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FBI is 'extremely concerned' about China's influence through TikTok on U.S. users
FBI Director Christopher Wray assured lawmakers that "it is certainly something that's on our radar and we share your concerns."
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TikTok’s Greatest Asset Isn’t Its Algorithm—It’s Your Phone
Escaping the platform's addictive grasp means first overhauling our relationship to our devices.
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Worries Grow That TikTok Is New Home for Manipulated Video and Photos
Misleading edits, fake news stories and deepfake images of politicians are starting to warp reality on the popular video platform.
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TikTok is "unacceptable security risk" and should be removed from app stores, says FCC
According to the FCC commissioner, TikTok is a video app in "sheep's clothing", suggesting a wolf hides underneath those funny videos.
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How Gen Z and TikTok could influence US election
Young voters turned out in big numbers for the US presidential contest in 2020. But will they be as motivated to cast their ballots in the midterm elections on 8 November? From TikTok influencers to 20-something candidates, Gen Z is already focused on getting out the vote.
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TikTok’s updated data privacy policy does little to settle nerves
TikTok’s updated privacy policy fails to address the most contentious issue in handling user data. The wildly popular short form video app said its staff in several countries around the world—including, most controversially, China—can access user data from the European Economic Area, the UK, and Switzerland starting Dec. 2, as per the Guardian.
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TikTok has become a global giant. The US is threatening to rein it in
The social media platform has had its fair share of run-ins with misinformation, data privacy and child safety concerns
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Man who plays dead on TikTok gets new life as corpse on TV crime show
Josh Nalley specialized in pretending to be a lifeless body on social media – then CSI: Vegas came calling.
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TikTok immune from lawsuit over girl's death from 'blackout challenge' -judge
TikTok Inc won dismissal of a lawsuit accusing it of causing the death of a 10-year-old girl by promoting a deadly "blackout challenge" that encouraged people to choke themselves on its video-based social media platform.
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Apple contractor fired after her day-in-the-life TikTok video went viral
An Apple contractor reportedly found her contract “unexpectedly” not renewed after a day-in-the-life TikTok video went viral. Nylah Boone’s “Day in the life of a Black girl working in tech” video didn’t reveal any secret goings-on within the company but did feature footage inside her office at Apple – as you can see below …
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TikTok made money from getting Syrian refugees to beg in livestreams
A BBC investigation found that TikTok was taking up to 70% of profits.
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TikTok Is a Misinformation Minefield. Don't Get Tripped Up
The videos may be short, but they could be filled with misleading claims.
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TikTok going big on US e-commerce? Job listings offer clues
TikTok appears to be deepening its foray into e-commerce
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TikTok influences a billion users, but who influences TikTok?
TikTok, the most successful Chinese app outside the country where it was founded, has been unable to allay concerns from the US and its allies about access to user data owing to an ambiguous corporate structure that suggests at least some top decisions are still being handled in Beijing.
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There Is Simply Too Much Internet
I consider myself fairly “up” with popular trends...
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How TikTok Tracks You Across the Web, Even If You Don’t Use the App
Consumer Reports finds that websites are collaborating with TikTok, using the company's tracking technology to follow you when you aren't using TikTok.
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TikTok inching toward U.S. security deal to avoid sale
U.S. lawmakers and TikTok are hammering out a plan, under which the short-form video app would make changes to its data security and governance without requiring its parent firm, China's ByteDance to sell it, the New York Times reported on Monday.
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TikTok creators are condensing Hollywood movies into minutes and getting millions of views
With machine translation, dubbing apps, and VPNs, Chinese creators are shortening movies for Americans.
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Don't cook chicken in NyQuil, FDA warns after TikTok challenge
Cooking chicken in cough medicine NyQuil is not only silly and unappetizing but can also be very unsafe, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said, following the "sleepy chicken" TikTok challenge.
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TikTok to verify political accounts in U.S., ban campaign fundraising
TikTok will begin requiring accounts belonging to U.S. government departments, politicians and political parties to be verified and will ban videos aimed at campaign fundraising, the short-form video app said on Wednesday.
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