Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issues a ban on the use of Chinese-backed apps DeepSeek, Lemon8, Moomoo, RedNote, Tiger Brokers, and Webull on government-issued devices
a point groups like @StateArmor have long made. Greg Abbott / @gregabbott_tx : Texas will NOT allow the CCP to infiltrate our state's critical infrastructure through data-harvesting. Today, I ordered ...
The White House is backing a bipartisan bill that would force ByteDance to sell TikTok if the company wants to keep the app in US app stores
namely, TikTok's actions that demonstrate a clear national security risk—conduct that is not protected by the First Amendment. Dr. Neal Dunn / @drnealdunnfl2 : Take or leave it! We are trying to remin...
Over 24 Democrats in Congress who are active on TikTok are being pushed by colleagues to stop using the app, as pressure mounts against TikTok in Washington, DC
Here Are The Other Governments Banning The App Alessandro Mascellino / Infosecurity : TikTok to Comply With US Law, Protect User Data From China SC Media : ByteDance addresses data privacy concerns Tw...
Some national security concerns about TikTok are valid, but a forced sale of its US operations may undermine the company's ability to fight adversarial threats
Wait until you hear about credit rating companies, HR companies, real estate verification companies … Tweets: Eva / @evacide : If you think the US needs a TikTok ban and not a comprehensive privacy la...
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.” ...
US law enforcement officials and other experts say TikTok has emerged as the biggest and fastest-growing danger zone for child sexual exploitation online
Tawnell D. Hobbs / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @repkenbuck and @tomcottonar Tweets: Rep. Ken Buck / @repkenbuck : A very disturbing article. CCP owned TikTok is a “venue for child sexual exploitati...
The FBI and MI5 issue a rare joint statement warning tech companies of China's large-scale state-sponsored hacking and a global network of agents to steal IP
Hello, sorry I'm late. Christopher Wray / F.B.I. : Director's Remarks to Business Leaders in London Gordon Corera / BBC : China: MI5 and FBI heads warn of ‘immense’ threat MI5 : Joint address by MI5 a...
Intel apologizes, following a backlash in China, for telling Chinese suppliers to avoid Xinjiang labor, saying it only did so to “ensure compliance” with US law
Tech companies withdraw from in-person CES Simon Sharwood / The Register : Intel ‘regrets’ offending China with letter telling suppliers to avoid Xinjiang Liza Lin / Wall Street Journal : Intel Apolog...
Intel apologizes, following a backlash in China, for telling Chinese suppliers to avoid Xinjiang labor, saying it only did so to “ensure compliance” with US law
Tech companies withdraw from in-person CES Simon Sharwood / The Register : Intel ‘regrets’ offending China with letter telling suppliers to avoid Xinjiang Agence France-Presse : Intel Apologizes Over ...
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...