Category: TikTok

Sens. Warner, Rubio Call for Investigation of China’s Access to Data of US TikTok Users

July 6, 2022
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U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the top Republican member of the panel, are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to formally investigate the relationship between the regime in China and the owner of social media giant TikTok. “We write in response to public reports that…

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Australian Senator Questions Local TikTok Boss After CEO Admits User Data Accessible in China

July 3, 2022
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Australian Senator James Paterson has written to the local boss of Chinese-owned TikTok following reports that the music app’s data was being accessed in mainland China. The senator cited comments from TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew claiming that “China-based employees, can have access to TikTok U.S. user data …” in his correspondence to the U.S….

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Ban China’s TikTok Now

July 1, 2022
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Commentary TikTok, the wildly popular and youthful social media app, is controlled by China and tripled its ad revenue in 2022 to $12 billion. Companies want access to this latest conduit to mold youthful preferences, and every year they are willing to pay a lot for the privilege. Sixty percent of TikTok users are in…

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‘5 More Years of Zero-COVID,’ Says Beijing Official; FCC Wants TikTok Banned

June 30, 2022
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This week, Beijing declared “five more years” of zero-COVID. To everyone’s surprise, they backtracked and claimed it was an “error” and a “mistake” on the part of the reporter. So do we expect China to go with hard lockdowns and mass testing for the next five years? Or is this all just political? And what…

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Capitol Report (June 29): Enes Kanter Freedom Risked His NBA Career; Border Crisis in Spotlight

June 29, 2022
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The Biden administration kicked off its first sales for oil and gas leases on federal land, as environmental groups are pushing back in court. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is expected to release a ruling this week on the government’s role in environmental regulations. The crisis on the southern border is back in the spotlight, and…

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LIVE NOW: FCC Commissioner Wants TikTok Gone; Tesla Cuts 200 Jobs, Closes a California Office | NTD Business

June 29, 2022
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An FCC commissioner calling on Apple and Google to ban the TikTok app, over concerns China is accessing Americans’ data. We talk with the commissioner himself. Electric carmaker Tesla cutting costs, closing an office in Silicon Valley and reportedly laying off workers. It’s after a warning from CEO Elon Musk. Why is it a surprise? U.S. emergency…

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FCC Commissioner Wants TikTok Gone; Tesla Cuts 200 Jobs, Closes a California Office | NTD Business

June 29, 2022
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A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner is calling on Apple and Google to ban the TikTok app over concerns China is accessing Americans’ data. We talk with the commissioner himself. Electric carmaker Tesla is cutting costs, closing an office in Silicon Valley, and reportedly laying off workers after a warning from CEO Elon Musk. Why is it a…

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FCC Commissioner Calls on Apple and Google to Ban TikTok From App Stores

June 29, 2022
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In light of national security threats posed by TikTok, Commissioner Brendan Carr called on both Apple and Google to ban TikTok in their app stores. Brendan Carr, the Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) addressed the security issue in an open letter to Apple and Google on June 24. He highlighted on Twitter: “TikTok…

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‘All These Tyrannical Regimes Help Each Other’: Di Martino on China’s Role in Venezuela’s Collapse

June 25, 2022
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In this special episode, we sat down with Daniel Di Martino, founder of the Dissident Project. Its goal is to educate high school students in America about the dangers of socialist regimes. How does the Chinese communist regime tie into what he experienced in Venezuela and what he sees playing out here in America? Di Martino…

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TikTok an ‘Invasive Tool’ for Beijing: Lawmakers Warn of Threat After Report Shows US Data Accessed in China

June 21, 2022
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The hugely popular short-video app TikTok is but “another invasive tool” for Beijing’s espionage campaign on America, said U.S. lawmakers after news of leaked internal recordings allegedly showing the app’s private U.S. user data being repeatedly accessed in China. Between at least September 2021 and January, engineers in China had access to the app’s U.S….

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