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TikTok needs free speech arguments to overcome Trump's broad powers to ban

TikTok says that just because its parent, ByteDance Ltd., is based in Beijing, that doesn't exclude the app from being fully protected by the Constitution just like any American company

ByteDance investors seek to use stakes to finance TikTok bid: Report

ByteDance has been in talks to divest TikTok's North America, Australia and New Zealand operations to potential acquirers, including Microsoft Corp and Oracle Corp

'No choice' but to sue Trump admin over threatened US ban: TikTok

"We do not take suing the government lightly but with the Executive Order threatening to bring a ban on our US operations ... we simply have no choice," TikTok said

'D-Day' at TikTok: 25 days until ban, company races to calm workers, brands

India has been banned TikTok but ByteDance Ltd, the Chinese company that owns the app, hasn't cut jobs

TikTok removes 380,000 videos in US for violating hate speech policy

TikTok, which has been under scrutiny over its content moderation practices, in March named the initial members of a content advisory council, to give advice on its policies and evaluate the actions

Unusual for firm acquiring TikTok to give funds to US Treasury: White House

Trump ordered ByteDance last week to divest TikTok's US operations within 90 days

Trump's attacks on TikTok and WeChat could further fracture the internet

Trump went further on Friday, ordering ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, to give up its American assets and any data that TikTok had gathered in the United States

Trump orders ByteDance to divest interest in US TikTok ops within 90 days

Trump's latest move comes on top of an executive order he issued last week that would prohibit certain transactions with TikTok unless ByteDance divests it within 45 days

ByteDance censored anti-China content in Indonesia until mid-2020 -sources

BaBe said it disagreed with the claims and that it moderates content according to its community guidelines and in line with Indonesia's local laws

TikTok and WeChat expose how US tech giants lack innovation in social media

Despite spending roughly $700 million a year in research and development, the microblogging company's main offering has stayed virtually the same over the past decade

TikTok deal must benefit US and ensure 'total security,' says Trump

Trump made the remarks after issuing an executive order banning transactions with TikTok's Chinese parent Bytedance

ByteDance news app censored 'anti-China' content in Indonesia: Report

Articles from partner media outlets that were perceived as critical of the Chinese government would either not be republished on the BaBe app or would be taken down from the app

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ByteDance in talks with Reliance for investment in TikTok: Report

The government in June banned 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok and WeChat, for threatening its "sovereignty and integrity" after border tensions with China

Trump's TikTok ban to cut it off from app stores, advertisers: WH document

Trump signed an order last week prohibiting transactions with TikTok if its parent ByteDance does not reach a deal to divest it in 45 days

French data privacy watchdog opens preliminary investigation into TikTok

TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, is already under investigation over privacy concerns by US, European Union and Dutch authorities

Microsoft faces complex technical challenges in TikTok's takeover

Microsoft is negotiating a transition period that will give it time to ringfence TikTok technologically from ByteDance after they agree to a deal, Reuters reported on Aug 2

Twitter keen to buy TikTok ops in US, experts doubt it has money: Report

It isn't certain Twitter would be able to outbid Microsoft and complete such a transformative deal in the 45 days that President Trump has given ByteDance to agree to a sale

TikTok preparing advertisers for possible app ban in the US

Some advertisers are forming contingency plans and considering other apps to move their marketing budgets

TikTok's billionaire founder in dilemma as tug-of-war over app rages on

Zhang, whose ByteDance Ltd owns TikTok, was on the verge of building the world's third truly global advertising and social-media force