Sources: Trump plans to extend TikTok's June 19 sale deadline; ByteDance told the White House that China wouldn't approve a deal until trade negotiations began
again — as Trump administration pushes deadline back Isaiah Richard / Tech Times : TikTok Ban Extension Reportedly Coming Again: POTUS Trump to Give It More Time After June 19 James Hale / Tubefilter ...
Letter: European regulator Thierry Breton urges Mark Zuckerberg to be “vigilant” about removing disinformation from Meta's platforms during the Israel-Hamas war
and on tackling disinformation in elections in the EU ⤵️ [image] Jakub Simek / @jakubsimek : @ThierryBreton @Meta I think the EU has bigger problems to worry about than lecturing tech companies. How m...
A recap of TikTok CEO Shou Chew's testimony before Congress, in which he struggled to address national security concerns over ByteDance's ownership of TikTok
“[T]he day was dominated by political grandstanding that failed to acknowledge the real solutions already underway through Project Texas or productively address industry-wide issues of youth safety.” ...
Biden administration asks a federal judge to put litigation over Trump's proposed TikTok ban on hold while it undertakes a review
for Now, as Biden Puts the Brakes on a Ban Tech Xplore : Biden backs off on TikTok ban in review of Trump China moves Collin Furtado / Tech in Asia : Relief for TikTok as Biden administration asks jud...
A ban on TikTok is overdue as the US confronts China's asymmetrical “net nationalism” and fights for the future of the open internet
the open internet — should be extended only to companies from countries that respect that openness themselves.” Best summary yet on TikTok: https://www.nytimes.com/... @nytopinion : “Behind the TikTok...
Sources: Microsoft and ByteDance hoped to have broad strokes of a TikTok deal by Monday, but then Trump's comments led them to seek clarity from the White House
Trump Deletes TikTok Ivan Mehta / The Next Web : Microsoft might buy TikTok — here's what's going on Hadlee Simons / Android Authority : It's official: Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok's US ope...
Amazon says it will not ask employees to remove TikTok from their mobile devices, and an internal email asking them to delete the app was sent in error
then walked back the policy and said it was an ‘error’ Rachel Lerman / Washington Post : TikTok users fear app shutdown as security concerns grow David Matthews / TechSpot : Amazon bans TikTok citing ...
Sources: CFIUS has launched a review of ByteDance's 2017 acquisition of Musical.ly, as TikTok didn't seek clearance from CFIUS during the acquisition
Margaret Sullivan was having fun. Washington Post : U.S. government investigating TikTok over national security concerns Hanna Kozlowska / Quartz : TikTok could be the next social platform plagued wit...