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Science, Technology, and Social Media
DOJ Accuses Chinese-Owned TikTok Of Illegally Collecting Children’s Data In Lawsuit
The Department of Justice (DOJ) accused TikTok and its Chinese parent company of illegally collecting kids’ data in a lawsuit…
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CCP-Linked TikTok Collected Data Of American Users’ Political Views, DOJ Says
The Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged on Friday that TikTok and its Chinese parent company collected sensitive data from their…
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Opinion
Red China Is Watching
Horror movie plot twist: the terrorized teenage heroine finally gets a phone to call the authorities. “Hello! I need help!…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
Experts Cheer Bill Compelling Chinese Parent Company To Offload TikTok
Bipartisan lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled legislation to force Beijing-based ByteDance to sell TikTok in order for it to continue operating…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
State Sues TikTok Over ‘Terrible Effects’ On Children And Deception About China Ties
Utah sued TikTok over its alleged harmful impacts on children and deception about its connections to China through its Beijing-based…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
TikTok’s Parent Company Blocked China Critics From Using The Popular App
ByteDance, which is TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company, allegedly prevented people with critical views of China, potentially even those beyond China’s…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
TikTok Employees Raise Concern Over CCP Influence As China Execs Move In
Some employees at the popular social media platform TikTok are concerned about the influence the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has…
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White House Watch
Biden Admin Shells Out Millions For Robot Existentialism Study, TikTok Folk Theories
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced $41.3 million in grants Tuesday for projects such as studying TikTok folk…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
CCP-Linked TikTok Reaches Further Into Americans’ Lives With New Venture
The popular social media site TikTok, which has links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is launching a new e-commerce…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
Former Disney Exec Joins CCP-Linked TikTok To Oversee ‘Brand And Communications’
Ex-Disney executive Zenia Mucha is joining popular Chinese Communist Party-linked video platform TikTok to oversee branding and communications, according to…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
TikTok Acknowledges Certain US Data Stored In China, Defends Earlier Claims
Popular short video platform TikTok has admitted to U.S. lawmakers that sensitive data from some Americans is stored in China,…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
CCP Had ‘God Credentials’ To Access User Data Collected By TikTok Parent Company, Ex-Exec Says
A former high-ranking employee of ByteDance, the parent company of video platform TikTok, alleged that a group of members within…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
TikTok Stored Americans’ Social Security Numbers In China
TikTok has stored thousands of TikTok creators’ and businesses’ financial data such as Social Security numbers and tax IDs in…
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Science, Technology, and Social Media
TikTok Continues Censorship Of Think Tank’s Account Promoting Anti-CCP Documentary
TikTok continued to target a think tank criticizing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Thursday after removing and then reinstating posts…
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In The News
Former Top House Dem Made $70K Lobbying For TikTok
A former high-ranking House Democrat helped make $70,000 lobbying for TikTok in the first quarter of 2023, per public filings.…
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