ByteDance, which is TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company, allegedly prevented people with critical views of China, potentially even those beyond China’s borders, from accessing the popular app, according to a report released on Thursday. ByteDance allegedly strives to stop possible critics of the Chinese government from using its platforms, including TikTok, …

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Some employees at the popular social media platform TikTok are concerned about the influence the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has on the company as executives from its parent, ByteDance, take on new positions, according to The Wall Street Journal. A number of high-level executives from ByteDance in China have taken …

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The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced $41.3 million in grants Tuesday for projects such as studying TikTok folk theories and robot existentialism, according to a press release. This funding marks the third and final round of peer-reviewed grants for “vital” projects in the 2023 fiscal year, the NEH …

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The popular social media site TikTok, which has links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is launching a new e-commerce business in August to sell Chinese goods to the U.S., according to The Wall Street Journal. The social media giant is seeking to compete with Chinese commerce companies Shein and …

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Ex-Disney executive Zenia Mucha is joining popular Chinese Communist Party-linked video platform TikTok to oversee branding and communications, according to a company memo from CEO Shou Zi Chew obtained by Deadline. Mucha was Disney’s Chief Communications Officer for 21 years until leaving in January 2022, and she will assume the new …

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Popular short video platform TikTok has admitted to U.S. lawmakers that sensitive data from some Americans is stored in China, according to a letter the company sent on Friday. While TikTok acknowledged that American creator data is stored in China, it defended previous statements that claimed the company does not store …

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A former high-ranking employee of ByteDance, the parent company of video platform TikTok, alleged that a group of members within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had special credentials to access U.S. user data, according to a legal filing, The Wall Street Journal reported. Former executive Yu Yintao alleged that CCP …

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TikTok has stored thousands of TikTok creators’ and businesses’ financial data such as Social Security numbers and tax IDs in China, according to records obtained by Forbes. TikTok CEO Shou Chew testified in March that TikTok stores American information in Virginia and Singapore, but Forbes obtained data that shows the …

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TikTok continued to target a think tank criticizing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Thursday after removing and then reinstating posts without any explanation. Acton Institute, an independent think tank that advocates for individual and religious liberty, was informed Tuesday that their account had been suspended but was given no reason …

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A former high-ranking House Democrat helped make $70,000 lobbying for TikTok in the first quarter of 2023, per public filings. Former Rep. Joe Crowley, who last served as the fourth-highest House Democrat as chair of the House Democratic Caucus, became a lobbyist for TikTok and represented the firm on Capitol …

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The popular China-based social media app TikTok will revise its misinformation policy to include climate change denial ahead of Earth Day, according to its website. The policy update, which was first announced in March, will remove videos from the platform that “undermines well-established scientific consensus” or denies the existence of …

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President Joe Biden’s unofficial reelection campaign will rely on numerous social media personalities, including many on TikTok, a platform which his administration previously threatened to ban, according to Axios. The Biden campaign will deploy hundreds of content creators to praise Biden’s record and potentially have a dedicated briefing room at …

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  TikTok is a popular social media app that allows users to create and share short videos. However, many Americans now fear this platform! Originally developed by a Chinese tech company called ByteDance, TikTok was launched in September of 2016 under the name Douyin, or “vibrant sound” in Chinese. Initially …

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Anita Dunn, White House senior adviser and founding partner of public affairs and political consulting firm SKDK, encouraged utilizing its client TikTok to promote President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address in February, according to Politico. SKDK has several prominent Democratic alumni including some at high levels of the …

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Fox News host Tucker Carlson said Monday that proposed legislation to ban the Chinese-owned app TikTok would “make America much more like China.” “One of the bills that would ban TikTok is being pushed by senators in both parties, it’s called the RESTRICT Act. Mark Warner of Virginia and John …

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A leading ammunition manufacturer said TikTok data centers in the same region are consuming so much electricity it may not be able to move forward with a planned expansion, according to the Financial Times. Demand for artillery rounds has skyrocketed and promises to continue escalating in the near future as …

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Major American media outlets that receive funding from TikTok have emphasized the app’s popularity and expressed skepticism about the app posing a potential national security risk in their coverage of efforts to ban TikTok, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation found. TikTok bought ads in The New York Times and …

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Tracking code created by TikTok’s parent company ByteDance Ltd. has been discovered in 30 state government websites, Feroot Security says, according to the Wall Street Journal. This type tracking code, or “pixel” is commonly placed by website administrators to track the results of advertising on TikTok, the outlet reported. Using …

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are investigating Chinese company ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, for surveilling Americans, according to Forbes. The DOJ Fraud Section and the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia subpoenaed information from the company …

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It’s no secret that the Whitehouse’s reversal on a possible Tiktok ban sent ripples throughout the Tiktok community. The bloodcurdling screams fromGen Z-ers, influencers, and those who believe that the government is trying to turn out the lights for political reasons or corporate greed could be heard ’round the world.  …

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