X owner Elon Musk says opposed to US ban of competitor TikTokElon Musk on Friday came out against banning TikTok in the United States, even if it would mean less competition for his social media platf...
20 Apr, 2024, 07.41 AM IST
Explainer: Will TikTok be banned in the US and what is next for the bill?House overwhelmingly passes bill to force ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. operations within six months, citing national security risks fr...
16 Mar, 2024, 05.57 PM IST
Donald Trump calls TikTok a threat but says some kids could 'go crazy' without itTrump reiterated his concerns as lawmakers weigh a bill this week that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to dive...
12 Mar, 2024, 12.27 PM IST
TikTok divestment bill would give government stronger legal position: US DOJThe Justice Department gave a classified briefing to members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday before the panel voted ...
10 Mar, 2024, 08.53 AM IST
Biden says he would sign TikTok crackdown, Trump raises concernsPresident Biden plans to sign ByteDance divestiture bill for TikTok. Republican Donald Trump, expressed objections to banning TikTok
09 Mar, 2024, 11.03 AM IST
US House to vote next week on TikTok crackdown billThe U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on legislation that would ban TikTok in the U.S. unless China's ByteDance divests from the...
08 Mar, 2024, 10.48 AM IST
Lawmakers seek to force ByteDance to divest TikTok or face US banA bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday that would give China's ByteDance about six months to divest popular...
06 Mar, 2024, 09.04 AM IST
US Commerce head Gina Raimondo backs legislation to address TikTok threatsGina Raimondo's comments come as concerns at a time when Chinese-owned TikTok have sparked new efforts in the US Congress to boost powers t...
05 Oct, 2023, 06.28 PM IST
US lawmakers seek new law to protect TikTok user informationThe bill is the latest in a series of proposals aimed at addressing concerns about the data of Americans using foreign-owned social media a...
14 Jun, 2023, 09.02 PM IST
Republican senator Rand Paul opposes TikTok ban push in CongressA small but growing number of Democrats and Republicans have raised concerns, citing free speech and other issues and have objected to legi...
29 Mar, 2023, 11.50 PM IST
White House backs Senate Bill to boost US ability to ban TikTokThe endorsement boosts efforts by a number of lawmakers to ban the popular app, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance and used by mor...
08 Mar, 2023, 04.26 PM IST
White House backs Senate bill to boost US ability to ban TikTokThe bill would give the Commerce Department the ability impose restrictions up to and including banning TikTok and other technologies that ...
08 Mar, 2023, 08.33 AM IST
Push to give Joe Biden powers to ban TikTok moves ahead in CongressThe Bill is titled "Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act" and i...
07 Mar, 2023, 11.26 AM 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
30 days to remove TikTok from federal devices, White House tells agenciesByteDance-owned TikTok has said the concerns are fueled by misinformation and denied using the app to spy on Americans. The action does not...
28 Feb, 2023, 10.54 AM IST
List of countries that have implemented partial or complete ban on TikTokEuropean Union's executive arm, the European Commission, has issued an order to ban the use of popular Chinese app TikTok on its staff's ph...
25 Feb, 2023, 09.36 AM IST
U.S. Senate passes bill to bar federal employees from using TikTok on government-owned devicesThe bill must still be approved by the U.S. House of Representatives before going to President Joe Biden for approval. The House of Represe...
15 Dec, 2022, 08.29 AM IST