TikTok’s biggest Biden fan gets DESTROYED on Piers Morgan
While liberals across the country are starting to wake up to the realization that Joe Biden is unfit to be president, others are still asleep and don’t seem to be waking up anytime soon. One such liberal is Harry Sisson, a well-known TikTok influencer who appeared on the “Piers Morgan Uncensored” panel alongside Dave Rubin […]
TikTok’s free speech facade | Blaze Media
TikTok is suing the US government over new bipartisan federal legislation that would require it to separate from its Chinese government-controlled parent company. Both the facts and the law indicate that the case should fail. TikTok bases its claims on false assertions that it is a champion of free speech and that the First Amendment […]
How TikTok’s slick, ‘tone-deaf’ lobbyist in Washington miscalculated as Congress passed sale-or-ban bill
TikTok’s aggressive push to stop Congress from forcing a sale or ban of Chinese-owned apps has turned into a disaster. And insiders blame the company’s sophisticated and experienced Washington lobbyists, who they say miscalculated with outdated and tone-deaf tactics. As a bipartisan bill moves toward passage late last month as part of the Ukraine-Israel aid […]
Michael Cohen keeps posting bizarre TikToks, despite ‘repeated’ pleas from prosecutors, ahead of Monday testimony in Trump hush money case
Michael Cohen continues to make bizarre TikTok posts despite “repeated” pleas from Manhattan prosecutors to keep quiet about his hush-money scandal, a court heard on Friday. Lawyers for the former president told Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Marchan that Cohen, like their client, should be muzzled after he live-streamed on social media apps Wednesday night […]
Ad execs tout TikTok’s benefits for businesses in cringeworthy video: ‘So oblivious’
Bosses at a major advertising company are furious over a video that praises TikTok with a number of gags and cartoon scenes. This comes just days after Congress passed a bill that would force the sale and ban of Chinese-owned apps. a tone-deaf person, 75 second video circulating on LinkedIn Since Saturday, executives from Havas, […]
TikTok’s free speech argument faces an uphill battle against national security
Congress and the Biden administration carried out the threat to the end Force TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell the popular short video platform or face an outright ban in the US. But the battle is far from over, and will now move to U.S. courts, where TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance will […]
Tiktok’s Efforts to ‘Protect’ U.S. Citizens Left Platform’s Back Door Open for China
Former employees say TikTok’s claims that it shields U.S. user data from its parent company, Chinese tech giant ByteDance, apply only to its “front door,” leaving the app with its back door wide open. According to one source, TikTok was unable to sever ties with ByteDance due to its complex computer network structure, said the […]
Meet The Former Lawmakers Who Helped Spearhead TikTok’s Multi-Million Dollar Lobbying Effort On Capitol Hill
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law a bill with provisions banning TikTok in the United States, pouring cold water on the platform’s multimillion-dollar lobbying effort that has tapped former members of Congress to try to influence policy on Capitol Hill. showered TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance spent $3.1 million on lobbying […]
Billionaire GOP Megadonor’s Firm Helped Lay Groundwork For TikTok’s Rise, Report Finds
A GOP megadonor’s firm helped sow the seeds for the rise of TikTok through its investments in a key search engine technology, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing a trove of court documents. ByteDance has been accused by lawmakers and the intelligence community of acting on behalf of Beijing and providing TikTok user […]
Steve Mnuchin seeks AI partner to rebuild TikTok’s algorithm: sources
Steve Mnuchin is coordinating a major bid to acquire the Chinese-owned app and is seeking a partnership with an AI company that can quickly rebuild TikTok’s algorithm, the Post reported. . The former Treasury secretary first revealed last month that he was considering buying TikTok after lawmakers passed a bill that would require Beijing-based parent […]