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Mar 12 2024
News
TikTok Tells Users to Call Congress to Complain
TikTok is urging users throughout the U.S. to call on Congress to stop a shutdown of the app amid new proposed legislation that could result in the app being banned.
On X, formerly Twitter, many users shared screenshots of notifications they received from TikTok on Thursday urging them to contact Congress and tell them to stop a possible shutdown of the app.
"When I opened TikTok
NewsweekApr 20 2024
News
TikTok star on why US must force sale of Chinese-owned app: ‘I am terrified of what I’m seeing’
The House on Saturday voted to ban TikTok — and even some Americans who make bank on the Chinese-owned app believe its end can’t come soon enough, saying it’s become a cesspool of hate and misinformation. Comedian and actor Zach Sage Fox, who earns his living in part by posting clips of his standup to over 1.1 million followers on TikTok, was sweating what the ban on the app could mean for his
New York Post (News)Mar 12 2024
Opinion
Congress Should Force China to Sell TikTok
Last Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee met to consider a bill that would force ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, to either divest itself of the company financially or be forbidden from placing the product in online app stores. TikTok responded with a coordinated campaign of lobbying; users of the app were pressured to call their local congressman (with a number
National Review (Opinion)Apr 19 2024
News
'LOL': UFC's Nate Diaz sued for allegedly choking out TikTok star in New Orleans — Fighter's rep responds by laughing
UFC legend Nate Diaz is facing a lawsuit stemming from a 2023 New Orleans incident during which he was accused of injuring a social media influencer by choking him unconscious. After a boxing event, a scuffle ensued on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, where the incident took place. Diaz was seen on video standing in front of another man before the two engaged. Diaz then rendered the man
The BlazeMar 17 2024
News
Stomping Grounds: Covid report, Menendez, TikTok, and OPRA
New Jerseyans aren’t always civil, but it’s still possible for a liberal Democrat and a conservative Republican to have a rational and pleasant conversation about politics in the state. Dan Bryan is a former senior advisor to Gov. Phil Murphy and is now the owner of his own public affairs firm, and chief strategist for Tammy Murphy’s Senate campaign, and Alex Wilkes is an attorney and former
New Jersey GlobeMar 27 2024
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Potential TikTok ban has Twin Cities business owners concerned
MINNEAPOLIS — Many view TikTok as the arbiter of all that is fresh and hip. With more than 1.7 billion subscribers worldwide, its famous algorithms harness your searches and drive you towards more of what you prefer. Marketers say this is sheer gold while critics say it's addictive. Now the China-based company faces a potential ban in the U.S. due to concerns about national security. A bill to
CBS News (Online)Mar 15 2024
News
Sen. Merkley gives stance on controversial TikTok ban
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley told KOIN 6 News that he is considering voting in favor of the “Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” the hotly debated bill that, if signed into law, would allegedly ban TikTok in the United States. The U.S. House of Representatives easily passed the bill by a margin of 352-65 on Wednesday. Oregon
KOIN 6Mar 14 2024
News
Popular local content creator opposes TikTok ban
NATIONAL CITY, Calif. (KGTV) — With the possibility of a TikTok ban in the U.S., local content creators say if the app were to go away, it would make it much harder for them to support small businesses and give back to the community. TikTok is Jesus Morales’ biggest platform, with over five million followers. His page is called juixxe. "We’ve been able to help out people in the community,
ABC 10News San DiegoMar 21 2024
News
Illustration shows U.S. flag, TikTok logo and broken glass
Colorado Springs GazetteApr 10 2024
News
Florida bride goes viral on TikTok after she grabs the wrong groom on her wedding day
One newly married couple had the time of their lives at their wedding in early March. The celebration was actually so much fun that the bride, Mrs. Aubrey Day could not wait to run off to start her new life with her husband – only she grabbed the wrong guy during the exit. In a now viral video posted to TikTok, Day is seen running and cheering through a crowd of guests dragging a man in a suit
Fox News (Online News)