US nears $400 million settlement with TikTok on child-privacy violations: ABC NewsUS government is close to a $400 million deal with TikTok. This settlement addresses claims of child privacy breaches. The funds are report...
09 May, 2026, 08.13 AM IST
Govt has eased FDI norms for foreign cos having small Chinese/Hong Kong stake: An explainerIndia has eased Foreign Direct Investment rules for companies with up to ten percent Chinese or Hong Kong shareholding. These firms can now...
04 May, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
TikTok EU-China data transfers should be allowed during appeal, Irish Supreme court confirmsTikTok can continue transferring data from the EU to China. This decision comes as the company appeals a regulator's order to stop these tr...
30 Apr, 2026, 03.58 PM IST
Under blackout threat, Wikimedia reaches compromise with IndonesiaWikimedia Foundation reached a compromise with the Indonesian government, averting a potential Wikipedia block. The foundation secured assu...
25 Apr, 2026, 08.34 AM IST
TikTok to build a second billion-euro data centre in FinlandTikTok plans to invest 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) to build a second data centre in Finland in less than a year as it moves data storag...
08 Apr, 2026, 08.29 AM IST
US lawmakers say TikTok joint venture deal needs scrutiny from CongressRepresentative Jack Moolenaar, the Republican chair of the House select committee on China, said the committee would conduct oversight of t...
24 Jan, 2026, 07.21 AM IST
Driver's licenses, addresses, photos: Inside how TikTok shares user dataTikTok has downplayed the access that its China-based workers have to US user data. In a congressional hearing in March, TikTok's CEO, Shou...
29 May, 2023, 09.12 AM IST
Driver's licenses, addresses, photos: Inside how TikTok shares user dataTikTok's China-based employees have access to U.S. user data on an internal platform called Lark, according to internal reports and former ...
25 May, 2023, 08.00 PM IST
US threatens ban if Chinese owners don't sell stakes, says TikTokIt is the first time under the administration of Biden that a potential ban on TikTok has been threatened. Biden's predecessor, Republican ...
16 Mar, 2023, 04.45 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: is TikTok staring at a potential ban in the US?Regulatory hurdles, breaches of users’ data privacy, and national security concerns are some of the key reasons why TikTok is facing the ir...
16 Mar, 2023, 04.43 PM IST
TikTok mulls splitting from ByteDance if proposal with US fails: reportA divestiture, which could result in a sale or initial public offering, is considered a last resort and will be pursued only if the company...
15 Mar, 2023, 08.31 AM IST
Czech cyber watchdog warns against using TikTokThe NUKIB agency recommended that TikTok should not be installed on phones whose users access critical and other significant infrastructure.
09 Mar, 2023, 10.44 AM IST
TikTok CEO to testify before US Congress in March over security concernsChew will testify before the committee on March 23, which will be his first appearance before a congressional committee, said Representativ...
30 Jan, 2023, 08.30 PM IST
Two senators call for FTC probe into TikTok over US data accessThe request from Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat, and Republican Marco Rubio followed a Buzzfeed report saying the short video app permitte...
06 Jul, 2022, 07.54 AM IST
US FCC chief asks Apple, Google to remove TikTok from app storesTikTok, repeatedly accused of harvesting vast troves of data of users from the US, said it aims to remove any doubt about the security of s...
29 Jun, 2022, 02.53 PM IST
TikTok nears Oracle deal in bid to allay US data concernsThe agreement would come a year and a half after a US national security panel ordered ByteDance to divest TikTok because of fears that US u...
11 Mar, 2022, 08.50 AM IST
India to consider fresh responses from TikTokIndia will consider fresh responses from TikTok if it seeks to re-engage with the government over its ban in the country, a senior official...
21 Sep, 2020, 10.48 AM IST