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TikTok tightens privacy settings and defaults for under-18 users
A month after federal regulators ordered it to disclose how its practices affect children and teenagers, TikTok is tightening its privacy practices for the under-18 crowd.
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China issues rules for citizens to stop 'unjustified' use of foreign laws
The Chinese move comes as outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump extends his campaign against Chinese companies in his final days in office, further straining ties between the world's two largest econom
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ByteDance in talks to buy stake in mobile games firm CMGE: Report
China's ByteDance is in talks to buy into mobile games publisher CMGE Technology Group, sources said, as the owner of short video app TikTok moves to strengthen its next pillar of growth
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TikTok owner ByteDance in talks to buy stake in mobile games firm CMGE
The deal would come as the gaming industry continues to benefit from Covid-19 pandemic countermeasures which have forced people to stay at home, boosting game downloads
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Another judge blocks Donald Trump's TikTok ban; app still in limbo
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's attempts to ban TikTok, the latest legal defeat for the administration as it tries to wrest the popular app from its Chinese owners
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TikTok expands parental controls feature, adds new search restrictions
Chinese short-video making app TikTok has expanded a privacy feature where parents will have more options over what their children can see and restrict comments on their content
TikTok employee agrees to drop suit against Trump administration
Patrick S Ryan submitted a filing dated November 13, stating that both sides were asking the court to dismiss the case with prejudice
ByteDance granted 15-day extension to divest TikTok to US buyers
TikTok said in a statement earlier that it had asked the US government for a 30-day extension
Trump administration extends deadline for sale of TikTok to November 27
TikTok faced a deadline on Thursday to comply with the United States' order to sell its US operations or be shut down, although the demand did not go into effect on time
Trump admin grants ByteDance 15-day extension to divest TikTok app
TikTok said it now has until Nov. 27 to reach an agreement
ByteDance challenges Trump's TikTok divestiture order in Court of Appeals
President Donald Trump in an Aug. 14 order directed ByteDance to divest the app within 90 days, which falls on Thursday
ByteDance's TikTok asks US court to intervene as Trump order looms
TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, has until Thursday to sell off its US operations under an executive order that Trump signed in August
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TikTok-owner ByteDance to rake in $27 bn ad revenue by year-end: Report
While TikTok is what ByteDance is best known for globally, the app contributes little to the Chinese company's revenue overall.
TikTok parent ByteDance seeks to raise cash at $180 bn valuation: Report
The Chinese company is in talks with a group of investors including Sequoia over funding that would boost its valuation to $180 billion
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US will 'vigorously defend' TikTok executive order despite ruling
Trump administration contends that TikTok poses national security concerns as personal data collected on 100 million Americans who use the app could be obtained by China's government
ByteDance in talks to list its short video app Douyin in Hong Kong: Report
TikTok is not available in China and Douyin is TikTok's Chinese counterpart
ByteDance in talks to list Chinese short video app in Hong Kong: Report
TikTok is not available in China and Douyin is TikTok's Chinese counterpart
Pakistan to lift ban on TikTok after ByteDance vows to moderate content
It promised to reallocate resources to improve its system
China's ByteDance to reallocate resources if Pakistan unblocks TikTok
The company said its users and creators in Pakistan are still unable to access TikTok, more than one week after our services were blocked by the PTA
TikTok source code, data maintained separately from ByteDance: Official
TikTok's source code and user data are maintained separately from other businesses of its parent company ByteDance, a top company executive said in a court filing
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