Tag: TikTok

After TikTok, Trump indicates banning Alibaba, other Chinese firms in US
4Sep By Mike TrudellNo Comments
World

After TikTok, Trump indicates banning Alibaba, other Chinese firms in US

Days after signing an executive order against TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, US President Donald Trump has indicated that he was looking to ban other Chinese-owned companies, including e-commerce giant Alibaba in the United States.The development came after Trump issued an executive order on August 14, requiring ByteDance to divest its interests in video-sharing app TikTok's operations in the US within 90 days."There is credible evidence that leads me to believe that ByteDance ... might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States," Trump said in the order.The previous order could have forced US-based app stores to stop distributing the TikTok app if ByteDance did not reach a deal to divest from it in 45 days.Under the latest order, ByteDance is expe...
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Pakistan jolts all-weather ally China, warns its app TikTok, blocks Bigo Live
31Jul By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia, Singapore

Pakistan jolts all-weather ally China, warns its app TikTok, blocks Bigo Live

Pakistan has given a big jolt to the business ambition of Chinese tech firms in the country by issuing a “final warning” to video-sharing app TikTok over obscene and immoral content and blocking the Bigo Live streaming application.Such moves from Pakistan is unexpected for China, since it was Beijing which has invested billions of dollars in the country.The Pakistani establishment's unhappiness with theses Chinese social media applications is not overtly linked to security or geopolitical issues like India that banned 59 Chinese apps on security grounds.The United States is also seriously mulling a ban on TikTok, alleging that it's a front for data mining and all user data is shared with the Chinese government. TikTok is under scrutiny in Australia too for similar reasons.So even if there ...
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After India, Australia may ban TikTok
19Jul By Mike TrudellNo Comments
World

After India, Australia may ban TikTok

Following India’s ban on 59 Chinese apps, including highly popular TikTok application, many parliamentarians in Australia are proposing a ban on TikTok, citing concerns that the Chinese government might be using this app to collect data from users.Recently, Senator Jim Molan of the Liberal Party stated that the Chinese government was misusing TikTok. Another MP has revealed plans to put TikTok before the Foreign Interference through Social Media senate inquiry over fears that the app developers are sharing user data with the Chinese government.He also says this is an effort by the Chinese Communist Party to collect data of users in other countries. “It might be dressed differently but it's the same beast.”TikTok is owned by Chinese tech company Bytedance and has repeatedly been criticized ...
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India’s ban could hit TikTok’s parent company with the loss of $6 Billion
13Jul By Brian ThompsonNo Comments
Asia

India’s ban could hit TikTok’s parent company with the loss of $6 Billion

After its unabated intrusion in India’s territory which ultimately led to the death of 20 Indian soldiers in a bloody clash between Indian and Chinese troops in Galwan valley on June 15, China is now finding out the cost of clashing with one of its major trading partners.This time it’s not the U.S., but India that’s creating headaches for some of China’s leading tech names. The brutal clash and a concurrent war of words, has led to calls among Indian consumers to boycott Chinese products.The Indian government earlier in July banned 59 Chinese apps, including the hugely popular TikTok video sharing app that boasts more than 120 million local users.Now, an insider at TikTok parent ByteDance has said that the ban could come with a heavy price tag, costing the company more than $6 billion in l...
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