The fight has shown the difficult test and legally perilous road facing lawmakers or the White House if they try to enact a national ban on the social media service.
Category: TikTok (ByteDance)
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Chinese Officials Flock to Twitter to Defend TikTok
The company has tried to distance itself, but the information push shows just how deeply invested Beijing is in its fate.
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TikTok Is Fined $15.9 Million Over Misusing Kids’ Data in Britain
The video-sharing app inappropriately allowed more than one million underage children in the United Kingdom to access the platform in 2020, regulators said.
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It’s Not All Bad News for Trump Ahead of His Arraignment
The former president’s poll ratings and some of his business fortunes have rallied ahead of his arraignment on Tuesday.
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Going Viral on TikTok Can Get Students an A in These College Classes
A marketing professor gave his students a challenge: If they made a video that got a million views, the final exam would be canceled.
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La satisfacción de renunciar y volverse viral
En TikTok y YouTube, los trabajadores comparten cómo abandonaron sus trabajos. Esto les genera una sensación de control sobre situaciones a menudo insostenibles.
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In Some Viral Cat Videos, the Cats Are the Stars and Filmmakers
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:With the help of cameras that attach to collars, a niche style of cat content shows the world from a feline perspective.
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As Washington Calls for TikTok Ban, Its Owner Begins Pushing a New App
The New York Times – Business:ByteDance, the Chinese company behind TikTok, is trying to woo popular social media creators to join its new app, Lemon8, before it is officially introduced this year.
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In Hundreds of TikTok Videos, Its Users Defend the App
The New York Times – Business:After lawmakers grilled TikTok’s chief executive last week, the app’s users argued that the platform should not be banned in the United States over national security concerns.
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The Week in Business: TikTok in the Hot Seat
The New York Times – Business:The Fed raised interest rates, even as some banks continued to find themselves on shaky ground. The A.I. race is on. And a new inflation reading is coming.
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TikTok’s C.E.O. Struggles to Make his Case in Washington
The New York Times – Business:Lawmakers interrogated Shou Chew over the video app’s ties to the Chinese government in a hearing that suggests the company’s problems are far from over.
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China Denies Pressuring Companies Like TikTok to Spy on Users
The New York Times – Business:China’s foreign ministry rebuffed claims made by U.S. lawmakers at a hearing on Thursday that TikTok could be a tool of surveillance for the Chinese government.