Drug cartels’ TikTok recruiting scheme nixed as hashtag banned
Popular social media platform Tiktok removed the hashtag from search engines after members of the cartel used it to highlight crime and recruited human smugglers. A Tiktok spokesperson told Fox News Digital that in addition to removing “#CartelTok” from the search engine, the platform also removed “known cartels or gang leaders” who violated the organization's […]
TikTok meets Wall Street in new stock trading app ‘Dub’
By allowing users to “copy the trade,” that is, following the successful financial moves of people like Warren Buffett and Nancy Pelosi, Dub bets that the financial future will blend social media with investment. The company was launched in 2021 by 19-year-old Stephen Wang and launched as the only regulated copy trading platform in the […]
TikTok removes hashtag used by cartel members as border agent warns of threat
Popular social media platform Tiktok removed the hashtag from search engines after members of the cartel used it to highlight crime and recruited human smugglers. A Tiktok spokesman told Fox News Digital that in addition to removing “#CartelTok” from the search engine, the platform also removed “known cartels or gang leaders” who violated the organization's […]
Trump says he may ease up on China tariffs to get TikTok deal done
President Trump said Wednesday that he was willing to reduce tariffs to get a deal with Bytedance, Tiktok's Chinese parent. The ordinance faces a deadline of April 5, finding non-Chinese buyers in Tiktok or a US ban on national security reasons. In his latest twist on the fate of the popular short video app, Trump […]
Trump-backed deal to save TikTok moves closer to finish line ahead of ban on April 5: sources
The much-anticipated transaction to keep Tiktok from being banned from the US app store is etched in its completion, as money has learned. A group of investors working with Vice President JD Vance has the outline of a contract to rescue popular short video apps from extinction, a source close to the situation said. Vance […]
Support for TikTok ban plunged over past 2 years: Poll
The number of Americans who support the ban on Tiktok has dropped dramatically over the past two years. According to a new poll. Only 34% of Americans surveyed said they were supporting the Tiktok ban from 50% in March 2023, according to a new Pew Research Center vote released Tuesday. The vote was announced just […]
Cartel Commander Used TikTok To Recruit Gunmen, Say Mexican Cops
In an investigation into the alleged cartel training grounds and killing areas in western Mexico, authorities have revealed how one of the world's most violent cartels uses tiktok to recruit gunmen. This week, Mexican Secretary of Public Security Omar Garcia Halfucci revealed details on the March 20 arrest of Jose Gregorio “Comandante Lastra” Lastra Hermida, […]
Existing US-based ByteDance investors want to buy into Trump-backed Oracle deal to spin off TikTok: report
The current US-based investors of several of Tiktok's Chinese parent ordinances are reportedly trying to temper national security concerns and avoid an upcoming ban by joining Larry Ellison's Oracle in a potential deal on video sharing apps. General Atlantic, Susquehanna, KKR and Court were able to “get additional stakes” in the spin-off version of Tiktok's […]
Perplexity AI makes pitch for TikTok purchase
Perplexity AI is making a pitch for Tiktok as the Trump administration's deadlines attack deals and quickly bring the ban on popular video sharing platforms closer to its ban. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) search engine, which first submitted a bid to fuse with Tiktok in January, claimed on Friday that it could create a new, […]
Why Trump’s TikTok deal worries deep-pocketed investors
Deep investors are wary of ploughing money into Trump-backed proposals for Tiktok's US ownership. Top law firms have warned several potential investors that if they play on Oracle Takeover, proposed by a Chinese-owned video sharing app, they could require some kind of compensation from the White House. Problem: Some say that the lawsuits that argued […]