Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has consulted with President Trump about acquiring TikTok’s U.S. assets. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption toggle caption Elaine Thompson/AP Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has consulted with President Trump about acquiring TikTok’s U.S. assets. Elaine Thompson/AP Microsoft said Sunday it has discussed with President Trump its plan to […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008021080041608-microsoft-to-proceed-with-talks-over-possible-tiktok-purchase-in-us/ Earlier in the week, US President Donald Trump announced his intention to ban Chinese-owned viral video platform TikTok in the United States amid allegations that the app “spies” on American citizens and could “meddle” in the US presidential election. Microsoft revealed in its […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has vowed that President Donald Trump will take action “in the coming days” to deal with Chinese software companies that the White House claims are feeding data to Beijing. Appearing on Fox News’ ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ show, Pompeo claimed the practices of the Chinese […]
TikTok has been under fire in Washington, as the Trump administration and some Democrats in Congress have been raising national security concerns about the Chinese-owned app. SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett hide caption toggle caption SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett TikTok has been under fire in Washington, as the Trump […]
The White House and Congress are increasingly clamping down on TikTok, the Chinese-owned video-sharing app that is a sensation among teenagers and 20-somethings. Officials fear the app could be used as a spy tool. Anjum Naveed/AP hide caption toggle caption Anjum Naveed/AP The White House and Congress are increasingly clamping […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The telecommunications regulatory body of Pakistan issued notices to popular Chinese app TikTok and Singapore-based video sharing platform Bigo after receiving a number complaints, claiming the apps are spreading pornography for the sake of fame and ratings on social media. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107934/77/1079347793_0:156:1500:1000_1200x675_80_0_0_b1e2326b03495f03515fad8a72fe571e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/business/202007191079927606-tiktok-owner-halts-negotiations-to-open-headquarters-in-london-amid-tensions—reports/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – ByteDance, the parent company of social media giant TikTok has broken off negotiations to open a global headquarters in the United Kingdom over worsening relations between Beijing and London, The Sunday Times reported. The decision to halt negotiations was made […]
The Trump administration is studying the security risks of TikTok, WeChat and other apps that could potentially allow foreign countries to gather information on Americans, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters Wednesday. Meadows also said that action regarding this issue would likely take place in weeks, not […]
China lashed out Monday against the US, calling the nation the “true global headquarters of hackers” after White House adviser Peter Navarro reiterated unsubstantiated claims over the weekend that TikTok user data is sent to the Chinese military. Touching on a variety of anti-China angles, Navarro reiterated claims during a […]
This week saw a 125% rise in the price of dogecoin, a cryptocurrency based on a popular 2013 internet meme, created in the same year as both a parody and a “let’s see if this sticks” experiment. Much to even the founder’s surprise, it has not only survived, it has […]
E-commerce behemoth Amazon has reversed course after ordering employees to remove micro-vlogging app TikTok from smartphones with access to Amazon email “due to security risks,” calling the demand an “error.” “This morning’s email to some of our employees was sent in error,” a company spokeswoman told Reuters on Friday, just […]
Amazon has asked all of its employees to remove the TikTok app from their cell phones. The move comes as the US government considers a nationwide ban on the Chinese video app. “Due to security risks, the TikTok app is no longer permitted on mobile devices that access Amazon email,” […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps, citing them as a “threat to the integrity and sovereignty” of the country in the wake of the border clashes with China. While new Indian apps have been launched to fill the space to promote ‘self-reliant’ India, global players are also […]
After a week of viral videos on TikTok, dogecoin is up 35% in price and 2000% in volume. What gives? What’s old is new again! What happens when you combine a mostly hibernating memecoin with the world’s most powerful (and controversial) meme platform, and throw in a new generation of […]
TikTok has failed to protect children’s privacy and can’t even keep them safe from froth-mouthed Nazis, US NGOs and media have declared, just in time to give Washington a reason to ban the popular Chinese-made app. The US Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department are reportedly probing accusations that TikTok […]
Social media has thrown dogecoin traders a treat. Trading volumes for the Shiba Inu meme-based cryptocurrency spiked nearly 2,000% in the last two days, according to data from Messari, as videos on TikTok encouraged users to invest. The whimsical asset’s price climbed 35% to $0.035 over the same period. Dogecoin […]
US video conferencing platform Zoom has joined Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Telegram in suspending data requests from Hong Kong authorities following the enactment of the new national security law. Like its tech industry contemporaries, a Zoom spokesperson said the company “supports the free and open exchange of thoughts and ideas,” […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has confirmed Washington is considering a ban on Chinese social media apps, including the ultra-popular TikTok, apparently inspired by a similar ban in India and Australia’s threat to do the same. Speaking with Fox News, Pompeo affirmed “we’re certainly looking at” banning TikTok and […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107977/76/1079777637_0:84:3491:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_949ff171af1b678d5e91c4002b2f9442.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007071079815027-pompeo-says-us-considers-banning-chinese-social-media-apps-including-tiktok/ Pompeo earlier welcomed a similar move by India, as it issued an interim order blocking TikTok and 58 other apps linked to China, two weeks after the two countries saw the first deadly border clash in decades. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo […]
About six months before anyone had heard of the novel coronavirus, J-L Cauvin made the difficult decision to move out of New York City, where he had spent years trying to make it as a stand-up comic. “I was super depressed about getting a full-time job again and moving to […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107688/94/1076889494_0:181:1920:1261_1200x675_80_0_0_eb088751696eec7fdc158ad729053c20.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202007021079773330-two-held-for-desecrating-idols-at-temple-for-tik-tok-clip-in-indias-video/ New Delhi (Sputnik): Last week, the Indian government banned popular Chinese video-making app TikTok in the aftermath of a deadly standoff with Chinese troops in the Ladakh region. Two people have been arrested in the Indian state of Gujarat for recently attacking an […]
A Black Lives Matter TikTok video by Harvard Senior Claira Janover in which she threatens to stab and watch bleed out “the next person who has the sheer nerve, the sheer entitled caucasity to say ‘all lives matter’” went viral Tuesday in spite of a disclaimer Janover posted under the […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): On 15 June, Indian and Chinese troops engaged in violent clashes in Ladakh region, leading to the death of 20 Indian soldiers. The two sides have since held several rounds of talks to de-escalate tensions. Amid the persisting standoff with China at the Line of Actual Control […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107934/77/1079347793_0:156:1500:1000_1200x675_80_0_0_b1e2326b03495f03515fad8a72fe571e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202006251079717201-social-media-sensation-and-tiktok-star-siya-kakkar-reportedly-commits-suicide/ New Delhi (Sputnik): The entertainment world and fans in India are yet to come to terms with the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, who ended his life by hanging inside his room in Mumbai. The reason behind the actor’s drastic step is yet […]