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Jun 8, 2023 · In what appears to be a first, a former employee of ByteDance, TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company, has outlined specific claims that the Chinese Communist Party accessed the data of...
Feb 6, 2023 · As the one and only Chinese-originated platform that has an extensive global reach, TikTok puts itself at the crossroads of geopolitical manoeuvres, as well as judiciary tensions. In simple words, its data policy is scrutinised under political and legal prospects.
Since 2020, TikTok executives have repeatedly tried to reassure people that Chinese staff cannot access the data of non-Chinese users.
Mar 22, 2023 · The US and Chinese governments are battling for control over the algorithm that powers TikTok, with the short-form video app trapped in a geopolitical tug of war over its future.
Dec 16, 2019 · The wildly popular video app’s ties to China are prompting some US users and politicians to panic. A visitor passes the Tiktok booth at the 2019 Smart Expo in Hangzhou, China, on October 18...
May 20, 2021 · In June 2020, the Indian government banned 59 Chinese software applications, including the popular short video platform TikTok, which were accused of not only infringing on the data safety of local users, but also threatening the ‘national security and sovereignty’ of India (PTI, 2020).
Jul 5, 2022 · According to a Buzzfeed report from mid-June, China-based employees of ByteDance have repeatedly accessed non-public data about US TikTok users. The tapes overwhelmingly contradict TikTok’s...
