TikTok Notes app is ‘coming soon’ to rival Instagram with photo, text posts
TikTok Notes, the Beijing-born social media company’s photo and text sharing platform, appears to be the latest swipe on Instagram. The app seems very similar to Instagram’s platform and even has the same name as one of Instagram’s features. Some TikTok users say that when they share a photo post, they receive a pop-up notifying […]
TikTok Set to Launch Instagram Competitor
TikTok, the Chinese social media platform hugely popular with U.S. teens, has launched a new website that could rival Mark Zuckerberg’s Instagram, according to a recent notification sent to users. The company is said to be preparing for the release of a photo sharing app. The Verge report In a move that could shake up […]
SEN. MARCO RUBIO: TikTok And Big Tech Are Both Clearly Dangerous. It’s Time We Address Them
Most Americans who oppose the bill to separate TikTok from Chinese control do so for one of two reasons: One, they don’t think TikTok is a threat. Two, they fear that focusing on TikTok will let American Big Tech companies — Amazon, Google, Meta, etc. — off the hook. The first concern has been discussed […]
WHITLEY: Are Lawmakers Overlooking Domestic Data Threats By Focusing Too Much On China, TikTok?
We recently ran a column here about the Japanophobia driving some American opposition to Nippon Steel’s efforts to purchase the iconic U.S. Steel corporation. Since the end of the Second World War, Japan has been a stalwart American ally. Yet as evidenced by the Japanese company’s efforts to acquire an American one, the distrust of that […]
McConnell says TikTok bill deserves ‘urgent attention’ amid China security threat concerns
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) highlighted the need for the Senate to take action on TikTok in a floor speech on Monday, telling his colleagues that “America’s greatest strategic rival is attacking us right here on American soil.” “This has been threatening the security of the world for decades,” he said. of millions of […]
McConnell: TikTok threatens security ‘on US soil’
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Monday backed an effort to force Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban on the popular app in the United States, saying It warned that ownership poses a serious national security threat. “America’s greatest strategic rival is threatening our safety right here on American soil… […]
McConnell calls on Congress to give House-passed TikTok bill ‘urgent attention’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) expressed his support on Monday for a House-passed bill to push the Chinese owners of TikTok to divest or face being banned in the United States, although the path forward is still unclear in the upper chamber. “This is a matter that deserves Congress’s urgent attention. And I’ll support […]
Pence worries TikTok bill could get lost in ‘fog of presidential politics,’ urges Senate vote
Former Vice President Mike Pence says a bipartisan effort to force popular social media app TikTok to cut ties with China could cost him presidential politics ahead of what is expected to be a highly competitive November election. I’m concerned that this will happen. In an interview with Fox News Digital, he referenced the upcoming […]
Senate mulls TikTok ban as Trump-Zuckerberg battle brews in background
As the Senate considers banning TikTok, the real battle could be between presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. President Trump does not support a House bill that would ban the TikTok platform unless it is sold to a company with no ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Although the position is […]
NYC’s public Wi-Fi network nixes deal to bring TikTok to ‘every street corner’
New York City’s public Wi-Fi network closes on controversial deal with Chinese-owned TikTok to bring the service to “every street corner” amid a Post investigation and an intensified congressional pursuit of the app concluded. Partnership plan with technology company Intersection and link NYC TikTok’s “Out of Phone” service now extends its wildly popular mobile video […]