Tag: ByteDance

Project Liberty: Inside the High-Stakes Deal That Ceded TikTok’s U.S. Future
NEW YORK – After years of escalating geopolitical tensions, regulatory threats, and high-stakes negotiations that captivated Washington and Silicon Valley, the American itera...
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TikTok Shop’s Blitz: ByteDance’s $15B US Gamble Against Amazon in 2025
In the rapidly evolving landscape of e-commerce, TikTok Shop, the retail arm of ByteDance Ltd.'s viral video platform, is poised for a monumental leap. Just two years after its...
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TikTok’s U.S. Future Hinges on New App by 2025
The saga surrounding TikTok’s future in the United States has taken yet another dramatic turn, with recent reports suggesting a potential resolution to the ongoing threat of a ban....
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TikTok Gets Another Reprieve
TikTok has received another reprieve, with President Trump giving the company an additional 75 days before a ban goes into effect....
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NetEase Abandoning Public Cloud Market
NetEase has announced it is abandoning the public cloud market as the company struggles to compete against more established rivals....
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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban
The United States Supreme Court has dealt a blow to TikTok, upholding a previous ruling banning the app over privacy and national security concerns....
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Judge Denies TikTok Appeal of US Ban
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has denied an appeal by TikTok, upholding a ban that will go into effect in January....
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Canada Orders TikTok to Shut Down In-Country Offices
Canada is cracking down on TikTok, ordering the company to shut down its offices within the country over national security concerns....
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TikTok Music Is Shutting Down
ByteDance has informed users it is killing off the TikTok Music service, with November 28, 2024 slated as the shutdown date....
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US Government Sues TikTok For Violating Child Privacy Laws
The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission have sued TikTok and parent ByteDance for violating child privacy laws....
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US Government May Have Passed On a Golden TikTok Opportunity
The US government may have passed up a golden opportunity to resolve concerns around TikTok's privacy without banning the app....
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Canadian Intelligence Chief: China Using TikTok to Spy On Users Globally
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Director David Vigneault is warning that China can use TikTok to spy on users around the world....
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EU Leaves the Door Open to Banning TikTok
The EU is apparently leaving the door open to banning TikTok, potentially following suit on similar action taken by US lawmakers....
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President Biden Signs Bill Banning TikTok or Forcing a Sale
In a first for the social media industry, TikTok parent ByteDance must sell the platform or see it banned in the US....
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FBI & DOJ Investigating ByteDance & TikTok’s Surveillance of Journalists
As if TikTok's problems couldn't get any worse, the FBI and DOJ are investigating its parent company for surveilling Forbes journalists....
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