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Apr 21 2024
News
TikTok Braces for US Divest-or-Ban Law — And a Fresh Legal Fight
After years of working to assure the US government that its popular social media app isn’t a threat to national security, TikTok’s loss in that fight now seems almost inevitable. The US House of Representatives on Saturday put legislation requiring TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance Ltd., to divest its ownership stake in the app on a fast track to become law, tying it to a crucial aid
BloombergApr 18 2024
News
NYU administrator punched in unprovoked attack like those reported on TikTok: police
A stranger sucker-punched a New York University administrator at Washington Square Park as random, unprovoked assaults, some of which have been reported by TikTok users, continue south of 42nd St., officials said. The 27-year-old administrator was walking along Washington Square North near Fifth Ave. in Greenwich Village around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday when the stranger stormed up to her and
New York Daily NewsMar 12 2024
Opinion
Tackling the TikTok Threat
The House on Wednesday is expected to vote on a bill that would give popular social-media app TikTok an ultimatum: Break up with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), or break up with the U.S. It didn’t need to come to this, but Beijing and TikTok’s Chinese-owner ByteDance left Washington with no choice.
Congress has spent years debating how to mitigate the national-security risks of
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Apr 09 2024
News
Simon Harris: 'TikTok Taoiseach' Is Ireland's New Leader
Following the shock resignation of Leo Varadkar, Simon Harris has been sworn in as the Republic of Ireland’s youngest Prime Minister on Tuesday. Dubbed the “TikTok taoiseach” for his social media prowess, the 37-year-old Fine Gael party leader has swiftly climbed the political ranks to head up Ireland’s government. Fine Gael’s coalition partners, Fianna Fáil and the Greens, endorsed Harris to
Time MagazineApr 08 2024
News
Sen. McConnell Backs Legislation to Force Divestment of TikTok
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Monday called for legislation to force TikTok's parent company, China's ByteDance, to divest the short video app used by 170 million Americans. "Requiring the divestment of Beijing-influenced entities from TikTok would land squarely within established constitutional precedent," McConnell said, adding "it would begin to turn back the tide of
Newsmax (News)Apr 08 2024
News
TikTok PR push touts economic impact in Michigan
TikTok is touting its economic impact in Michigan and elsewhere through a newly commissioned report, amid increased scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers. Why it matters: The report, which the platform is actively pitching to various media and posting across its channels, has the potential to tap into a key bipartisan issue — the economy, Axios' Eleanor Hawkins reports. Catch up quick: In March, the U.
AxiosApr 16 2024
News
9-year-old's pet octopus adventures go viral on TikTok
Cal said he has loved octopuses since he was 2. An Oklahoma boy and his father, who are raising a pet octopus and 50 octopus babies, have captured the hearts and attention of over 400,000 TikTok followers. It all began with 9-year-old Cal Clifford and his fascination with all things octopus. "I've just loved them since I was 2 because they're the closest things to aliens," Cal told "Good
ABC News (Online)Apr 16 2024
News
TikTok Calls This Korean Serum 'Filler In A Bottle' — And It's Hiding On Amazon.
Korean beauty —or K-beauty, as it’s better known — has dominated much of the skin care world and community, especially on TikTok, where beauty obsessives regularly come together to surface and share some of the most trailblazing products. According to her, Iope is allegedly also the brand behind famed “cushion foundations” and other innovative beauty goods. One product in particular that
HuffPostApr 17 2024
News
Chinese Embassy Reportedly Lobbied Directly Against TikTok Bill On Capitol Hill
The Chinese Embassy has held closed-door meetings with congressional staff to lobby against a bill that would force a sale or ban of TikTok, according to Politico. Chinese Embassy officials reportedly reached out to set up the meetings shortly after the House voted decisively in favor of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, but did not specifically
The Daily Caller