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News Articles: TikTok

The Biden administration signaled on Wednesday that it is putting on hold former President Trump's attempted ban of popular video-sharing app TikTok.

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  • Technology

Biden Administration Pauses Trump's TikTok Ban, Backs Off Pressure To Sell App

TikTok will still undergo a national security review by federal officials, but any outright ban, or pressure to sell to an American company, will not be a priority of the Biden White House.

February 11, 2021
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn

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  • World

Our Favorite Global TikToks Of 2020: From A Handwashing Dance To A Literal Ice Box

As the clock ticks farewell to a terrible, horrible, very bad year, TikTok brought moments of joy. Here's what ticked the boxes for TikTok devotees.

January 01, 2021
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By:
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Amazon, and eight other social media and tech companies, received orders from the Federal Trade Commission on Monday. They must hand over information on how they harness user data.

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  • Technology

Amazon, TikTok, Facebook, Others Ordered To Explain What They Do With User Data

The Federal Trade Commission gave nine social media and tech companies 45 days to hand over details on how they collect user data. It is the latest move by government actors to regulate Big Tech.

December 16, 2020
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
A nurse prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine at Croydon University Hospital in London.

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  • Technology

'The Perfect Storm': How Vaccine Misinformation Spread To The Mainstream

False claims about COVID-19 vaccines are spreading widely on social media, researchers warn. They could undermine public health efforts to curb the pandemic.

December 10, 2020
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
A federal judge in Washington has fully blocked the prohibitions the Trump administration sought to enact against the hugely popular video-sharing app.

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  • Technology

U.S. Judge Halts Trump's TikTok Ban, The 2nd Court To Fully Block The Action

A federal judge in Washington found that the administration's proposed ban was "arbitrary and capricious" and the president overstepped his authority in using emergency economic powers.

December 08, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Millie Weaver, a former correspondent for the conspiracy theory website Infowars, hosts nearly 7 hours of live coverage on her YouTube channel. Conservative influencers like Weaver who often broadcast live are increasingly worrisome to misinformation researchers.

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  • Technology

From Steve Bannon To Millennial Millie: Facebook, YouTube Struggle With Live Video

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and TikTok have stepped up efforts to curb the spread of misinformation about the election, but researchers say falsehoods thrive nearly unchecked on live videos.

November 10, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn and
  • Shannon Bond
A federal judge issued a nationwide injunction Friday blocking a key aspect of President Trump's ban on the video-sharing app TikTok from taking effect on Nov. 12.

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  • Technology

Trump's Ban On TikTok Suffers Another Legal Setback

A federal judge put the brakes on yet another aspect of President Trump's push to ban TikTok, but uncertainty still clouds the future of the viral video app in the U.S.

October 31, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
TikTok says it is banning all accounts that share content related to the QAnon conspiracy theory, hardening its previous policy on the far-right movement.

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  • Technology

TikTok Tightens Crackdown On QAnon, Will Ban Accounts That Promote Disinformation

The action hardens the video-sharing app's previous enforcement against QAnon that targeted specific hashtags on the app but let the videos remain.

October 20, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Nathan Apodaca's TikTok video, in which he longboards to Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams," has catapulted him to viral fame. Here, he is standing in the pickup truck given to him by Ocean Spray. In his video, Apodaca sips from a bottle of Ocean Spray's Cran-Raspberry juice.

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  • Technology

TikTok Sensation: Meet The Idaho Potato Worker Who Sent Fleetwood Mac Sales Soaring

Nathan Apodaca, 37, of Idaho Falls, recorded a laid-back video while riding a skateboard downhill and drinking Cran-Raspberry juice. The Internet went wild and streamed Fleetwood Mac.

October 11, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Twitter confirmed on Friday that tweets wishing President Trump does not recover from the coronavirus will be removed from the platform.

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  • Technology

Facebook, Twitter And TikTok Say Wishing Trump's Death From COVID-19 Is Not Allowed

All three tech companies confirmed that posts expressing the hope that the president does not recover from COVID-19 will be removed for violating each platform's content policies.

October 05, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
In this photo illustration a mobile phone screen displays TikTok logo in front of a keyboard.

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  • Politics

U.S. Judge Halts Trump's TikTok Ban, Hours Before It Was Set To Start

The decision grants TikTok a short-term reprieve, but the wildly popular app's fate still faces an extraordinary amount of uncertainty.

September 28, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
The Justice Department lawyers say ByteDance CEO Zhang Yiming has made public statements showing he is "committed to promoting" the agenda of the Chinese Communist Party.

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  • Technology

New DOJ Filing: TikTok's Owner Is 'A Mouthpiece' Of Chinese Communist Party

In a new court filing, the Trump administration offers its most thorough explanation to date of why it considers the hit video-sharing app a national security threat.

September 26, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
President Trump said he approved a deal struck with U.S. companies Oracle and Walmart to keep TikTok alive, but the agreement does not accomplish what the president sought to achieve.

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  • Technology

Trump's TikTok Deal: What Just Happened And Why Does It Matter?

President Trump is claiming victory after blessing a deal in which Oracle and Walmart will own a stake of TikTok, but experts wonder whether the terms of the agreement will really change anything.

September 22, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
President Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in July.

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  • Technology

TikTok Ban Averted: Trump Gives Oracle-Walmart Deal His 'Blessing'

U.S. tech company Oracle is joining hands with Walmart to become a technology partner with TikTok, an arrangement that satisfies the White House's concerns over the security of American user data.

September 20, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
As of Sunday, mobile app stores in the U.S. won't be allowed to distribute or maintain the WeChat or TikTok apps, the Commerce Department says.

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  • Technology

U.S. To Bar Downloads Of TikTok, WeChat

As of Sunday, no mobile app store in the U.S. will be allowed to distribute or maintain the popular Chinese-owned apps, the Commerce Department says.

September 18, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn and
  • Bill Chappell
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