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TikTok Shop US Sales Surpass Shein, Sephora
After launching in September 2023, TikTok Shop rises to broad popularity with US sales surpassing Shein, Sephora as it faces ban
Australia To ‘Charge’ Tech Firms For News Content, After Meta Ends Licensing Deal
News fee. Australia looks introduce mandatory charge on social media platforms and search engines to force them to pay local publishers
TikTok Files Challenge Against Canadian Shutdown Order
Notice filed in federal court to challenge Canadian government order to shutdown TikTok's Canada's operations
TikTok Asks For Emergency Pause On US Divestiture Law
TikTok, ByteDance ask court for emergency injunction to pause enforcement of divestiture law pending Supreme Court appeal
EU Probes TikTok Influence On Romania Elections
European Commission queries TikTok for information on alleged Russian campaign to influence Romanian presidential election
TikTok Loses Bid To Overturn US Divestiture Law
US appeals court rejects bid by TikTok and parent ByteDance to overturn law forcing it to divest Chinese ownership or face January ban
Meta Concerned At Australia’s Social Media Ban For Under-16s
As social media ban passes, Australian government is accused by Meta of failing to consider young people's voices
Elon Musk To Be Summoned By MPs To Testify Over X’s Role In Riots
UK MPs will reportedly summon Elon Musk over X's role in summer riots, as well as executives from TikTok and Meta
Australia Plans Social Media Ban For Children Under 16
Protecting kids? Australian government confirms plan to implement restriction on social media for children under 16
Canada Orders Shutdown Of TikTok’s Canadian Business
Canada ordered China's TikTok business in the country to be dissolved over national security risks, but does not ban access to app
Donald Trump Election Victory, And Implications For Tech Sector
Victory of Donald Trump in the US Presidential election and the potential implications for the tech industry
TikTok Seeks ‘Trust’ In Global Markets
TikTok chief executive acknowledges it and other social media companies face 'challenge' in gaining trust as company faces US ban
TikTok Parent Co-Founder Tops China Rich List
Zhang Yiming, co-founder of TikTok parent ByteDance, rises to China's richest person even as country's economy sputters
TikTok’s ByteDance Fires Intern For Allegedly Sabotaging AI Project
ByteDance sacks intern for allegedly sabotaging the training of an internal artificial intelligence (AI) project
TikTok Aware Design Harmful To Children, Complaint Says
TikTok internal documents show it was aware of the addictiveness of its design for children, state complaint alleges
TikTok Cuts Hundreds Of Jobs In Favour Of AI – Report
ByteDance's TikTok is laying off up to 500 employees as it moves to greater use of AI for content moderation
TikTok Sued By US States For Allegedly Harming Children
Legal headache deepens for TikTok in US, after a number of states file lawsuits alleging platform harms, fails to protect children
TikTok Removes Russian State Media Accounts
TikTok removes accounts of Russian state media outlets for ‘covert influence operations’ ahead of US presidential election
TikTok Tells US Court Ban Would Have ‘Staggering’ Effects
TikTok, ByteDance, US creators argue against divest-or-ban law in US appeals court while government says national security at stake
TikTok Parent ByteDance Seeks $9.5bn In Loans
TikTok parent ByteDance seeks landmark $9.5bn in bank loans to refinance existing facility and fund operating expenses amidst expansion
TikTok Says US Data Not Linked To China
TikTok says US Justice Department made factual errors in describing company's links to China, as it seeks to overturn potential ban
TikTok Asks Court To Reject Secret Court Filings In Ban Challenge
TikTok, ByteDance ask appeals court to reject US request to file parts of case in secret as companies challenge US divestiture-or-ban law
TikTok Withdraws Rewards Programme From EU After DSA Probe
TikTok to withdraw TikTok Lite Rewards programme from EU in first case to be resolved under bloc's new Digital Services Act rules
US Sues TikTok Over ‘Massive’ Children’s Privacy Breach
In latest legal challenge Department of Justice, FTC sue TikTok, ByteDance over alleged use of children's data without parental consent
TikTok Parent Loses Bid To Avoid EU ‘Gatekeeper’ Label
China's ByteDance has lost a legal challenge to avoid a European Union 'gatekeeper' designation, but can appeal ruling
US Government Prepares TikTok Lawsuit Over Child Privacy
US Department of Justice prepares lawsuit alleging TikTok violated child data privacy laws, as company's legal troubles mount
TikTok Offered US ‘Kill Switch’ Over Data Concerns
TikTok discloses in court documents it offered US government ability to shut platform down, as it prepares for September court battle
TikTok US Ban Appeal Gets 16 September Court Date
Action by TikTok, ByteDance and creators against US ban law gets 16 September hearing date, weeks before US elections
TikTok Warns Cyberattack Targeted High Profile Accounts
Video app admits small number of high profile users including Paris Hilton and CNN were subjected to a cyberatack