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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 TikTok...
Why TikTok Is a Threat to Democracy. The popular Chinese-owned app is enabling Beijing to collect data on people nearly everywhere. Not only can such platforms track people’s preferences and whereabouts, but they give the Chinese government control over a powerful tool for shaping people’s worldview. October 2022. By Aynne Kokas.
China has attacked a bill going through US Congress that could ultimately see TikTok banned in the States, calling it unjust. It is the latest move in a years-long row over safety fears about the...
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.
Jun 24, 2024 · Critics allege TikTok, where a third of U.S. adults under 30 get their news, is used to “silence free speech,” “undermine democracy,” and “promote propaganda.” Through China’s National Intelligence...
Dec 16, 2019 · TikTok’s parent company ByteDance’s ties to China are prompting US politicians to launch a national security investigation.
Dec 20, 2022 · In just the last six months, TikTok and ByteDance have been accused of lying about the access of China-based employees to American user data, using a news app to push pro-Beijing content...
