other previously banned Chinese apps? Topics Mobile Apps India China-India relations hit a low point in mid-2020 during a border clash. Two years later, India’s government banned more than 500 China-based apps from the country, citing national security and data...
“TikTok possibly getting banned doesn’t just take away an app, it takes away jobs, friends and community,” Garman said. “Personally, the friends and bond I have with my followers will now be gone.” Other American users who have joined Xiaohongshu have been ...
Of course, there’s a chance that TikTok won’t end up being banned in the US since President-elect Trump has already hinted that he won’t let the ban happen. However, since creators can’t predict what will happen next, they want to make sure they don’t lose their foll...
It seems TikTok may only be the first pin to fall, after the US administration confirmed that it will be taking action against other Chinese-owned apps which operate in the USA. “These Chinese software companies doing business in the United States, whether it’s TikTok or WeChat — there ...
Icons for the smartphone apps Xiaohongshu and TikTok. Credit: AP Words by Jamel Smith, ITV News ProducerTikTok users in the US are outraged as the platform's future hangs in the balance, with the Supreme Court unanimously upholding the federal law which will see the app banned on Sunday ...