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China gives a wary welcome to influx of 'TikTok refugees' on RedNote

The influx of more than 700,000 new users has been driven by a looming US ban on TikTok, used by 170 million Americans, on national security concerns

Americans turn to RedNote over TikTok Ban concerns. Check details

TikTok has been given a deadline to sell the operations to the US or face a ban. Amid ban concerns, American users are moving to an alternative, Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote

TikTok prepares for immediate shutdown in US this Sunday as ban nears

The US Supreme Court is ruling on the constitutionality of a law signed by President Joe Biden mandates TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, and sell to a US-based entity

Elon Musk's deconstruction of X might show what's in store for TikTok

The world's wealthiest man has long said he hopes to create an 'everything app,' and incorporating TikTok into X, formerly Twitter, would take him a step toward that goal

Users flock to Chinese apps like Xiaohongshu amid TikTok ban risk

Familiar to Chinese who use the service not just as a repository for travel and pet videos but also a live online marketplace, its rise in the US took many in the industry by surprise

China mulls selling TikTok US to Trump-ally Elon Musk to avoid looming ban

Under one scenario that's been discussed by the Chinese government, Musk's X, the former Twitter would take control of TikTok US and run the businesses together

US lawmakers urge Joe Biden to extend TikTok January 19 ban deadline

Biden could extend the deadline by 90 days if he certifies ByteDance is making substantial progress toward a divestiture

US SC seems likely to uphold federal law to shut down TikTok on Jan 19

The Supreme Court on Friday seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning January 19 unless the popular social media programme is sold by its China-based parent company. Hearing arguments in a momentous clash of free speech and national security concerns, the justices seemed persuaded by arguments that the national security threat posed by the company's connections to China override concerns about restricting the speech, either of TikTok or its 170 million users in the United States. Early in arguments that lasted more than two and a half hours, Chief Justice John Roberts identified as the main concern in the case TikTok's ownership by China-based ByteDance and the parent company's requirement to cooperate with the Chinese government's intelligence operations. If left in place, the law passed by bipartisan majorities in Congress and signed by President Joe Biden in April will require TikTok to go dark on January 19, lawyer Noel Francisco told the

TikTok's fate divides Trump and fellow Republicans as SC action looms

"This is the most significant free speech case in at least a generation," said Timothy Edgar, a former U.S. national security and intelligence official

Ban on TikTok thrusts Apple, Google into US-China geopolitical fray

With less than two weeks to go before the ban kicks in, many influencers are recommending that users change their smartphone settings or get "virtual private networks"

Venezuela top court fines TikTok $10 mn over deadly video challenges

Venezuela's Supreme Court has issued a USD 10 million fine against TikTok for not implementing measures to prevent viral video challenges that have allegedly led to the deaths of three Venezuelan children recently. Judge Tania D'Amelio said TikTok had acted in a negligent manner and gave it eight days to pay the fine, while also ordering the video service company to open an office in Venezuela that would supervise content so that it complies with local laws. The judge did not explain how Venezuela would force TikTok, whose parent company is based in China, to pay the fine. Venezuela has blocked dozens of websites in previous years for not complying with regulations set by its telecommunications commission. TikTok did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Associated Press. In November, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro blamed TikTok for the death of a 12-year-old girl who allegedly died after participating in a TikTok challenge that involved taking tranquilizer

Taiwan's DPP lawmaker proposes tougher rules to tackle TikTok deepfakes

Lin proposed amending Taiwan's Anti-Infiltration Act to compel foreign-based platforms deemed a potential national security threat to establish local offices in Taiwan

Albania to shut down TikTok for a year over violence among children

Albania's prime minister said on Saturday the government will shut down the video service TikTok for one year, blaming it for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children. Albanian authorities held 1,300 meetings with teachers and parents following the stabbing death of a teenager in mid-November by another teen after a quarrel that started on TikTok. Prime Minister Edi Rama, speaking at a meeting with teachers and parents, said TikTok "would be fully closed for all.... There will be no TikTok in the Republic of Albania". Rama said the shutdown would begin sometime next year. It was not immediately clear if TikTok has a contact in Albania. TikTok, in an email response on Saturday to a request for comment, asked for "urgent clarity from the Albanian government" on the case of the stabbed teenager. The company said it had "found no evidence that the perpetrator or victim had TikTok accounts, and multiple reports have in fact confirmed videos leading up to this incident w

Bankruptcies, suicide rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt

While Japan is by no means alone in confronting a debt problem, salaries are the lowest of Group-of-Seven countries, and the central bank is raising borrowing costs while its peers cut them

Senators urge Biden to grant ByteDance 90-day delay from law requiring sale

The Justice Department had said that as a Chinese company, TikTok poses a national-security threat of immense depth and scale

US Supreme court to hear appeal by TikTok's Chinese parent firm against ban

The dispute comes at a time of growing trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies after President Joe Biden's administration placed new restrictions on the Chinese chip industry

EU starts investigation of TikTok over Romanian election interference

The probe will look at if the short-video app failed to prevent bad actors from manipulating its recommendation system

TikTok asks US Supreme Court to block govt ban set to take effect in Jan

Barring Supreme Court intervention, the ban will kick in Jan. 19, the day before Trump is inaugurated

TikTok CEO Chew meets President-elect Trump at Mar-a-Lago ahead of US ban

The private meeting, confirmed by a source familiar with the discussion, came just hours after Trump suggested he'd somehow try to reverse the ban to save TikTok

TikTok's potential US ban explained: Can Trump save it from shutdown?

US lawmakers have called on Apple and Google to comply with the January 19 deadline by banning TikTok from their app stores unless ByteDance divests its ownership