UK follows US by banning TikTok from government devices
Being the obedient little sidekick that it is, the UK government this week took measures to curb the alleged threat posed by TikTok.
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TikTok attempts to sooth EU over privacy and security concerns
Social media app TikTok has launched Project Clover, which seems to be designed to alleviate fears that vast quantities of user data could be accessed by the Chinese state.
US lawmakers look to ban ‘digital fentanyl’ TikTok with new bill
A group of politicians in the US have put together a bill that would ban social media app TikTok, over fears its parent company ByteDance could make its data available to the Chinese Communist Party.
TikTok becomes a member of the GSMA
Social media app TikTok has joined telecoms industry trade body GSMA, and the firms will ‘work together on initiatives that benefit the entire mobile ecosystem.”
UK Parliament closes TikTok account as MPs warn over security
The UK parliament has closed its TikTok account one week after opening it as MPs raised security concerns over China in an urgent letter.
UK teenagers get their news from Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
Teenagers in the UK are snubbing traditional news outlets in favour of social media apps, according to Ofcom, while TikTok is the fastest growing news source for adults in the UK. May God have mercy on us all.
FCC’s Carr says TikTok poses a national security risk, calls for ban
Almost three years after the US first expressed fears about Chinese owned social video platform TikTok, there are renewed calls to ban it from the country.
TikTok ad revenues set to triple this year
Research from Insider Intelligence predicts social video platform TikTok’s ad revenues will surpass those of Twitter and Snapchat combined this year.
Social media use boomed last year, especially with TikTok
Consumers spent a lot more time on social networking apps last year, with video-sharing app TikTok making major strides, according to new data from App Annie.
Oracle-TikTok partnership is by no means a done deal
Despite the air of optimism swirling around Oracle and TikTok’s new partnership, the video-sharing app’s continued presence in the US is far from assured.
Microsoft loses out as TikTok bets on Oracle partnership to avert ban or forced sale
TikTok parent ByteDance is banking on a partnership with Oracle to keep its video-sharing app up and running in the US without having to sell it outright.
TikTok ban could violate First Amendment – EFF
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has suggested banning the controversial social media app TikTok would violate the First Amendment of the US Constitution.
Trump expects Microsoft to pay Treasury for privilege of buying TikTok
President Donald Trump has often shown a tenuous grasp of how the economy works, but this is an interesting statement.
China’s tech business to face expanded ban by the US beyond TikTok
After seemingly forcing TikTok owner to divest its business in the US, the Trump administration is prepared to address “a broad array of national security risks” presented by Chinese internet and software companies.
Strategy divergence appears at Microsoft with TikTok acquisition talks
Microsoft has confirmed it is currently in discussions with ByteDance to acquire TikTok operations in the US, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
Rumours swirl for a post-Huawei UK
There are plenty of rumours emerging as the UK attempts to deal with a Huawei-less future, including guidance from the Japanese, TikTok kicking off and diverting attention to the US.
Pompeo offers insight into US strategy in trans-Pacific political war
The on-going tension between the US and China is having a material impact on the telecoms industry, though the next stage of the battle plan might be to inhibit the Chinese app economy.
Zoom suspends Chinese activist account, while Europe probes TikTok
The geopolitical battle for the soul of the internet took another turn with the news that Zoom suspended the account of US-based Chinese activists.
After 107 million downloads in April, TikTok faces a European privacy probe
Questions over the privacy of popular video-sharing application TikTok have been raised by Dutch authorities, but scepticism can’t slow the rapid expansion.
2019 app economy: TikTok ran riot as Disney got off to a flier
The older characters in the room might not get the appeal of small(est) screen entertainment, but the app economy is real and generating some serious revenues today.
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