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TikTok Fights Back in Court Over Potential Nationwide Ban

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Ridgewood NJ, on Monday, TikTok took its case to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, arguing against a law that could force the company to either find a non-Chinese buyer or face a nationwide ban. The law, passed by Congress in April, claims that TikTok poses a national security threat due to its ties to its parent company, ByteDance, which is based in China. Chinese laws allow the government access to user data, which the US government argues puts American users at risk and opens the door for Chinese propaganda to be spread through the platform.

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TikTok Creating a US Copy of the App’s Core Algorithm

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Ridgewood NJ, TikTok is currently working on a new version of its recommendation algorithm specifically for US users. This development aims to create a system that operates independently of its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, potentially making the platform more acceptable to US lawmakers who have expressed concerns and proposed banning the app. The project commenced before legislative efforts to force a sale of TikTok’s US operations gained momentum in Congress earlier this year. While this initiative could facilitate the eventual divestiture of TikTok’s US assets, the company has stated that it has no current plans to sell its US operations.

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TikTok Ban Moves Forward, Mnuchin Assembles Investor Group

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Washington DC, the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted 352-65 in favor of a bill that would ban TikTok in the United States unless its Chinese parent company, Bytedance, sells off its US operations within six months. While the bill’s fate in the Senate remains uncertain, President Joe Biden has indicated his willingness to sign it if it clears both chambers of Congress.

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Senator Cory Booker Still Using “TikTok” Despite Cybersecurity Issues

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Washington DC, Governor Phil Murphy announced that the State of New Jersey has issued a cybersecurity directive to prohibit the use of high-risk software and services, including TikTok, on State provided or managed devices.

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The State of New Jersey Bans TikTok and Other High-risk Software and Services Due to Cyber Security Issues

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Trenton NJ,  Governor Phil Murphy today announced that the State of New Jersey has issued a cybersecurity directive to prohibit the use of high-risk software and services, including TikTok, on State provided or managed devices. The New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC), in collaboration with the Office of Information Technology (OIT), will maintain a list of technology vendors and software products and services that present an unacceptable level of cybersecurity risk to the State. The Directive will apply to all departments, agencies, commissions, boards, bodies, or other instrumentalities of the Executive Branch of New Jersey State Government.

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TikTok’s Chinese Parent Company ByteDance Reportedly Accessed US Journalists’ data

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Ridgewood NJ, ByteDance employees accessed TikTok data for two US journalists and others connected to them. At least two of those employees were based in China and two were working from the US. The data was used during an investigation into internal leaks. TikTok has not indicated whether the data was accessed before or after the company started to route US user data through Oracle. Several senators are working on legislation that would ban TikTok in the US.

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Dispute between the USA and China: TikTok Sale Deal

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The video app Tiktok may remain now nevertheless on the US market. The future of the video app Tiktok in the US seems to be secured after President Donald Trump approved a deal between the Chinese owner Bytedance and US companies. Tiktok’s global business will be transferred to a new company based in the US, “probably in Texas,” Trump said. The Department of Commerce postponed the download stop for the App in the USA, which should take effect for users starting Monday, by one week.  4besnews Trump had called Tiktok a security risk, because the App belongs to the Chinese Bytedance company. In his view, Chinese authorities could have used the app to obtain data from Americans. Following this reasoning, he laid the foundation for the removal of the app in the USA with two orders. According to the deal that has now been finalized, the software company Oracle is to process all data of US users and take care of the corresponding technical systems. F9news In addition it became so far only officially admits that Oracle before an initial public offer of Tiktok Global is to take over a portion of 12,5 per cent of the company and the supermarket giant Walmart will hold 7,5 per cent.

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Trump Administration Moves to Ban “TikTok” App

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Washington DC, on Friday President Trump’s announcement that he plans to ban Chinese-owned TikTok has halted a potential acquisition of the popular app by Microsoft, with both companies waiting for more information for the U.S. government, according to several people involved in the talks.

The two companies were in advance stages of negotiating a deal that could have been announced as soon as Monday. Under the deal, TikTok’s owner Bytedance would sell the U.S. operation of TikTok to Microsoft, while continuing to operate the rest of the global video app out of a European headquarters. It’s unclear if the companies would share technology, such as through a licensing arrangement, or whether Microsoft would rebuild and operate the company. One option under consideration would have had Bytedance eventually separate its China business by listing it as a public company.

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