Politicians from both major US parties have introduced a new bill which would ban TikTok unless owner ByteDance agrees to sell the app to a non-Chinese company. The lawmakers fear that the Chinese government could use security laws to force ByteDance to hand over data about TikTok's 170 millio...
Takeaway: If we take out YouTube, mobile messaging apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and WeChat and Chinese social media, Instagram is the second most popular – and active – social media site in the world. Takeaway: If we take out YouTube, mobile messaging apps such as Facebook...
India has outright banned TikTok and many other Chinese apps in the name of digital sovereignty. Similar laws that have splintered the internet have been passed in places like Australia, Canada, Brazil, Russia and throughout the Global South. I'm an advocate for free and global competitio...
As the focus of relief efforts for the huge earthquake in Türkiye and Syria changes from search and rescue to humanitarian aid, questions are being asked about why the quake caused such destruction. CGTN Europe spoke to several experts to help answer the biggest questions arising ...
My research paper on India’s Tech Emancipation from China, where I look at India’s ban on 500 Chinese apps, attempts at reducing dependence in terms of telecom, ecommere, handsets and more, along-with recommendations for various governments. ...
On June 29, 2020, the Indian government, led by Narendra Modi, banned TikTok, along with a large number of other Chinese apps, after a bloody episode at the Chinese-Indian border. TikTok disappeared in India overnight. The people of India are resilient. They quickly shifted to Instagram and...
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The Chinese crested are thought to have originated in Africa, but the dogs came to be popular as ratters on Chinese ships which earned them their name. The breed is notably fluffy for being supposedly hairless and requires a bit of routine grooming to keep its unique look tidy. #79. ...
Like most social media sites, TikTok is not immune to controversy. TikTok and many other Chinese-made apps were banned in India in mid-2020 as a danger to the nation's sovereignty. The move came amid growing tensions between the two nations.14 TikTok is also banned in Bangladesh. It was ...
t up and running yet, but the Russians meanwhile pay for their imports in Chinese yuan. In 2022, 20 percent of incoming trade was paid for in Chinese currency, up from 3 percent a year earlier. So even when banned from talking to Western banks, Russia finds channels to fuel its ...