Senators urge Biden to delay TikTok ban
Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told President Biden on Thursday that if TikTok doesn't divest from its China-based parent company, it faces a ban. requested that a 90-day extension be granted. They emphasized that the current deadline is set for January 19, the day before the new administration takes office, and that […]
Billionaire Frank McCourt reveals his plan to revamp TikTok in bid for app
Billionaire US businessman Frank McCourt told Reuters that he plans to fundamentally overhaul TikTok's business model as part of a planned Chinese-funded bid for the short-form video app. McCourt, the former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, is seeking a total of $20 billion from a coalition of investors to bail the app […]
FACT CHECK: TikTok Video Of Trump Saying ‘Never Hurt Your Mother’ Features AI-Generated Audio
viral video shared on TikTok President-elect Donald Trump reportedly said, “You should never hurt your mother.” @trumpmotivation Never hurt your mother. #motivation #inspirational #Trump #speech #viral #for you ♬ Original song – 🇺🇲President’s thoughts Verdict: False A content detection scan using the website TrueMedia.org found that the video contained audio generated by artificial intelligence (AI). […]
Tiktok page linked to school shooter Natalie Rupnow deleted after complaints at racist comments
A TikTok account associated with the mass shooting of a 15-year-old girl in Wisconsin that killed two people and injured six others has been deleted after numerous complaints about racist posts, according to reports. Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow’s page has been flagged. The Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism featured disturbing depictions of white supremacists. TMZ reported. […]
How Trump-brokered deal could ‘save’ TikTok as ban deadline looms
Experts say President-elect Trump is keeping his promise to “save” TikTok by brokering the sale of the Chinese-owned app to a U.S. buyer, while also keeping the national security concerns that prompted Congress to authorize the ban. Experts told The Post that it could be treated. China-based ByteDance must fully sell its stake in TikTok […]
Federal appeals court upholds law requiring sale or ban of TikTok in the US
TikTok is one step closer to being banned in the U.S. after a federal appeals court ruled that the app poses a national security risk. source
TikTok CEO meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew met with President-elect Trump in Florida on Monday, becoming the latest technology leader to meet with the president-elect ahead of Inauguration Day. Trump and Chu met on Monday at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill. The talks come as […]
TikTok turns to US Supreme Court in last-ditch bid to avert ban
TikTok made a last-ditch effort to continue operating in the United States on Monday, filing a law aimed at forcing China-based parent company ByteDance to sell the short video app by January 19. They asked the Supreme Court to temporarily block the decision. Prohibited. TikTok and ByteDance file emergency request with judge to halt impending […]
TikTok asks Supreme Court to delay divest-or-ban law
TikTok filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court on Monday seeking a stay on a law banning the video-sharing platform nationwide unless it exits its Chinese parent company. of company application form It asks the court to hold off on a Jan. 19 deadline to sell or ban the company until a judge resolves […]
Trump says he has a 'warm spot' in his heart for TikTok as app faces ban
President-elect Trump said Monday he has a “warm place” in his heart for TikTok, as the popular social media app faces a possible ban next month. Asked if he would work to prevent the ban from going into effect when he takes office, Trump said he would “look at it” and credited his victory in […]