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March 23, 2023

Tech

Could the US government actually block people from accessing TikTok altogether?

The US government is demanding that TikTok's Chinese owners sell the social media platform, or risk facing a ban.

By Editors Desk

March 20, 2023

Posts for members

US demands to sell TikTok are a political extortion scheme

Washington’s gangster-like attempts to take over the social media app reveal an inability to tolerate competition

By Editors Desk

March 16, 2023

Tech

UK bans TikTok from government devices

The move is in line with what the US, Canada, and the EU are doing, according to an official statement

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FILE PHOTO © Rafael Henrique / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images

March 16, 2023

Tech

TikTok says US threatening to ban the app

Washington is demanding that the app’s Chinese owners sell their stake, company representatives have said

By Editors Desk

March 16, 2023

Business

U.S. Pushes for TikTok Sale to Resolve National Security Concerns

The demand hardens the White House’s stance toward the popular video app, which is owned by the Chinese internet company ByteDance.

By Editors Desk

TikTok’s chief executive, Shou Zi Chew, in the ByteDance offices in Singapore. The White House is hardening its stance toward the Chinese-owned video app.Credit...Ore Huiying for The New York Times

March 04, 2023

Tech

TikTok can't track me if I turn location services off, right? Your questions answered

Also: Is the CBC still using TikTok?

By Editors Desk

Canada joined the U.S. and the European Union in prohibiting the social media app on government-issued devices. Other Canadian jurisdictions and institutions are considering similar bans. (Michael Dwyer/The Associated Press)

March 01, 2023

Tech

What does TikTok know about you? What should you know about it?

Canada joins U.S., EU in banning app from government-issued devices

By Editors Desk

March 01, 2023

Tech

TikTok sets screen time limit

Users under 18 will be restricted to one hour of access by default

By Editors Desk

February 17, 2023

Tech

TikTok Commits to Two New Data Centers in Europe

The Chinese-owned video-sharing app also said it had 125 million monthly active users in the EU

By Editors Desk

Beijing-based ByteDance is the parent company of TikTok. PHOTO: GREG BAKER/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

January 28, 2023

Tech

New warning over TikTok’s open secret

As tech companies announce brutal cutbacks, talk continues to swirl over the growing influence of Tik Tok and the power it wields.

By Editors Desk

TikTok is required by Chinese law to share certain user data with the Chinese government. This includes information such as user content, location data, IP addresses, and browsing history.

December 28, 2022

Tech

U.S. House blocks TikTok on official devices ahead of government ban

A separate bipartisan bill that was introduced in Congress on Dec. 13 would ban the TikTok app for everyone in the United States. (Dado Ruvic/Reuters)

By Editors Desk

December 26, 2022

Tech

TikTok Security Dilemma Revives Push for U.S. Control

Some Biden administration officials think TikTok will remain security risk as long as it is owned by Chinese company

By Editors Desk

TikTok is used by more than 100 million Americans, and businesses see it as a way to connect with customers. PHOTO: MARIO TAMA/GETTY IMAGES

December 22, 2022

Tech

TikTok’s parent company fires four workers for improper access of user data

ByteDance said four employees were fired for examining data of two journalists in attempt to find leak source

By Editors Desk

December 14, 2022

Tech

Senate Passes Bill Banning TikTok From Government Devices

Social-media app has come under scrutiny over China-based parent ByteDance

By Editors Desk

TikTok’s owner, Beijing-based ByteDance, has been the focus of national-security concerns in the U.S. PHOTO: DENIS CHARLET/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

August 11, 2022

Tech

YouTube Still Reigns as TikTok Surges Among Teen Social-Media Users, Survey Says

More than a third of teens are on social media almost constantly, a Pew Research poll finds

By Editors Desk

Almost half of U.S. teens reported that they are online almost constantly, according to a Pew survey. PHOTO: JOHN MINCHILLO/ASSOCIATED PRESS

July 27, 2022

Tech

The Morning After: Instagram head responds to test feed backlash

Mosseri said that shift to video was inevitable

By Editors Desk

July 11, 2022

Tech

TikTok is full of shady secret advertisements

Influencers are supposed to disclose their ads, but nothing happens when they don’t.

By Editors Desk

June 29, 2022

Tech

US regulator calls for TikTok suppression

Google and Apple should remove the app from its stores over the alleged feeding of data to China, an FCC commissioner has said

By Editors Desk

FILE PHOTO. ©Sheldon Cooper / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images

March 19, 2022

Society

Employee sacked for moving into work cubicle to get ‘free’ rent

A man made a now-viral video of himself living in his work cubicle as a form of “protest” over pay – but then HR spotted the video.

By Editors Desk

Simon Jackson’s apartment lease was up and so he decided to move into his office to save on rent. Picture: TikTok/calm.simon

March 06, 2022

Tech

TikTok limits services as Netflix pulls out of Russia

Video-sharing site TikTok and streaming giant Netflix have limited and cut their services respectively in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

By Editors Desk

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