USA: Lawmakers tell Apple, Google CEOs to prepare for ban on TikTok
Dec 14, 2024, at 02:40 pm
Two US lawmakers have sent a letter to the CEOs of Apple and Alphabet asking them to be ready to remove the Chinese-owned app TikTok from the American app stores on January 19.
Pakistani TikTok star Imsha Rehman deactivates social media accounts after private videos leak
Nov 13, 2024, at 10:28 pm
Pakistani TikTok star Imsha Rehman has deactivated her social media accounts after facing backlash over the leak of alleged explicit videos online.
US government files lawsuit against Chinese-owned TikTok for allegedly violating child privacy
Aug 03, 2024, at 02:38 pm
The United States has filed a civil lawsuit against Chinese-owned TikTok for violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and its implementing regulations.
Chinese-owned TikTok removes 20m videos from Pakistan for violating community guidelines
Jul 09, 2024, at 08:49 pm
Chinese-owned TikTok has said that between January and March, it has removed 166.99 million videos worldwide for breaching the platform’s community guidelines.
Pakistan: TikToker, who was filming video on India-Pakistan match, shot dead by security guard
Jun 11, 2024, at 11:03 pm
A private security guard shot dead a Pakistani Tiktoker in Karachi city when he was shooting a video of the recently held T20 World Cup group stage match between India and Pakistan.
Iraqi TikTok star Ghufran Sawadi shot dead by unknown gunman
Apr 28, 2024, at 07:39 pm
Iraqi social media influencer Ghufran Sawadi, better known as Umm Fahad, was shot dead by an unknown gunman outside her house in Baghdad on Friday.
Apr 25, 2024, at 05:47 pm
Washington: Chinese company ByteDance has said that it would challenge the US law that has put TikTok’s existence in the US in trouble and claimed that a ban on the app would be equivalent to a ban on people of the US and their voices.
TikTok influencer Eva Evans dies at 29, cause of death not disclosed
Apr 22, 2024, at 08:10 pm
Popular TikTok influencer Eva Evans, who created and featured in web comedy series "Club Rat", died at the age of 29, leaving her followers mourning.
US House of Representatives ratifies bill to ban TikTok if it continues ties with China
Apr 21, 2024, at 07:00 am
Washington: US House of Representatives legislators gave quick approvals to two crucial aid bills on Saturday, aimed at countering China's influence and bolstering Taiwan, media reported.
Apr 18, 2024, at 07:11 am
TikTok allegedly instructed its staff to send information related to American users to its Beijing-based parent company, according to a recent report.
US govt might sue Chinese-owned TikTok for allegedly deceiving users
Mar 27, 2024, at 11:42 pm
The US Federal Trade Commission has been investigating social media platform TikTok, which is owned by the China-based company ByteDance, for faulty privacy practices and might decide to sue the platform, alleging that it violates a children's privacy law and misleads its users by saying that China has no access to their personal data, Politico reported, citing three people with direct knowledge of the matter.
UK official says TikTok rarely used for extremist purposes but some content becomes viral
Mar 15, 2024, at 02:43 pm
Most people in the world do not use TikTok for extremist purposes, but some content, originally published there, becomes viral, Robin Simcox, Commissioner for Countering Extremism at the United Kingdom Home Office, said on Thursday.
British minor boy dies after 'chroming' challenge on TikTok goes wrong
Mar 08, 2024, at 09:04 pm
The family of an 11-year-old from the United Kingdom has claimed that he died due to a challenge which is going on in the Chinese-owned app TikTok.
After India, Nepal bans Chinese app TikTok
Nov 15, 2023, at 03:42 pm
Nepal has joined the list of nations now which have banned Chinese tech giant Bytedance-owned video-sharing platform TikTok.
Case challenging Chinese-owned TikTok ban: Montana receives support of 18 other states
Sep 19, 2023, at 03:19 pm
The US state of Montana received the support of 18 other states in its attempt to restrict social media platform TikTok, according to an amici curiae brief filed in the US District Court for the District of Montana.
Handling children's data in Europe: Chinese-owned TikTok fined 345 million euros
Sep 18, 2023, at 02:58 am
Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has fined Chinese-owned short video platform TikTok for breaching privacy laws related to the processing of children's personal data in the European Union.
France: Senators propose suspension of TikTok
Jul 07, 2023, at 03:54 pm
Paris: French senators have proposed that the government suspends Chinese video-sharing social platform TikTok in France and ask the European Commission to shut it down on the territory of the European Union unless the platform provides explanation how it is tied to its parent company, ByteDance, and what data is transferred to China by January 1, 2024, according to a document, published Thursday on the website of France's upper house.
US: Tiktok star Carl Eiswerth dies in road crash
Jun 18, 2023, at 10:07 pm
Popular TikTok star Carl Eiswerth has died in a car crash in the US, media reports said on Sunday.
ByteDance helped China spy on Hong Kong activists using TikTok data, accuses former employee
Jun 08, 2023, at 03:49 am
ByteDance, the owner of video-sharing platform TikTok, allowed the Chinese government access to the data of Hong Kong civil rights activists and protesters, enabling it to track and monitor them, a former employee has alleged.
US President Joe Biden planning to involve TikTok bloggers in promoting 2024 reelection bid: Reports
Apr 10, 2023, at 11:58 pm
Washington: The administration of US President Joe Biden plans to involve hundreds of influencers on various social media platforms, including China's TikTok, to support his reelection campaign in the 2024 presidential race, Axios reported on Monday.
UK regulator fines Chinese company-owned TikTok for registering children under 13
Apr 05, 2023, at 10:15 pm
London: The United Kingdom's information regulator said on Tuesday that it had issued a 12.7 million pound (almost $16 million) fine to Chinese company-owned video sharing app TikTok for its violations of data protection legislation, including by the provision of services to children under the age of 13 and processing their data without parental consent.
China resolutely objected to Australia’s decision to ban TikTok: Foreign Ministry
Apr 04, 2023, at 11:16 pm
Beijing: China has strongly protested Australia's decision to ban TikTok application, owned by the Chinese ByteDance company, on all government devices, foreign ministry’s spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday.
NATO bans TikTok on devices of staff
Apr 03, 2023, at 08:26 pm
Washington: The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has banned its staff from downloading social media platform TikTok on its provided devices.
Amsterdam Authorities to ban Chinese TikTok on officials' work phones: Reports
Mar 29, 2023, at 10:28 pm
Paris: The municipality of Amsterdam, following the Dutch government's example, intends to ban the Chinese TikTok from the work phones of civil servants, while not excluding a possible ban on Telegram, Dutch media reported on Tuesday.
Norway warns officials against using TikTok, Telegram
Mar 22, 2023, at 01:57 pm
Oslo: The Norwegian Justice Ministry said that government officials should not install TikTok or Telegram applications on their work devices due to security concerns.
Jan 25, 2023, at 05:51 am
Ottawa: Canadian officials have warned citizens to be wary of apps that could leave their data in the "wrong hands" at a time when popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok faces claims that it has spied on its users.
US: Georgia Gov Brian Kemp bans China-owned TikTok in Peach State executive agencies
Dec 17, 2022, at 05:06 am
Georgia: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has now banned executive agencies from using the China-owned video-sharing app TikTok.
US Senator describes China-owned Tik Tok as an 'enormous threat'
Nov 22, 2022, at 11:38 pm
Washington: US Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) has described China-owned video-sharing app TikTok as an enormous threat to America's privacy.
TikTok denies tracking US citizens
Oct 21, 2022, at 10:03 pm
Washington/UNI: TikTok has denied a report that a China-based team at its parent company ByteDance planned to use the app to track the locations of US citizens.
Taliban govt to ban Pubg, Tiktok in Afghanistan in 3 months
Sep 19, 2022, at 11:55 pm
The Taliban government has decided to ban Pub G and TikTok apps in the next three months.