U.S. politicians’ move toward forcing Chinese owner ByteDance to divest ownership or, failing that, banning the popular TikTok video service…
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Will China’s TikTok be banned in America?
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday that would give TikTok’s Chinese owner…
U.S. House committee unanimously approves TikTok crackdown bill
The U.S. House committee on Thursday unanimously approved legislation giving China’s ByteDance six months to divest its TikTok social…
TikTok releases new app for Apple Vision Pro spatial computer
TikTok has released a new app for the Apple Vision Pro spatial computer. Smart users will avoid this societal cancer like the plague it is…
New York City bans TikTok on government-owned devices
New York City is banning TikTok from government-owned devices and requiring all city agencies to remove the app within thirty days…
TikTok sues Montana over app ban
Chinese-owned TikTok has filed a lawsuit against the state of Montana to fight the state’s ban against the social media app, claiming…
TikTok users may look to sue Montana over app ban
In response to the U.S. state of Montana banning TikTok from operating there as of January 1, 2024, the first U.S. state to do so, it’s…
How Montana could enforce its TikTok app ban
U.S. state Montana on Wednesday banned the CCP-controlled TikTok app, with the state’s lawmakers saying they aimed to protect residents…
First U.S. state bans TikTok app; $10,000 fine per violation
On Wednesday, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed legislation to ban CCP-controlled TikTok from operating in the state to protect…
First U.S. state approves bill to ban TikTok with $10,000 fine per violation
Montana lawmakers on Friday approved a bill to ban TikTok, the first U.S. state to do so. The Montana House voted 54-43 to send the bill to…
Tech giants from Apple to Google to TikTok face tougher EU regulation
Tech giants including Apple, Facebook, Google, Twitter, and TikTok face stricter online content regulations in the European Union (EU) due…
U.S. Senator urges Apple to ban TikTok from its App Store
A member of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee is calling on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores over concerns…
15 U.S. state attorneys general demand that Apple, Google raise TikTok to ’17+’ age rating
A group of 15 Republican U.S. state attorneys general demanded on Tuesday that executives at Apple strip TikTok of its age rating that…
If you value privacy, avoid these five apps
Are the apps you’re using protecting your privacy or are they collecting and sharing a pretty hefty portion of your private information with…
Apple employee’s job in jeopardy over viral TikTok video
A TikTok video may lead to disciplinary action for the Apple engineer who told people not to unlock stolen iPhones for the thieves…
FCC Commissioner wants Apple and Google to remove TikTok from app stores
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr wrote to Apple and Google on Tuesday, asking the companies to remove TikTok from their app stores…
Parent blames Apple for 10-year-old’s $2,500 TikTok spending spree
A parent is complaining about Apple’s refusal to refund 23 successive payments to a TikTok creator made by his autistic 10-year-old daughter…
Americans trust Google and Amazon more than Apple to handle their personal data
According to a Washington Post-Schar School poll conducted November 4-22, 2021, Americans trust Google and Amazon more than Apple…
Apple defeats attempt by TikTok, others to circumvent App Tracking Transparency in China
Apple has successfully defeated an attempt by TikTok and others to circumvent App Tracking Transparency in China …
Apple deploys TikTok ‘Jump’ campaign to promote AirPods Pro
This week Apple debuted a new AirPods Pro ad. Apple is also running a campaign on popular video sharing service TikTok using the…
Trump administration grants ByteDance 15-day extension on order to divest TikTok
The Trump administration granted ByteDance a 15-day extension of a divestiture order that had directed the Chinese company to sell TikTok…
U.S. judge temporarily blocks Trump admin’s ban on new TikTok downloads
A U.S. judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that was set to bar Apple’s App Store from offering TikTok for download at…
Oracle wins bid for TikTok in U.S., beating Microsoft
ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, has chosen Oracle over Microsoft, to be its U.S. technology partner in the U.S…
China would rather see TikTok U.S. close than a forced sale
Beijing opposes a forced sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations by its Chinese owner ByteDance, and would prefer to see the short video app shut…
Trump administration: TikTok buyer will not be able to transfer data from American soil to Chinese servers
As the deadline looms for Chinese technology company ByteDance to sell off its popular video platform TikTok to an American company…
Walmart is teaming up with Microsoft in bid to acquire TikTok’s U.S. business
Walmart has confirmed it’s teaming up with Microsoft in a bid for ByteDance’s TikTok service.On August 14, U.S. President Trump ordered…
President Trump says Oracle could handle TikTok purchase
President Trump this week said that Oracle could take on TikTok after he issued an executive order that would ban the video app…
Microsoft plans to finish TikTok acquisition talks ahead of President Trump’s Sept. 15 deadline
Microsoft and TikTok plan to finish acquisition talks within the next three weeks, ahead of President Trump’s Sept. 15 deadline…
Apple denies reported interest in acquiring TikTok
Apple has denied interest in acquiring TikTok after an Axios story from earlier Tuesday reported that Apple was looking into a potential deal. The Trump…
Dow Jones rallies 200 points amid stimulus talks; Apple continues rise
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied more than 200 points in early Monday trading amid ongoing COVID-19 stimulus talks. Apple shares earlier jumped…
President Trump gives Microsoft 45 days to buy TikTok’s U.S. business
Microsoft on Sunday confirmed that U.S. President Trump and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has discussed Microsoft exploring a purchase of TikTok…
President Trump vows to ban Chinese-owned TikTok from the U.S.
President Donald Trump has announced he plans to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok in the U.S. He told reporters aboard Air Force One…
iOS clipboard snooping still rampant in many popular apps
iOS clipboard snooping still rampant in many popular apps, a report by Ars Techina found clipboard snooping in 54 of 56 apps studied…
Apple pulls out of SXSW 2020 over coronavirus concerns, cancels planned Apple TV+ premieres
As concerns heighten over the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, Apple has pulled out of their participation in the South by Southwest (SXSW) 2020 festival…
Vine creator’s new Byte app debuts at No.1 on Apple’s App Store
Byte, a new video-sharing app released Friday, reboots the deprecated Vine video-sharing service. Byte app creator Dom Hofmann co-founded Vine…
U.S. Congressman asks Apple, Google if apps like TikTok and Grindr must disclose foreign ties
On Friday, the chair of a congressional panel wrote letters to Apple and Google to ask what, if any, disclosures are mobile apps required to make regarding overseas ties…
GOP Senator Josh Hawley bill targets Apple ties to China
Hawley’s bill takes aim Apple and TikTok by prohibiting American companies from storing user data or encryption keys in China…
Indian government asks Apple and Google to take down TikTok app
Google and Apple have been asked by the government to take down popular Chinese short-video mobile application TikTok…
Apple’s new iPod nano a timid move that sidesteps the smartwatch revolution?
By all accounts, Apple’s new iPhone 5 is a fine product…
