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Biden and Congress want to ban TikTok. At this point it may be impossible, Apr. 16, 2023.
By BRENDAN BORDELON
They’re quickly crashing into the hard limits of Washington’s power.
As the federal government escalates its efforts against TikTok, it’s coming up against a stark reality: Even
China voices concern over Australia's scrutiny of its firms, Reuters, Apr. 4, 2023.
By Joe Cash
China's international trade negotiator has expressed concern over Australia's scrutiny of the operations of Chinese firms there, the commerce ministry said, while flagging the potential f
By more than two-to-one, Americans support US government banning TikTok, Pew Research Center, Mar. 31, 2023.
BY LAURA SILVER AND LAURA CLANCY
More than twice as many Americans support the U.S. government banning TikTok as oppose it (50% vs. 22%), though a sizable share (28%) are not sure, according to a new
Here are the countries that have bans on TikTok, AP, Apr. 5, 2023.
BY KELVIN CHAN
A growing number of governments have banned the popular video-sharing app TikTok from devices issued to staff as privacy and cybersecurity concerns rise. A handful have imposed nationw
Biden’s Options on TikTok Narrow After Beijing Pushes Back, Japan Times (NYT), Mar. 24, 2023.
BY CHANG CHE AND DAVID MCCABE
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden recently told TikTok that it wanted the app’s Chinese owners to sell the app or face a possible ban in the United States.
Kevin McCarthy says House 'will be moving forward' with TikTok legislation, NBC, Mar. 27, 2023.
By Summer Concepcion
“It’s very concerning that the CEO of TikTok can’t be honest and admit what we already know to be true — China has access to TikTok user data,” the speaker tweeted Sunday.
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Gap grows between TikTok users, lawmakers on potential ban, AP, Mar 26, 2023.
BY HALELUYA HADERO
On the one side are dozens of lawmakers on Capitol Hill issuing dire warnings about security breaches and possible Chinese surveillance.
On the other are some 150 million TikTok u
TikTok wants to distance itself from China — but Beijing is getting involved, CNBC, Mar. 24, 2023.
Evelyn Cheng and Sheila Chiang
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China would "strongly oppose" a forced sale of TikTok from its Beijing-based parent ByteDance, Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Shu Jueting said Thursday.
Congress is kinda lame, TikTok-verse decides, Politico, Mar. 23, 2023.
TikTok’s CEO endured a half-day of non-stop hammering from Republicans and Democrats on Thursday, and the Washington consensus was pretty clear: as one Congressional reporter put it, “an abject disast
もっとみるTikTok: How Congress Can Safeguard American Data Privacy and Protect Children from Online Harms, Hearing, U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, Mar. 23, 2023.
WitnessesMr. Shou Chew Chief Executive Officer, TikTok Inc. Witness Biography [PDF 69KB] Witness Statement [PDF 421KB] Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF 2MB]
Supporting DocumentationMemorandum [PDF 200
TikTok CEO to tell Congress the app is safe and secure and should not be banned, Mar. 23, 2023.
By Scott Wong
In his first appearance before Congress, CEO Shou Zi Chew will argue that banning TikTok would hurt small businesses and silence "the voices of over 150 million Americans."
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The FBI And DOJ Are Investigating ByteDance’s Use Of TikTok To Spy On Journalists, Forbes, Mar. 16, 2023.
Emily Baker-White Forbes Staff
Months before the U.S. government demanded ByteDance divest from TikTok, the Department Of Justice’s Criminal Division subpoenaed the app’s Chinese parent company, acco
China says it would ‘resolutely oppose’ possible plans to force TikTok sale, The Hill, Mar. 23, 2023.
by Olafimihan Oshin
Chinese officials said they will “resolutely oppose” the forced sale of social media platform TikTok by its Chinese parent company ByteDance, after the Biden administration and la
China Says It Opposes a Forced Sale of TikTok, Wall Street Journal, Mar. 23, 2023.
By Raffaele Huang
Biden administration demands that video app divest itself from its Chinese parent or face a U.S. banChina said it would strongly oppose any forced sale of TikTok, responding for the