Hong Kong (CNN) New Zealand will ban TikTok on all devices with access to its parliament by the end of this month, becoming the latest country to impose an official bar on the popular social media platform owned by a Beijing-based technology conglomerate. Led by the United States, a growing number of Western nations are imposing restrictions on the use …
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Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger are back. The Instagram co-founders, who left Facebook in 2018 amid tensions with their parent company, have formed a new venture to explore ideas for next-generation social apps. Their first product is Artifact, a personalized news feed that uses machine learning to understand your interests and will soon let you discuss those articles with friends. …
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TikTok has admitted it used its own app to spy on journalists as part of an effort to track down the journalists’ sources, according to an internal email. Data was accessed by employees of ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, and was used to track the journalists’ physical movements. The company’s internal auditor Chris Lepitak, who led the team involved in …
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by Joe Tidy Cyber Correspondent 28 February 2023 China has accused the United States over exaggerating national security fears about TikTok to crack down on the Chinese company. US government agencies have been ordered to delete the Chinese app from all employees’ devices within 30 days due to cybersecurity concerns. Similar steps have been taken by Canada and the European …
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Photo illustration: Dado Ruvic/Reuters Social media app TikTok, a platform with over 1 billion users nationwide, is facing bans across the United States because of the app’s strong ties to its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, and the Chinese Communist Party. But experts say those seeking to ban its use are focusing on the wrong problem. In 2020, the Trump administration …
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By Shiona McCallum Technology reporter 23 February 2023 Staff working at the European Commission have been ordered to remove the TikTok app from their phones and company devices. The commission said it implemented the measure to “protect data and increase cyber security”. TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, has faced allegations that it harvests users’ data and hands it over …
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You can delete your TikTok account using either the app or a web browser. Before deleting your account, make sure to back up your TikTok data and favorite videos. Deleting your account will first deactivate it for 30 days before it is permanently deleted. Whether you have privacy concerns or you’re worried about what short-form videos can do for your …
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MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin on Thursday became the latest state to ban the use of TikTok on state phones and other devices, a move that comes after nearly half of states nationwide blocked the popular social media app owned by a Chinese company. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers ordered the ban after he said he consulted with the FBI and emergency …
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March 16, 2023, 09:35 GMT Updated 58 minutes ago Chinese-owned social media app TikTok will be banned from phones and other devices used by government ministers and officials for security reasons. Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden will make a statement to MPs later. There has been no official comment – but Security Minister Tom Tugendhat had asked the National Cyber …
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Billy Oberman used TikTok as a means to an end. Instead of looking for his own entertainment, the New Jersey musician had downloaded the app as a way to promote his content, only occasionally browsing. But pretty quickly something strange happened. Seemingly out of nowhere, his feed was choked by Stewie, Brian and Peter Griffin. For quite by accident, and …
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