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TikTok is back up in the US after Trump says he will extend deadline
TikTok is back up in the United States after Trump announced today that he would extend a 90-day deadline for the company to find a U.S. purchaser. After the Supreme Court unanimously voted to allow a TikTok ban to proceed, the social media company shut down access in the U.S. late Saturday night. Today, Trump announced that […]
TikTok shuts down in the US as Trump throws the company a lifeline
TikTok shut down in the U.S. late Saturday night following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the law that banned the company over national security concerns. However, the ban may be shortlived as Trump announced today that he would issue an executive order when he takes office on Monday to give TikTok an additional 90 […]
Canada orders TikTok to shut down over national risk concerns
The Canadian government has ordered the dissolution of TikTok Technology Canada following a multi-step review that provided information and evidence of the social media company posing a national risk. The decision also considered advice of Canada’s security and intelligence community as well as other government partners. It does not ban Canadian users’ access to the TikTok […]
US sues TikTok for violating children privacy protection laws
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against popular social media platform TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, alleging widespread violations of children’s privacy laws. This lawsuit alleges that TikTok collected personal information from children under 13 without parental consent, violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Since 2019, TikTok has also […]