TikTok is facing legal backlash around the worldTikTok is increasingly facing global scrutiny due to concerns over its ties to China and its influence on politics, misinformation, and men...
09 Jan, 2025, 11.55 AM IST
TikTok's Canada unit seeks judicial review of shutdown ordersTikTok Canada has filed a legal challenge against the government's order to shut down its operations due to national security concerns. The...
11 Dec, 2024, 05.23 PM IST
After India, TikTok faces heat in Canada. Why Trudeau government wants to shutdown its operations?The Canadian government ordered Chinese-owned TikTok's business in the country to be dissolved, citing national-security risks. The Justin ...
08 Nov, 2024, 03.54 PM IST
TikTok shuts shopping feature in Indonesia following banTikTok, a hugely popular short-form video platform, shut down its Shop apparatus in Indonesia on Wednesday after the country banned commerc...
05 Oct, 2023, 11.59 PM IST
TikTok is banned in New Zealand on parliamentarians' phonesTikTok said that the company wasn’t consulted or notified of the ban by New Zealand.
17 Mar, 2023, 08.36 PM IST
UK bans TikTok on government phones over security concernsTikTok has come under increasing scrutiny due to fears that user data from the app owned by Beijing-based company ByteDance could end up in...
16 Mar, 2023, 10.54 PM IST
TikTok's Chinese ownership, security concerns spark bans across nationsTikTok is owned by China-based ByteDance, the world's most valuable start-up. Numerous countries have raised concerns over its proximity to...
16 Mar, 2023, 04.44 PM IST
TikTok's Chinese ownership, security concerns spark bans across nationsHere is a list of countries and entities that have implemented a partial or complete ban on TikTok.
28 Feb, 2023, 05.10 PM IST
How a temporary US ban could destroy TikTokWhile ByteDance is still in talks with U.S. investors, the White House and the Chinese government over how to structure the deal, the Trump...
28 Sep, 2020, 11.40 PM IST
TikTok sues over ban ordered by Donald TrumpTikTok argued in the lawsuit that Trump's order was a misuse of International Emergency Economic Powers Act because the platform -- on whic...
24 Aug, 2020, 10.12 PM IST
Oracle enters race to buy TikTok's U.S. operations: ReportMicrosoft is particularly interested in buying TikTok in Europe and India, where it was recently banned by the Indian government after bord...
19 Aug, 2020, 03.59 PM IST
Microsoft-TikTok deal unlikely to be taxed in India, according to officialsAlthough TikTok had a large subscriber base in India, pegged at 200 million, the value of the business is much below the threshold. The bul...
08 Aug, 2020, 02.12 PM IST
Microsoft expands TikTok takeover ambitions to entire global business, including India operationsMicrosoft on Sunday had said it was in negotiations with ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, to explore a purchase of the TikTok servic...
07 Aug, 2020, 10.20 AM IST
TikTok’s price is a question mark in already complex dealThe price for a piece of fast-growing TikTok could also depend on whether Microsoft scores a discount from picking up an app whose other al...
05 Aug, 2020, 09.12 AM IST
TikTok-Microsoft talks won’t affect India ban as local operations of app not part of negotiationsAlong with 58 other Chinese-owned apps, TikTok was banned by India in June due to concerns over its alleged data-sharing practices with Chi...
04 Aug, 2020, 06.59 AM IST
Microsoft confirms talks to buy TikTok’s operations in the U.S. and several other countriesThe purchase would result in Microsoft owning and operating TikTok in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Microsoft said it may in...
03 Aug, 2020, 11.12 AM IST
Trump to give TikTok's Chinese owner 45 days to reach a deal to sell to Microsoft: SourcesFollowing a discussion between Trump and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, the Redwood, Washington-based company said in a statement that it wou...
03 Aug, 2020, 08.33 AM IST