Tag: TikTok
Donald Trump Looks to Tiktok to Woo Voters
His emergence on TikTok comes as his own social media platform, Truth Social, faces pressure. “It’s my honor,” said former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday in the first video post of his account on TikTok, a social media platform he tried to ban as president on national security grounds, amassing 4.6 million followers. RELATED: High […]
June 4, 2024
TikTok Sues US Government to Block Potential Ban
On Tuesday, TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance filed a legal challenge against the U.S. government over a law forcing ByteDance to sell off the ultra-popular app or face a nationwide ban in the country. RELATED: US TikTok Ban Is a Case of Digital Protectionism U.S. President Joe Biden signed a TikTok ban bill […]
May 8, 2024
US TikTok Ban Is a Case of Digital Protectionism
Carme Ferre-Pavia, a professor of communication studies at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, said that a potential ban in the United States of the TikTok social media app owned by Chinese tech firm ByteDance is “a case of digital protectionism.” RELATED: US House of Representatives Votes Bill to Ban TikTok “This is a case of […]
April 24, 2024
US House of Representatives Votes Bill to Ban TikTok
On Saturday, the United States House of Representatives voted a bill which would force to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market. RELATED: China Urges US To Stop Suppression of TikTok “It is unfortunate that the House of Representatives is using the cover of important foreign and […]
April 21, 2024
China Urges US To Stop Suppression of TikTok
On Thursday, China called on the United States to stop the unreasonable suppression of companies from other countries, following a U.S. bill targeting TikTok. RELATED: US House of Representatives Approves TikTok Ban The U.S. side should earnestly respect the market economy and the principle of fair competition, and provide an open, fair, just and non-discriminatory […]
March 14, 2024
US House of Representatives Approves TikTok Ban
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives approved the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act”, which requires TikTok to sever ties with its parent company in China or be banned in the United States. RELATED: US Tech Groups Support Tiktok in Suit Against Montana Ban Once approved with 352 votes in favor and 65 against, this […]