The bill that could ban TikTok in the US looks set to be fast-tracked in Congress, with its inclusion in a package of foreign aid bills.
A similar bill already passed the House in a lopsided, bipartisan 352-65 vote in March, but as @NBC reports, it has since been stalled in the Senate.
Now, the House plans to package a slightly revised TikTok bill with billions in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, making it somewhat harder to ignore, and all but guaranteeing the potential ban will be signed into law.
Social-Media-Trend: Wie gesund Rückwärtslaufen ist
Rückwärtslaufen soll Schmerzen bei Arthrose lindern und Körperkoordination verbessern. Das verspricht zumindest TikTok. Was dran ist am Trend. Von Richard Kraft.
TikTok is attempting to tackle the rise of "problematic" content finding its way to the 'For You' feed, reports @engadget.
As the app fights for its future in the United States, its updated community guidelines will prevent "unfounded" conspiracy theories, certain types of dieting content and "dangerous activities or challenges" from being recommended to users.
Kurz vor seinem Besuch in China hatte Bundeskanzler Scholz einen TikTok-Kanal eröffnet, um jüngere Menschen zu erreichen. Ein Fehler, kritisiert die Antidiskriminierungsbeauftragte Ataman im Interview mit dem Bericht aus Berlin.
The TikTok ban is part of an effort to protect U.S. corporations against “Chinese competitors that, in some cases, are matching or even out-innovating some of the things that American tech companies are doing.”
TikTok is preparing to launch its own Instagram rival, called TikTok Notes.
A TikTok spokesperson confirmed to @TechCrunch that an app is in the works, after users received pop-up notifications stating the new app was "coming soon".
Warum TikTok für alle Parteien wichtig sein sollte
Bei TikTok erreicht die AfD deutlich mehr junge Menschen als alle anderen Parteien. Die hätten das Netzwerk zu lange abgelehnt, kritisieren Wissenschaftler. Jetzt gehe es darum, mit klugen Konzepten gegenzuhalten. Von P. Wundersee.
Hoping to stall a ban in the U.S., TikTok says it generated $14.7B for American small businesses last year.
@TechCrunch reports the company's economic activity report found "that over 7 million U.S. businesses rely on TikTok and that 224,000 jobs were supported by small business activity on the platform in 2023."
The U.K. has publicly accused China of hacking the country's Electoral Commission and gaining access to critical control systems and the personal information of millions of voters. The @ConversationUS looks at the reasons why China may have targeted the U.K., how such a cyberattack works and why it's unlikely the U.K.'s upcoming election will be influenced by it.
Follow the money, folks. The biggest institutional investor in the Truth Social SPAC is Susquehanna Int’l Group. It was co-founded by GOP billionaire Jeffrey Yass, who is also a major investor in the parent of TikTok. Trump recently did a 180 on banning TikTok. Wonder why?
@rbreich sussy wussy for sure but I don't care TOO much because banning #TikTok was always the wrong position to take. Been whining about this since day one.
All I can say about the news that a state-sponsored Chinese hacking group spent the last 14 years hacking into sensitive government entities around the world is...
We should DEFINITELY let them maintain control over a massive social media in the United States that they promise us they won't use nefariously. (/s)
Since billionaire Jeff Yass is in the news for his involvement in #TikTok and #Trump's #TruthSocial, here's our deep-dive look into the #GOP megadonor who avoided $1 billion in #taxes and poured that money into campaigns to cut taxes and support #election deniers.
🎙️ New #TWiT Ep! 🌟
U.S. vs Apple: Your thoughts? 🍏
The real point behind TikTok Bill criticism 📱
TN's groundbreaking AI & music law 🎵
A.I. race: US vs China 🌏
Murthy v Missouri at SCOTUS ⚖️
Guests: Cathy Gellis, Rob Pegoraro, Brianna Wu
Download 👉 https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/972
@TWiT@robpegoraro loved this TWIT episode, especially @cathygellis commenting on the #TikTok ban (calling it "unredeemable garbage"). Even though @briannawu seemed to poopoo her point without any counterpoint other than "that's not how politics works." There's no proof the Chinese government has used TikTok has used data from the app to impact political discorse, BUT FACEBOOK HAS...and Congress has done nothing. How soon we forget cambridge analytica?
@pluralistic
Possible Enshittification Sighting:
TikTok For You has provided wonderful entertainment by feeding me more of what I spend time viewing. Recently it feeds me obvious advertisement which I do not spend time viewing. Evaporation of value happens fast in the sun of the internet. #Tiktok#Capitalism
"Mike Gallagher pushed the bill to ban TikTok because China can 'surveil its users.' Now, he's resigning and joining an American surveillance firm" (Palantir) :thaenkin:
Join the open social web or be relegated the same fate as AOL, who couldn't even sustain their dominant instant messaging silo. #Twitter, #Pinterest, #Snapchat, #Quora, you're not special enough to survive on your own. And tick-tock #TikTok.