[ad_1] TikTok’s list of suitors is extending significantly beyond Microsoft. Wall Street Journal sources say Twitter has held “preliminary talks” about a possible union with TikTok’s US business. It’s still very early, and might not move forward, but Twitter reportedly believes it has an advantage over bidders like Microsoft due to its size. It thinks […]
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TikTok may sue White House over ban as soon as August 11th
[ad_1] The company declined to comment on the possibility of an impending lawsuit, but did acknowledge beliefs the order was issued “without any due process” and “no substantiation” of the security allegations. TikTok might not have as much trouble contesting the ban as you might think. While Trump used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act […]
Reels is a worthy TikTok rival lost in Instagram bloat
[ad_1] Creating Reels will instantly be familiar to anyone who has used TikTok. You can speed up or slow down your videos, add AR effects and, of course, add audio tracks. If you want, you can also use the audio of someone else’s Reel to create your own video, which is an important element on […]
TikTok will pursue ‘all remedies available’ to fight White House ban
[ad_1] The justification for the ban given by the White House was a “national emergency with respect to the information and communications technology and services supply chain.” The administration is also concerned that TikTok “automatically captures vast swaths of information from its users, including internet and other network activity information such as location data and […]
Trump executive order seeks to ban Tiktok, WeChat in 45 days
[ad_1] A week ago Donald Trump said that he could and would ban the video sharing app Tiktok, and on Thursday night he issued an executive order to block transactions with its parent company, Bytedance. It’s set to take effect in 45 days, which is just beyond the September 15th deadline Microsoft publicly announced for […]
TikTok launches an app for Fire TV
[ad_1] At the same time, a TV app could help TikTok get its content in front of new viewers who may be wary of downloading the smartphone app some lawmakers have labeled a national security threat. “People are looking for community right now and TikTok is connecting users to content and people that resonate and […]
Trump’s threat to ban TikTok might be legal, but it’s super shady
[ad_1] The answer to that question is a resounding, “well, it’s complicated.” But before we jump into that legal briar patch, let’s take a quick look at the company that has so effectively managed to raise the president’s ire. If you don’t know what TikTok is, go ask literally anybody under the age of 30. […]
Why Trump views TikTok as a threat
[ad_1] Government coffers aside, Trump’s fixation on TikTok may seem bizarre, especially at a time when the United States is in the midst of a deadly pandemic that has killed thousands and cratered the economy. But TikTok’s days as a non-American app have been numbered for a while. It’s not just Trump, either. Even before […]
TikTok bans deepfakes to fight misinformation and election meddling
[ad_1] The deepfake ban is part of a broader set of policy changes meant to fight misinformation and election meddling. The new rules also make the company’s policy barring coordinated inauthentic activities “unambiguous.” TikTok also says it’s expanding its work with outside fact-checkers ahead of the 2020 election, and that it will allow users to […]
China won’t accept ‘theft’ of TikTok, according to state newspaper
[ad_1] China will by no means accept the “theft” of a Chinese technology company, and it has plenty of ways to respond if the administration carries out its planned smash and grab. Meanwhile, TikTok parent ByteDance told the BBC it was “committed to being a global company,” and that it has been “evaluating the possibility […]