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US House Gives ByteDance Six Months To Divest TikTok Or Face Ban

House of Representatives vote could force ByteDance to divest TikTok within six months, or face nationwide US ban

8 months ago

Canada Bans WeChat From Government Devices

Canada bans Chinese super-app WeChat from government devices, following similar move for TikTok in February

1 year ago

Elon Musk’s X To Offer Audio, Video Calling

Video and audio calling options are to be added to X (formerly known as Twitter), as Elon Musk seeks 'everything…

1 year ago

Twitter No Longer Exists, As X Corp Takes Over

Elon Musk's Twitter no longer exists as company, after a filing this week shows Twitter has been merged into X…

2 years ago

Elon Musk Owns Twitter, Pledges It Won’t Become ‘Free-for-all Hellscape’

CEO Parag Agrawal and finance chief Ned Segal escorted out of Twitter HQ, after Elon Musk concludes acrimonious acquisition and…

2 years ago

Zoom Pushes Team Chat Amidst Tough Competition

Zoom renames and adds features to Zoom Team Chat as it squares off with Slack, Microsoft Teams, others for hybrid…

2 years ago

WeChat Disables Accounts Linked To NFTs

China's WeChat messaging service disables accounts linked to 'speculation' and secondary sales of NFTs amidst regulatory crackdown

3 years ago

Tencent ‘Facing Record Fine’ Over Payment Violations

China tech giant Tencent Group facing record fine from central bank over violations of money laundering rules as fintech crackdown…

3 years ago

WeChat Account Of Australian Prime Minister Removed

China strikes back? Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's WeChat account has vanished, with some alleging Chinese interference

3 years ago

WeChat Fixes Content ‘Glitch’ Amidst Regulatory Pressure

Tencent fixes 'loophole' that allowed Bing and Google to temporarily display WeChat results, as China regulators seek to open up…

3 years ago

US Watchdog Questions Tech Giants On Electronic Payments

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau questions Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, PayPal, and Square over electronic payments

3 years ago

President Biden Drops Trump Quest To Ban TikTok, WeChat

President Biden withdraws a number of executive orders of Donald Trump that sought to ban China's TikTok and WeChat in…

3 years ago

Judge Rejects Government Appeal On US WeChat Ban

US judge rejects government appeal to reverse earlier decision allowing Chinese app WeChat to remain available in US app stores

4 years ago

TikTok US Ban Delayed As Trump Expresses Deal Approval

Trump says he approves of TikTok partnership with Oracle and Wal-Mart 'in concept', as judge blocks US download ban on…

4 years ago

Twitter Talks With TikTok Over US Operations – Report

As Donald Trump threatens a ban next month, TikTok reportedly held 'preliminary talks with Twitter over its US operations

4 years ago

TikTok Owner Promises Legal Action Over US Ban

TikTok owner ByteDance challenges US executive order against it, as Trump administration targets WeChat in major trade war escalation

4 years ago

China’s WeChat Denies Storing Users’ Data After Spying Claim

The leading Chinese messaging app said it doesn't store users' chat history, after a top businessman said WeChat was 'watching'…

7 years ago