[ad_1] New York: The House Foreign Affairs Committee has voted 24-16 in favour of banning TikTok in the US, advancing a bill that would allow US President Joe Biden to ban the Chinese short video making app in the country. The Technological Adversaries Act, or DATA Act, directs Biden toContinue Reading
[ad_1] The vote came after a lengthy back-and-forth on Tuesday, with Republicans repeatedly shooting down Democratic amendments meant to rein in different parts of the legislation. In a brief interview with POLITICO on the sidelines of Tuesday’s markup, McCaul said he hoped the split wasn’t the start of a broaderContinue Reading
[ad_1] The Canadian government will ban, starting Tuesday (28), federal employees from using the Chinese app TikTok on official cell phones as it poses an “unacceptable” risk to their privacy and security. Mona Fortier, chair of the Treasury Board of Canada, the public body charged with overseeing federal employees, saidContinue Reading
[ad_1] New Delhi: Chinese short video-making app TikTok has reportedly sacked its entire India staff — about 40 employees — and February 28 will be their last working day. According to a report in The Economic Times, the ByteDance-owned platform, banned in India in June 2020 over national security concerns,Continue Reading
[ad_1] “As a state university system, we have an obligation to protect our research,” said Alan Levine, president and CEO of Ballad Health who chairs the BOG’s strategic planning committee. A growing number of states and colleges have taken actions against TikTok, owned by the Chinese firm ByteDance, amid securityContinue Reading
[ad_1] Public authorities in the Netherlands are being told to steer clear of TikTok amid growing concerns across the EU and U.S. that the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform poses privacy risks. Dutch ministries and agencies are mostly following a recommendation to shun TikTok accounts and stop government communication and advertising onContinue Reading
[ad_1] Is there any platform that creates as much collective angst as TikTok? For some, TikTok is just a silly video app. For others, it’s a symbol of our most potent social and political fears. What are young people engaging with? Isn’t it collecting a huge amount of data? AreContinue Reading