bytedance China wants TikTok shut down in US, because a forced sale would make Xi look weak vs. Trump: Report Xeni Jardin
bytedance TikTok to challenge Trump order banning transactions with video app and Chinese owner ByteDance Xeni Jardin
bytedance Trump orders ByteDance to divest interest in U.S. operations of TikTok within 90 days Xeni Jardin
bytedance TikTok exploited Android security vulnerability to grab MAC addresses, maybe for ad tracking, no way to opt out — stopped in November, WSJ reports Xeni Jardin
bytedance US Navy bans TikTok from government-issued mobile devices as 'cybersecurity threat' Xeni Jardin
musica.ly Tiktok took less than a day to settle parents' lawsuit over spying on their kids Cory Doctorow
bytedance TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance wants you to know everything is just fine, really Xeni Jardin
bytedance TikTok bans political ads because they clash with its 'positive, refreshing environment' Xeni Jardin
content moderation at scale Tiktok has become a vital tool for monitoring abuses against Xinjiang Uyghurs, but that's threatened by the company's new censorship rules Cory Doctorow
musica.ly Tiktok is valued at $75b, is spending $3m/day on US advertising, and in China, it has been turned into a state propaganda vehicle Cory Doctorow