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TikTok considering London for headquarters to distance Chinese ownership

London is among one of several locations the company is considering, but no decisions have been made

TikTok enlists army of lobbyists as suspicions over China ties grow

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has threatened to ban the app over surveillance concerns

TikTok could operate as an American company, says White House official

There are reports that TikTok is going to pull out of the holding company, which is China, and operate as an independent American company, White House Economic Advisor Larry Kudlow told reporters

US to restrict visas for Huawei, says it has 'business with rights abusers'

Mike Pompeo says telecommunications companies around the world 'should consider themselves on notice' if they do business with Huawei

Decision on TikTok in US within weeks; Trump urged to ban Chinese apps

The move to ban TikTok in the US has suddenly gained momentum after India's decision in this regard last month

Govt questions owners of banned Chinese apps over content, practices

The 59 banned apps, which include TikTok and Alibaba's UC Browser, were asked whether they acted at the behest of any foreign government to edit, promote or demote any content

Banning TikTok takes a big tool away from Chinese surveillance work: US NSA

'China is going to know everything about you,' says Robert O'Brien on Fox TV show.

After TikTok ban, brands reconsider the role and power of influencers

With the pandemic and the ban on TikTok narrowing down opportunities for customer engagement, brands reconsider the role and power of influencers

Centre asks Rajasthan HC to stymie any challenge to Chinese app ban: Report

Chinese firms have faced hostility since a border clash that killed 20 Indian soldiers

Narendra Modi scared of disclosing who donated to PM Cares: Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi claimed everyone knows that Chinese companies like Huawei, Xiaomi, TikTok and OnePlus have donated to the PM Cares Fund, set up to fight Covid-19.

After asking employees to delete TkikTok, Amazon says email was a mistake

The initial internal email, which was disseminated widely online, told employees to delete TikTok, a video app increasingly popular with young people

Amazon makes employees delete TikTok, cites security concerns: Report

"Due to security risk, the TikTok app is no longer permitted on mobile devices that access Amazon email," the company said

At 16.5 million, TikTok removed most number of videos from India: Report

TikTok removed over 49 million videos for content violations between July and December last year

Indian Army asks personnel to delete 89 apps including Facebook, PUBG, Zoom

Snapchat, Tinder, OkCupid, UC Browserare among apps that should be removed, says the force.

Trump says he's considering a ban on short video app TikTok in the US

It's something we're looking at, yes, Trump said

Instagram starts testing TikTok competitor feature Reels in India

Reels offers a new way to create and share short videos on Instagram, says Facebook.

US probing allegations TikTok failed to protect children's privacy: Report

TikTok failed to delete videos and personal information about users age 13 and younger as it had agreed to do, according to US agencies.

TikTok to exit Hong Kong market within days over new national security law

TikTok has also said previously that it would not comply with any requests made by the Chinese government to censor content or for access to TikTok's user data

US may ban Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, says Mike Pompeo

TikTok, along with 58 other Chinese apps, were banned in India last week following a border clash with China.

After 'Digital Atmanirbhar' pitch, Indian apps rise up to the challenge

On July 4, four of the top six most downloadable apps were 'made in India' alternatives to TikTok