Chinese Media Celebrates U.S. Tiktok Addicts Flocking to Censor-Happy ‘RedNote’ App
China's state-run propaganda newspaper Global Times Anticipating the possibility of Tiktok being banned in the US, the Chinese social media application “Xiaohongshu'' (“Xiaohongshu'') celebrated a surge in US users downloading it. The Chinese government has dubbed the “Little Red Book” the “Red Note” in an apparent attempt to distance itself from its overt actions. reference […]
U.S. Tiktok Addicts Flock to ‘Little Red Book,’ an App Whose Name Evokes Mao Zedong
Users of the spyware-infected Chinese social media platform TikTok are reportedly flocking to another app called Xiaohongshu (“Little Red Book”) in the face of an impending ban by the United States. Xiaohongshu, which Chinese media call the “Red Note” in an apparent attempt to distance itself from its Chinese name, is also under the control […]
DHS pick Kristi Noem vows to stop CBP One app to handle border ‘war zone’
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security, vowed Friday to immediately shut down a mobile app that allows immigrants to register to enter the United States. “If I'm confirmed and I have the opportunity to be secretary on day one, CBP One will be shut down,” […]
TikTok app in jeopardy after SCOTUS upholds ban, citing ‘national security concerns’
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal ban on TikTok, the popular social media app used by 170 million Americans. In a unanimous decision, SCOTUS agreed with the government that “national security concerns” regarding the app's partnership with the People's Republic of China and its data collection outweigh users' First Amendment rights. “There's […]
Potential TikTok ban: what social media apps are popping up in app stores?
Billionaire entrepreneur Frank McCourt Jr. talks about TikTok's future in the U.S. on “Craman Countdown.” As a potential U.S. ban worries TikTok and its U.S. users, several social media apps have risen to the top of app store chart rankings. Apps such as Xiaohongshu, Lemon8, Clapper, and Flip were among the top five “top free” […]
TikTok ban: What happens to the app after Sunday's deadline?
As a potential ban on TikTok looms, millions of U.S. users are wondering what will happen to both the app and their accounts if the ban goes into effect in the coming days. The ban, passed by Congress with a bipartisan majority last April and signed by President Biden, gives TikTok until January 19th to […]
Citi Contends With Mobile App Outage, Directs Users to Website – PYMNTS.com
citibank The company is reportedly dealing with fraud alerts, long wait times for customer calls to its fraud department, and technical issues with accessing its mobile app. Bank customers talk about these issues: ×, And hundreds of users flag problems with the website DownDetector.comCNBC reported Wednesday (January 15th). When contacted by PYMNTS, Citi said in […]
TikTok tells US employees their jobs are ‘secure’ even if app is banned: internal memo
TikTok plans to continue paying its U.S. employees even if the Supreme Court doesn't overturn laws forcing or banning the short video app's sale in the U.S., company executives said Tuesday. This was said in an internal memo seen by Reuters. This hugely popular platform is owned by China-based ByteDance, which has 7,000 employees in […]
TikTok users download another Chinese app to mock spying concerns before ban: ‘We’re here to spite our government’
Enraged by TikTok's ban, young people rushed to download other Chinese apps. mock Congress tried to protect them from communist spies. Congress has passed a bill requiring popular social media apps to be divested from companies with close ties to the communist Chinese government or face bans in the United States over privacy concerns. . […]
TikTok will completely shut down app in US on Sunday as ban looms
TikTok is reportedly planning to shut down the Chinese-owned video-sharing app completely when a law requiring it to be banned or sold goes into effect on Sunday. The roughly 170 million U.S. users who try to access the app will see a pop-up message directing them to a website detailing the ban, according to the […]