The inquiry appears to be tied to an admission by the app’s owner, ByteDance, that employees had inappropriately obtained Americans’ data. The company said it had fired the workers involved.
Category: Social Media
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Justice Dept. Investigating TikTok’s Owner Over Possible Spying on Journalists
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Twitter’s Discussions Over Licensing Music Said to Stall Under Elon Musk
The New York Times – Business:Twitter didn’t move forward with the music licensing deals because of costs, people with knowledge of the matter said.
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Finding a Buyer for TikTok May Not Be So Easy
The New York Times – Business:The Biden administration is pushing TikTok’s Chinese owners to sell the app or face a possible ban. But there are many complications to finding a suitor.
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How Taylor Swift Fans Got Each Other Eras Tour Tickets
The New York Times – Music:After “historic demand” led to a Ticketmaster debacle, the singer’s most devoted online fans sprang into action to get each other into the Eras Tour at fair prices.
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U.K. Bans TikTok on Government Devices
The New York Times – Business:The move reflects fears in Britain and elsewhere in the West that the popular app’s Chinese ownership could share user information with Beijing.
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TikTok Pushed by U.S. to Resolve National Security Concerns
The New York Times – Business:The demand hardens the White House’s stance toward the popular video app, which is owned by the Chinese internet company ByteDance.
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Memphis Grizzlies Guard Ja Morant Suspended 8 Games for Gun Video
The New York Times – Sports:The N.B.A. said it was “irresponsible, reckless and potentially very dangerous” for Morant to livestream video of himself holding a gun in a nightclub near Denver.
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Memphis Grizzlies Guard Ja Morant Suspended 8 Games for Gun Video
The New York Times – Sports:The N.B.A. said it was “irresponsible, reckless and potentially very dangerous” for Morant to livestream video of himself holding a gun in a nightclub near Denver.
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Your Annoying Roommate Is Slaying on TikTok
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Sabrina Brier is finding success online in the role of a 20-something in New York who’s trying to shed her basic suburban past.
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Meta, Facebook’s Parent, to Lay Off Another 10,000 Workers
The New York Times – Business:It would be the tech company’s second round of cuts since November. Mark Zuckerberg, its chief executive, has declared 2023 the “year of efficiency.”
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Sabrina Brier Is TikTok’s Latest Character
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Sabrina Brier is finding success online in the role of a 20-something in New York who’s trying to shed her basic suburban past.
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After Bank Debacle, Silicon Valley Reckons With Its Image
The New York Times – Business:Even as start-ups and investors began recovering their money from Silicon Valley Bank, the episode exposed the tech industry’s vulnerabilities.