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PublishedMarch 23, 2023
Skeptical U.S. lawmakers grill TikTok CEO over safety, content
In one of the most dramatic moments of the hearing, Republican Rep. Kat Cammack played a TikTok video showing a shooting gun with a caption that included the House committee.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2023
Justice Dept. investigating TikTok parent over possible spying
U.S. security agencies and lawmakers have increasingly complained that the company is too closely aligned with the Chinese government and could use the service to track Americans and push pro-China propaganda.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2023
Biden administration wants TikTok’s Chinese owners to divest
The Biden administration has told TikTok that its Chinese owners must sell their stakes for the app to avoid a U.S. ban.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2023
Belgium bans TikTok from government phones
The Chinese-owned video sharing app will be temporarily prohibited for at least six months.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2023
TikTok sets 60-minute default time limit for minors
TikTok says every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2023
House panel zeroes in on TikTok app over security fear
The implications of this new scrutiny – part of a broadening congressional review of U.S. engagement with China – are unclear.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2023
Maine is the latest state to ban TikTok for state workers
More than 20 states and the federal government have banned TikTok, which is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2022
A TikToker hit a golf ball into the Grand Canyon. She now faces charges.
The influencer has three pending misdemeanor counts related to littering, creating a hazardous condition and throwing objects over the canyon rim, the park spokeswoman said.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2022
TikTok challenge possibly linked to New York teens’ deadly car crash
A police commissioner says a car crash that killed four teenagers in Buffalo, New York, may have been linked to a Tiktok car-theft challenge.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2022
Social media platforms brace for midterm elections mayhem
Social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok and Twitter say they're taking steps to prevent the spread of misinformation about voting and elections ahead of next month's midterms.
