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TikTok’s Army of Lobbyists Includes Former Senators And White House Staffers
Multiple former senators and staffers were revealed to lobby for the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, which has ramped up its lobbying…
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TikTok Intentionally Downplayed Ties To China, Documents Reveal
TikTok intentionally directed its staff to de-emphasize the app’s connection to Beijing, according to leaked internal documents acquired by Gizmodo.…
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TikTok Is Owned By China and Giving the CCP Your Personal Data
TikTok is one of the most popular video-sharing apps used around the world by people of all ages and has…
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Senate Intel Committee Demands Biden Admin Probe TikTok For Reportedly Letting China Access Data
TikTok is again in Washington’s crosshairs as the Senate Intelligence Committee has called for a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation…
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Multiple State Attorneys General Probe Whether TikTok Harms Kids
A bi-partisan group of state attorneys general are investigating TikTok for potentially harming children’s physical and mental health, according to…
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Texas AG Ken Paxton Launches Human Trafficking Investigation Into TikTok
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday he is launching an investigation into Chinese social media app TikTok over…
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TikTok Employee Allegedly Disciplined ‘In Retaliation’ For Suing Company Over Graphic Content
The lawyer of a TikTok employee who is suing the tech company alleged Monday that TikTok disciplined his client in…
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Most Americans Don’t Trust TikTok, Facebook To Keep Their Data Safe
A majority of Americans don’t trust major social media platforms, including TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, to keep their data safe,…
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TikTok Parent Company Limits Screen Time For Chinese Kids To 40 Minutes Per Day
TikTok maker ByteDance announced Saturday it was limiting screen time for Chinese users under 14 years old. The Chinese version…
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TikTok Promotes Sexual Content, Drugs And Alcohol To Children, Investigation Finds
Video sharing platform TikTok promotes sexual content to underage users through its suggestion algorithm, according to an investigation by The…
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Rubio Demands Biden Ban TikTok Over Chinese Communist Party Connection
Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio on Tuesday called for the banning of Chinese video sharing platform TikTok after China acquired…
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Young Americans Against Socialism Says TikTok ‘Permanently Banned’ Their Account, But Reinstated It Hours Later
Young Americans Against Socialism says TikTok permanently banned its account without explanation, then reinstated the account Wednesday. YAAS Founder Morgan…
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‘Trojan Horse’: Republicans Introduce Bill Prohibiting TikTok On Government Phones
A group of Senate Republicans introduced legislation that would prohibit federal employees from downloading the Chinese social media app TikTok…
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TikTok Asks Court To Intervene As Government’s Deadline To Sell Off US Operations Arrives
Social media app TikTok asked a federal court to intervene as the U.S. government’s deadline for the app’s American operations…
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A Federal Judge Blocks TikTok Ban, Giving The Chinese App An Opening To Settle A Deal With Oracle
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to block TikTok Sunday, giving the Chinese social media platform an opportunity…
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