Lawmakers are said to be working on a bill to block the Chinese chatbot app from government devices, underscoring concerns about the artificial intelligence race.
Category: TikTok (ByteDance)
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TikTok True Crime to Stream: ‘Dancing for the Devil’ and More
Across television, film and social media itself, here are four picks that explore crime stories associated in some way with the imperiled app.
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Did This Real Wedding Toast Inspire ‘S.N.L.’ to Create Domingo?
A bridesmaid celebrated her sister’s wedding with a lengthy parody of “Satisfied” from “Hamilton.” The rest, it seems, is sketch-show history.
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TikTok Ban and Trump Executive Order Lead to Tech Company Dilemma
The federal law banning TikTok has revealed a major schism among American tech companies: Some are willing to flout the law — and some, including Apple and Google, are not.
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$3,000 for a Used iPhone? If It Has TikTok, Maybe.
Phones with TikTok are being listed for eye-watering sums as the social media platform remains absent from app stores.
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CapCut, a Video-Editing App From ByteDance, Returns for U.S. Users
Other apps from the company behind TikTok, including CapCut and Lemon8, went dark this weekend before flickering back. The federal law banning TikTok also applies to them.
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Trump Signs Executive Order in Attempt to Delay TikTok Ban
Shortly after taking office Monday, the president issued the order to delay the app’s ban by at least 75 days. The law went into effect on Sunday.
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TikTok Got a Reprieve, but Americans and Chinese Are Still on RedNote
The Chinese social media app, popular in the United States a week after being flooded by TikTok users, has added language translation features.
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TikTok, RedNote and the Crushed Promise of the Chinese Internet
China’s internet companies and their hard-working, resourceful professionals make world-class products, in spite of censorship and malign neglect by Beijing.
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TikTok Ban Behind Fire Set at a Mall With Congressman’s Office, Police Say
No one was injured. The building, which includes a district office of a Wisconsin congressman who has been a critic of TikTok, sustained moderate damage in the fire on Sunday.
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Instagram Debuts New Video-Editing App, as TikTok Deals With a Ban
Instagram on Sunday rolled out Edits, a video-editing product that appeared similar to CapCut, which is owned by TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance.
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TikTok Says Service Will Return as Users React to Shutdown
The app went dark nationwide on Saturday night, but the company indicated it was in the process of restoring the service after assurances from President-elect Donald J. Trump.