Hundreds of teens shut down New Jersey carnival after chaotic TikTok meetup spills into mall
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — A viral TikTok meetup spiraled out of control Saturday night, forcing the shutdown of a New Jersey carnival and triggering chaos inside a nearby mall as hundreds of teenagers…
Cops Called to Toms River Home Because Mom Snooki Said No TikTok
TOMS RIVER, NJ – An officer with the police department showed up at Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi’s home in Silverton after her daughter called 911 to report the Jersey Shore star was being…
Close to half of Americans favor TikTok ban -Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Michael Martina and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Close to half of American adults support a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey that…
Biden Admin Shells Out Millions For Robot Existentialism Study, TikTok Folk Theories
Biden Admin Shells Out Millions For Robot Existentialism Study, TikTok Folk Theories Lillian Tweten on August 16, 2023 The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced $41.3 million in grants Tuesday for…
TikTok won’t launch cross-border e-commerce services in Indonesia amid concerns
By Stanley Widianto and Josh Ye JAKARTA/HONG KONG (Reuters) – TikTok said it has no plans to roll out a cross-border business in Indonesia as a government minister on Thursday expressed concerns…
CCP-Linked TikTok Reaches Further Into Americans’ Lives With New Venture
CCP-Linked TikTok Reaches Further Into Americans’ Lives With New Venture Will Kessler on July 25, 2023 The popular social media site TikTok, which has links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is…
Brick Community Theater Nemo Video Goes Viral on TikTok with 4.5 Million Views
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – A video clip posted to TikTok by the Brick Children’s Community Theater has gone viral after being viewed 3.5 million times in its first 24 hours online. The…
TikTok allows Europe to access research software, with eye on EU online content rules
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Short-video app TikTok on Thursday opened up its research software to researchers in Europe ahead of new EU rules requiring Big Tech to do more…
TikTok, Warner Music Group to partner in music licensing deal
(Reuters) – Warner Music Group, the record label conglomerate behind artists such as Radiohead, AC/DC and Madonna, has signed a licensing deal with Chinese short-video app TikTok to boost its social media…
Lawsuit Claims Red State Banning CCP-Linked TikTok Violates The Constitution
Lawsuit Claims Red State Banning CCP-Linked TikTok Violates The Constitution Katelynn Richardson on July 13, 2023 A group of academics filed a lawsuit against Texas Thursday for banning TikTok, whose parent company…
Disney Exec Joins CCP-Linked TikTok To Oversee ‘Brand And Communications’
Disney Exec Joins CCP-Linked TikTok To Oversee ‘Brand And Communications’ Jason Cohen on June 22, 2023 Ex-Disney executive Zenia Mucha is joining popular Chinese Communist Party-linked video platform TikTok to oversee branding…
TikTok Acknowledges Certain US Data Stored In China, Defends Earlier Claims
TikTok Acknowledges Certain US Data Stored In China, Defends Earlier Claims Jason Cohen on June 21, 2023 Popular short video platform TikTok has admitted to U.S. lawmakers that sensitive data from some…
Fewer people trust traditional media, more turn to TikTok for news, report says
By Helen Coster NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of people globally who initially access news through a website or app has dropped by 10 points since 2018, and younger groups prefer…
CCP Had ‘God Credentials’ To Access User Data Collected By TikTok Parent Company, Ex-Exec Says
CCP Had ‘God Credentials’ To Access User Data Collected By TikTok Parent Company, Ex-Exec Says Jason Cohen on June 6, 2023 A former high-ranking employee of ByteDance, the parent company of video…
TikTok Stored Americans’ Social Security Numbers In China: REPORT
TikTok Stored Americans’ Social Security Numbers In China: REPORT Jason Cohen on May 30, 2023 TikTok has stored thousands of TikTok creators’ and businesses’ financial data such as Social Security numbers and…
CCP-Linked TikTok Is Testing An AI Chatbot
CCP-Linked TikTok Is Testing An AI Chatbot Jason Cohen on May 25, 2023 Popular social media platform TikTok, which is owned by China-based ByteDance, is testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot…
‘Extraordinary And Unprecedented Measures’: TikTok Sues Montana Over Sweeping Ban
‘Extraordinary And Unprecedented Measures’: TikTok Sues Montana Over Sweeping Ban Arjun Singh on May 22, 2023 TikTok has sued Montana for imposing a sweeping ban on the app for users in the…
Montana Becomes The First State To Completely Ban TikTok
Montana Becomes The First State To Completely Ban TikTok Lorenzo Prieto on May 18, 2023 Republican Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Wednesday that bans TikTok from the state, becoming the…
Rand Paul Worries Banning TikTok Will Cost The GOP Young Voters
Rand Paul Worries Banning TikTok Will Cost The GOP Young Voters Katelynn Richardson on May 8, 2023 Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said a TikTok ban could cause Republicans to “continuously lose…
‘Completely Oblivious’: Rand Paul Worries Banning TikTok Will Cost The GOP Young Voters
‘Completely Oblivious’: Rand Paul Worries Banning TikTok Will Cost The GOP Young Voters Katelynn Richardson on May 8, 2023 Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said a TikTok ban could cause Republicans to…
TikTok Downplays China Connection In Update To Congressional Testimony, Despite Recent Revelations
TikTok Downplays China Connection In Update To Congressional Testimony, Despite Recent Revelations Jason Cohen on May 8, 2023 Popular video platform TikTok sent a letter to lawmakers and downplayed its ties to…
TikTok Continues Censorship Of Think Tank’s Account Promoting Anti-CCP Documentary
TikTok Continues Censorship Of Think Tank’s Account Promoting Anti-CCP Documentary Kate Anderson on May 4, 2023 TikTok continued to target a think tank criticizing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Thursday after removing…
TikTok Suspends Account Of US Think Tank Promoting Anti-CCP Documentary
TikTok Suspends Account Of US Think Tank Promoting Anti-CCP Documentary Kate Anderson on May 3, 2023 A think tank’s TikTok account was suspended on Tuesday after posting videos showing Hong Kong police…
TikTok Parent Company ‘Monitors’ And ‘Suppresses’ Posts About Trump, Uyghurs: REPORT
TikTok Parent Company ‘Monitors’ And ‘Suppresses’ Posts About Trump, Uyghurs: REPORT Jason Cohen on May 1, 2023 Popular video platform TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company ByteDance has personnel in China that use a…
Former Top House Dem Made $70K Lobbying For TikTok
Former Top House Dem Made $70K Lobbying For TikTok Arjun Singh on April 20, 2023 A former high-ranking House Democrat helped make $70,000 lobbying for TikTok in the first quarter of 2023,…
TikTok Begins Massive Climate Censorship Campaign Ahead Of ‘Earth Day’
TikTok Begins Massive Climate Censorship Campaign Ahead Of ‘Earth Day’ Alexa Schwerha on April 19, 2023 The popular China-based social media app TikTok will revise its misinformation policy to include climate change…
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