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TikTok, chinese communist party

TikTok pushes users to Lemon8 as ban looms

TikTok's sister app Lemon8 has been sponsoring posts on TikTok encouraging users to migrate to Lemon8 amid a looming ban threat, according to sponsored posts viewed by Axios. Why it matters: The TikTok ban law also applies to other apps owned by TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance,

Tech.co on MSN · 2h

As US Ban Looms, TikTok Accused of Being ‘Vehicle for Chinese Propaganda’ in New Study

Research suggests that TikTok pushes content favoring the Chinese Government and is skewing opinions of users by doing so

Gizmodo · 17h

Ahead of SCOTUS Hearing, Study Finds TikTok Is Likely Vehicle for Chinese Propaganda

A forthcoming paper analyzed how different social media platforms surfaced content that displayed positive and negative sentiments toward the Chinese Communist Party.

TikTok, Shark Tank and Kevin O'Leary

New York Sun · 1h

‘Shark Tank’s’ Kevin O’Leary Eying TikTok Purchase Deal as Ban Looms

The celebrity investor is teaming up with Project Liberty to acquire TikTok's American assets, aiming to protect user privacy and prevent federal ban.

The Daily Beast on MSN · 15h

Shark Tank Host Says He’s Cutting a Deal to Buy TikTok’s U.S. Assets

Kevin O’Leary says he has a plan to save TikTok from a U.S. ban. The investor, of Shark Tank fame, told Fox News he and former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, 71, have teamed up with other businessman to raise funds to purchase the Beijing-based social media giant’s U.

People on MSN · 12h

“Shark Tank”’s Kevin O’Leary Says He’s Nearing Deal to Buy TikTok

"It’s about something much bigger: protecting the privacy of 170 million American users," the businessman said

TikTok, Supreme Court

Forbes on MSN · 3d

Can Trump Stop TikTok Ban? Here’s What He Can—And Can’t—Do If Supreme Court Upholds Law

The president-elect backed TikTok in a Truth Social post Friday as he tries to halt the law from taking effect.

USA TODAY on MSN · 13h

Is TikTok really getting banned this month? What to know before the Supreme Court hearing

President-elect Donald Trump has urged the Supreme Court to halt the Jan. 19 TikTok ban if parent company ByteDance fails to sell the platform.

New York Magazine · 3h

TikTok’s Last Stand Will Be in the Supreme Court

TikTok’s future in the United States now sits squarely in the hands of the Supreme Court, which will hear oral arguments Friday. At its core, the case features a head-on collision between national security and the First Amendment.

ByteDance’s latest export after TikTok: gripping Chinese short dramas

The company is looking for its next big hit in short dramas, with eyes on Southeast Asia and English-speaking markets.

50mon MSN

Will Donald Trump be able to save TikTok in the US?

In the latest tussle between Trump and Biden over future US policy, the president-elect is seeking to pause a law banning ...

Washington Monthly3d

ByteDance and Trump’s Perplexing TikTok Pirouette

Trump was for a TikTok ban until he wasn’t. Why does the 47th president have a different position now, and how might the ...

18h

What happens after the TikTok ban?

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Friday from TikTok and its China-based owner ByteDance, which is seeking to ...

2don MSN

TikTok's sister app, Lemon8, is now one of the most popular on Apple's App Store

Lemon8, an Instagram-like app owned by ByteDance, which also owns TikTok, is surging in popularity as an end-of-the-month ...

PhoneArena3h

Will TikTok lay off 7,000 of its US employees this Friday?

If the law is implemented, new users will be unable to download TikTok from app stores, and existing users will not receive ...

USA plans ban: TikTok positions its app offshoot Lemon8

While a ban on TikTok could be imminent in the USA, users are switching to an alternative app in droves. There is a system to ...

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