Now the US government is considering banning(禁止) TikTok. Some US users share their opin ions on the possible ban.Han a Schwarz. I think it's funny. They are trying to stop us from using TikTok, but many other s
On today’s episode ofDecoder,Vergeeditors Alex Heath and Sarah Jeong join me to discuss the lawsuit TikTokfiled last weekagainst the US government in response to the divest-or-ban bill. One reason I wanted to have both Alex and Sarah on here is that there’s a lot of back and forth ...
And while TikTok, like other social media companies, has come under scrutiny for privacy concerns and potentially questionable data collection practices, its parent company ByteDance’s alleged ties to the Chinese government has given rise to a new set of national security concerns. Here’s a close...
There have been many attempts by the U.S. government to try and ban TikTok, dating back to the Trump Administration. Those supporting the ban argue that TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, should be banned or sold off as its ownership of a Chinese company makes i...
The government’s main argument against TikTok is that its parent company, ByteDance, could share user data with the Chinese government. Sure, national security is important, but where’s the proof? Despite years of investigations, there’s still no clear evidence that TikTok has done anything ...
TikTok, the popular social video platform owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, has been banned on government-owned devices in several states for security concerns. The latest governors to ban it are in Michigan, Nevada and Arizona.
The future of a national ban is uncertain, but several states have implemented restrictions on TikTok. In 2023,Montana enacted a statewide ban(although its legality is currently being challenged in the courts). More than 30 states havebarredTikTok from government-owned smart devices over data priva...
The concerns cited by the UK government in taking action against TikTok have long been known about - so why now? As pressure grows on both sides of the Atlantic, Sky's Tom Clarke explains why ministers felt compelled to make their move....
who spent 21 years as a special agent in the Air Force Office of Special Investigation and also worked as a program manager for antiterrorism at the State Department; and Ryan Walsh, escalations management lead for trust and safety at TikTok, who, until 2020, was the government’s senior ad...
The United States is ratcheting up national security concerns about TikTok, mandating that all federal employees delete the Chinese-owned social media app from government-issued mobile phones.