LOS ANGELES, the United States | Xinhua | TikTok announced Friday that it will be forced to shut down its services for the 170 million users in the United States on Sunday unless U.S. President Joe Biden provides a “definitive” assurance. The announcement came though Biden’s administration indicated that it …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese internet users on a popular social networking platform have noticed a sudden influx of foreign newcomers who claim to have migrated from TikTok due to concerns about a potential ban by the U.S. government within the week. On Xiaohongshu, a Chinese platform with combined features …
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WASHINGTON | Xinhua | TikTok on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a law that would ban the video-sharing app if ByteDance, its Chinese parent company, doesn’t sell it to a non-Chinese buyer by Jan. 19. “The Act will shutter one of America’s most popular speech platforms the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has postponed the case involving TikToker Ibrahim Musana, popularly known as Pressure 24 Seven, who faces charges of promoting hate speech. Pressure 24 Seven is accused of eight counts of promoting hate speech against President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Speaker …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Henry Nyanzi, a TikToker, has been released on police bond after issuing a public apology for defamatory remarks he made against former Minister for Water, Ronald Kibuule, in a viral video. Nyanzi, who was arrested earlier this week, expressed deep remorse for his false statements and …
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NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Every Sunday, several streets of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, as well as its suburbs, usually bustle with activity involving mainly young people. The youngsters normally take photos in all manner of poses as others make skits and record videos using their phones. The photos …
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WASHINGTON | Xinhua | “It’s my honor,” said former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday in the first video post of his account on TikTok, a social media platform he tried to ban as president on national security grounds, amassing 4.6 million followers. The post, which showed Trump, the Republican …
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Its adoption of an aggressive stance towards Congress over its forced sale legislation backfired COMMENT | NANCY QIAN | TikTok is now one of the biggest stories in business and geopolitics. U.S. President Joe Biden has just signed a law that will ban the massively popular app in nine months if …
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The wildly popular app has been in the headlines for weeks as US lawmakers face off against TikTok’s Chinese parent company over a potential nation-wide ban. Here’s why the app is so special ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short video platform TikTok has once …
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TikTok pointed out in the petition that the law – the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act – is unconstitutional. WASHINGTON | Xinhua | TikTok, an online video entertainment platform, and its Chinese parent company ByteDance on Tuesday filed a legal challenge against the U.S. government over a …
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