2024-12-17
“The Supreme Court could grant the injunction as a favor to Trump, who might even try to intervene in the case on behalf of TikTok. But Trump might want TikTok to be banned on Joe Biden's last day in office. If that were to happen, he could be its hero.” https://www.forbes.com/...
NBC News
Source: Trump meets with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew at Mar-a-Lago, the same day that the company asks the Supreme Court to block the law that could ban the app
President-elect Donald Trump tried to ban TikTok in 2020 but was blocked by the courts. He has since changed his position on the issue.
“The Supreme Court could grant the injunction as a favor to Trump, who might even try to intervene in the case on behalf of TikTok. But Trump might want TikTok to be banned on Joe Biden's last day in office. If that were to happen, he could be its hero.” https://www.forbes.com/...
NBC News
ByteDance asks SCOTUS to block the US law that could ban TikTok on January 19; when asked about the law, Trump says he has a “warm spot” in his heart for TikTok
Small business owners love TikTok for marketing and sales. Stella Martorana / Research Live : TikTok appeals to supreme court against US ban Fox Business : TikTok calls on Supreme ...
2024-10-12
After a 2022 report on Forbes about underage kids stripping on TikTok's live feature, the company launched its own investigation. That's when TikTok officials realized there was “a high” number of underage streamers receiving digital currency on the app in the form of a “gift” or “coin” in exchange for stripping — real money converted into a digital currency.
NPR
Faulty court filing redactions: TikTok executives were unconcerned with the harms the app poses for US teenagers, despite internal research validating concerns
and Its Executives Knew All Along Chase DiBenedetto / Mashable : TikTok execs know exactly how many videos it takes to get addicted to its platform Nehal Malik / iPhone in Canada B...
2024-10-11
After a 2022 report on Forbes about underage kids stripping on TikTok's live feature, the company launched its own investigation. That's when TikTok officials realized there was “a high” number of underage streamers receiving digital currency on the app in the form of a “gift” or “coin” in exchange for stripping — real money converted into a digital currency.
NPR
Faulty court filing redactions show TikTok executives were unconcerned with the harms the app poses for teenagers despite internal research validating concerns
For the first time, internal TikTok communications have been made public that show a company unconcerned with the harms the app poses for American teenagers.