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Despite TikTok’s claims, many countries around the world remain cautious about the platform and its ties to China. ... Taiwan: In December 2022, Taiwan imposed a public sector ban on TikTok ...
China hinted on Monday that it could retaliate after U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law legislation to boost Taiwan's defences and seeks to get TikTok's Chinese owner to divest from the ...
WASHINGTON — Legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. unless it cuts ties with its Chinese parent company is on a path to quickly get to President Joe Biden’s desk and be signed into law ...
TikTok, whose mainland Chinese counterpart is Douyin, is a short-form video hosting service owned by Chinese internet company ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted videos, which can range in duration from three seconds to 60 minutes. It can be accessed with a smart phone app.
Taiwan, which is facing off with China over the Taiwan Strait, banned TikTok from government devices in December 2022, and is considering extending it to the private sector. In 2022, Taiwanese authorities banned TikTok from public sector devices over concerns of usage by the Chinese government to conduct "cognitive warfare" against Taiwan.
Despite restrictions, all websites except TikTok can still be accessible to Chinese users by using VPNs. Amnesty International states that China has "the largest recorded number of imprisoned journalists and cyber-dissidents in the world" and Reporters Without Borders stated in 2010 and 2012 that "China is the world's biggest prison for netizens."
The TikTok crackdown was inserted into a long-stalled $95 billion foreign aid bill that sends assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Looming TikTok ban now law unless China-based parent company ...
Restrictions on TikTok in the United States. In April 2024, US president Joe Biden signed into law the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which is an effective ban or forced sale of TikTok from its parent company ByteDance. The video-sharing platform had sparked concerns over potential user data collection ...