TikTok’s Chief Operating Officer, V. Pappas, is leaving the social media platform amid an organizational shakeup at the company. Pappas, one of the company’s most public faces, said in a note sent to employees Thursday morning and later shared on Twitter that she felt it was the right time to move on and focus on…
Why Won’t Washington Stop Beijing From Stealing US Tech?
It’s the worst-kept secret in our national capital—the Chinese Communist Party’s most advanced technology comes from U.S. designs. And Americans elected to protect and advance the national interest won’t do anything about it. In fact, both parties are happy to facilitate the CCP’s assaults on our system, even exposing kids to the Party’s top spy…
[PREMIERING at 11AM ET] Why Won’t Washington Stop Beijing From Stealing US Tech?
It’s the worst-kept secret in our national capital—the Chinese Communist Party’s most advanced technology comes from U.S. designs. And Americans elected to protect and advance the national interest won’t do anything about it. In fact, both parties are happy to facilitate the CCP’s assaults on our system, even exposing kids to the Party’s top spy…
[PREMIERING NOW] Why Won’t Washington Stop Beijing From Stealing US Tech?
It’s the worst-kept secret in our national capital—the Chinese Communist Party’s most advanced technology comes from U.S. designs. And Americans elected to protect and advance the national interest won’t do anything about it. In fact, both parties are happy to facilitate the CCP’s assaults on our system, even exposing kids to the Party’s top spy…
TikTok Reveals Everything About Users and Those Around Them: Expert
TikTok is under scrutiny by the U.S. government in light of national security concerns. An expert pointed out that the content hidden in TikTok’s terms of use and privacy policy is very concerning, that users who install the app voluntarily reveal everything about themselves and the information of those around them. “The cyber system in…
TikTok to Invest Billions of Dollars in Southeast Asia to Boost E-Commerce Business
JAKARTA—Short video app TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, said on Thursday it would invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia over the next few years, as it doubles down on the region amid intensifying global scrutiny over its data security. Southeast Asia, a region with a collective population of 630 million—half of them under 30—is…
California One Step Closer to Ban TikTok, Other Apps From Government Devices
A bill to ban the use of China-based social media app TikTok and some other social media apps on state-issued or owned devices unanimously passed the California Senate on May 30. Senate Bill 74, authored by Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa), would prohibit social media applications to be downloaded or installed on such devices if the…
TikTok Trafficking Ad Ban Leads to Drop in Albanians Arriving on Small Boats: Reports
Downing Street has welcomed a TikTok policy change that has reportedly led to a drop in the number of Albanian illegal immigrants arriving in small boats. Since March, the video platform has proactively blocked posts from people smugglers using the site to advertise illegal crossings to the UK. According to The Times of London, traffickers were…
Former ByteDance Executive Says Chinese Communist Party Tracked Hong Kong Protesters via Data
HONG KONG—A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the short-video app TikTok, says in a legal filing that some members of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) used data held by the company to identify and locate protesters in Hong Kong. Yintao Yu, formerly head of engineering for ByteDance in the United…
Senators Call on TikTok CEO to Explain ‘Inaccurate’ Statements About How Company Manages US Data
NEW YORK—Two U.S. senators are asking TikTok to explain what they called “misleading or inaccurate” responses about how it stores and provides access to U.S. user data after recent news reports raised questions about how the Chinese-owned social media platform handles some sensitive information. In a letter sent Tuesday to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew,…
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