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TikTok CEO grilled by lawmakers regarding China ties

During the hearing, Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas raised concerns to Chew about becoming CEO at the same time as the Chinese Communist Party acquired a 1% stake in ByteDance’s primary Chinese

February 1, 2024

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TikTok Joins Layoffs

The job cuts happened mostly in the sales and advertising division…reports Asian Lite News Chinese short-video making app TikTok has joined the Big Tech layoffs, asking a certain number of employees to

January 25, 2024

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TikTok Partners with GoTo’s Tokopedia

The shopping features within the TikTok app in Indonesia will be operated and maintained by the enlarged entity…reports Asian Lite News Chinese short-video making platform TikTok on Monday committed to invest $1.5

December 12, 2023

Business·Investment

Tech Titans Under Fire In US

Hundreds of American families are suing four of the biggest tech companies — Meta (parent company of Facebook and Instagram), TikTok, Google and Snap Inc (parent of Snapchat)…reports Asian Lite News Hundreds

November 21, 2023

Business·Tech LITE·Technology

TikTok tells EU that it has removed over 500K videos

European Commissioner Thierry Breton urged TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to “urgently step up” efforts, and spell out “within the next 24 hours” how it is complying with European law…reports Asian Lite

October 17, 2023

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TikTok: China’s disinformation tool?

Concerns arise among experts regarding censorship, propaganda, and privacy concerns associated with TikTok. The utilisation of TikTok by the Chinese government could potentially undermine global free speech, democracy, and human rights….reports Asian

August 17, 2023

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TikTok sues Montana for banning app

Five TikTok creators in Montana also sued Montana last week over the ban, claiming First Amendment safeguards…reports Asian Lite News TikTok on Monday filed a lawsuit in a US federal court to

May 23, 2023

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Montana is first US state to ban TikTok completely

The Republican Governor Greg Gianforte announced the ban on TikTok in Montana saying that it is done to protect Montanans’ personal and private data from the CCP….reports Asian Lite News Amid a

May 18, 2023

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Ireland’s govt staff told to remove TikTok from work devices

Use of the app is no longer allowed under the guidelines outlined in the Acceptable Usage Policy for Irish State employees, according to The Irish Times…reports Asian Lite News Following a thorough

April 24, 2023

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UK govt fines TikTok nearly $16 mn for misusing personal data

A spokesperson for TikTok told CNN that the company “invest[s] heavily to help keep under 13s off the platform” and that it disagreed with the ICO’s decision…reports Asian Lite News The United

April 7, 2023

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