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TikTok Employees Are Being Singled Out For Interrogation At U.S. Border
Border agents have asked employees traveling to the U.S., about their access to sensitive American data and whether they are members of the Chinese Communist Party.
TikTok’s Ban Bill Nightmare Is Just Beginning
The White House says it wants a divestment of TikTok, not a ban, but the challenges of unbundling it from its China-based parent ByteDance could make one inevitable.
TikTok And Meta Aren’t Labeling State Propaganda About The War In Gaza
Middle Eastern state media accounts get 100s of millions of views on TikTok and Meta, shaping international news. The platforms promised to label them — but haven’t.
Rep. Mike Gallagher's Anti-TikTok Bill Could Be A Conflict Of Interest With His New Employer: Palantir
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) led the charge against TikTok just days before accepting a job at U.S. defense contractor Palantir, whose executives have advocated for banning the app.
Millions Of Teens Are Using A Homework App From TikTok’s Chinese Parent Company
As Gauth AI surges in popularity, its parent company ByteDance is fighting to keep TikTok available in the U.S.
Conservative Dark Money Targets TikTok With $1 Million+ In Attack Ads
This is the first report of a Leo-linked’s organization engaging in tech-related advocacy.
Lawmakers’ Angry Statements About TikTok Could Hamstring Their Ban
When lawmakers conflate complaints about the content on TikTok with national security concerns, they open their bill to First Amendment challenges.
The U.S. Takes A Major Step Toward Banning TikTok
Lawmakers will vote for the first time on a bill that would force a sale or ban of the hugely popular social media app.
Deepfaked Celebrities Hawked A Massive Trump Scam On Facebook And YouTube
These Scammers Used Deepfakes In A Massive ‘Free Trump Swag’ Swindle
TikTok’s Lawyers Repeatedly Warned Executives It Could Be Breaking Data Laws
Internal privacy experts worried that not having a corporate records retention policy could violate U.S. and EU laws. Years later, the company still doesn’t have one.