Tiktok’s Reputation Takes A Hit As U.S. Tries To Force A Sale
TikTok and its Chinese owner, ByteDance, continue to have one of the lowest reputation scores across all of the companies measured annually …
TikTok Sues U.S. Government Over Law Forcing Sale Or Ban
The social media company and its Chinese parent, ByteDance, sued to challenge the new law, saying it violated users’ First Amendment rights.
Biden Signs TikTok ‘Ban’ Bill Into Law, Starting The Clock For ByteDance To Divest It
President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that includes a bill that would ban TikTok if China-based parent company ByteDance fails to …
Bill That Could Ban TikTok In The U.S. Gains Momentum In Congress
Legislation that would force China-based ByteDance to divest TikTok or risk a ban in the U.S. is expected to clear a key committee this …
TikTok Poses Security Concerns, FBI Director Says
FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday reaffirmed to lawmakers that TikTok poses a national security and privacy concern, potentially …
White House Said To Consider Pushing Congress On Dealing With TikTok
In a strategy shift, the Biden administration is increasingly pointing to Congress to give it more legal power to deal with TikTok and other …
ByteDance Inquiry Finds Employees Obtained User Data Of 2 Journalists
The company’s internal investigation showed that workers also obtained data on a small number of other U.S. users.
TikTok Seen Moving Toward U.S. Security Deal, But Hurdles Remain
A draft agreement with the Biden administration to keep the Chinese-owned video app operating in the United States is under review. That …
TikTok Owner To Pay $92M In US Privacy Settlement
Chinese parent ByteDance has settled a class-action lawsuit alleging that the video-sharing app failed to get users consent to collect data …
FTC Opens Privacy Study Into Internet Platforms
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday voted to issue orders to nine major internet platforms requiring information about how they handle …
As Deadline Lapses, Trump Administration Continues TikTok Talks
The White House did not extend a Dec. 4 deadline for the Chinese internet company ByteDance to sell TikTok.
TikTok Divestment Plan Gets Another Extension
Bytedance, the parent company of TikTok, was granted another 7-day extension from the U.S. Treasury on Wednesday afternoon to divest from …
ByteDance, Oracle Stalled Over TikTok Terms
ByteDance and Oracle Corp issued conflicting statements on Monday over the terms of an agreement they reached with the White House over the …
US Bans WeChat, TikTok From App Stores
The Commerce Department said President Trump’s proposed ban of the apps WeChat and TikTok will go into effect Sunday, Sept. 20, to …
TikTok US Sale Faces Fresh Hurdle
New Chinese government restrictions could complicate ByteDance plans to sell TikTok to a U.S. company and avoid a ban threatened by Donald …
Microsoft Confirms Talks To Buy TikTok
In a statement Sunday, Microsoft said it and Chinese company ByteDance have provided notice of their intent to explore a deal resulting in …