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TikTok has your data even if you've never used the app: Report: The app collects and transfers data even if deleted, a new report says.
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TikTok has your data even if you've never used the app: Report
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The US government is once again threatening to ban TikTok. What you should know: Nearly two-and-a-half years after the Trump administration threatened to ban ...
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The US government is once again threatening to ban TikTok ...
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TikTok has your data even if you've never used the app: Report: The app collects and transfers data even if deleted, a new report says.
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TikTok has your data even if you've never used the app: Report
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The US government is once again threatening to ban TikTok. What you should know: Nearly two-and-a-half years after the Trump administration threatened to ban ...
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The US government is once again threatening to ban TikTok ...
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US government launches criminal investigation into TikTok parent, reports say: The US government has launched a criminal investigation into TikTok's parent ...
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US government launches criminal investigation into TikTok parent ...
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TikTok CEO says app sale won't address US security concerns: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said in an interview on Thursday that forcing the social media app's parent ...
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TikTok CEO says app sale won't address US security concerns
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U.K. Bans TikTok on Government Devices: The move reflects fears in Britain and elsewhere in the West that the popular app’s Chinese ownership could share user ...
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U.K. Bans TikTok on Government Devices
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UK bans TikTok on government phones on security grounds: British authorities say they're banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from government ...
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UK bans TikTok on government phones on security grounds
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UK bans TikTok on government phones on security grounds: Following similar action from the U.S. and the European Union, U.K. authorities said Thursday that they ...
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UK bans TikTok on government phones on security grounds
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UK bans TikTok on government devices: The United Kingdom banned TikTok from official government devices on Thursday, adding to similar restrictions imposed by ...
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UK bans TikTok on government devices
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Biden administration demands TikTok’s Chinese owners spin off their share or face US ban
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Biden administration demands TikTok’s Chinese owners spin off their share ...
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Biden admin demands TikTok's Chinese owner sell stakes or risk being banned: Official
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Biden admin demands TikTok's Chinese owner sell stakes or risk being ...
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What you should do about TikTok’s potential sale or ban: Maybe for real this time, the U.S. might force a sale (or potentially a ban) of TikTok in America ...
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What you should do about TikTok’s potential sale or ban
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New Zealand Bans TikTok From Parliamentary Devices, Citing Security Risks: Decision broadens backlash against the China-owned app among U.S. allies
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New Zealand Bans TikTok From Parliamentary Devices, Citing Security Risks
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Justice Dept. investigates TikTok parent over potential data-gathering issues: At issue is whether ByteDance violated any laws by inappropriately gathering the ...
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Justice Dept. investigates TikTok parent over potential data-gathering ...
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This Really Might Be It for TikTok: Why Joe Biden is cracking down on the video app—and why he may be missing TikTok's real danger.
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This Really Might Be It for TikTok
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How TikTok went from teen sensation to political pariah: In the seven years since TikTok was born as lip-syncing app for Chinese teens, the platform has reshaped ...
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How TikTok went from teen sensation to political pariah
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TikTok banned from UK government phones: Oliver Dowden has announced that TikTok will be banned from government devices, following in the footsteps of the EU ...
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TikTok banned from UK government phones
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TikTok says Biden administration pressuring it to sell company as security concerns grow
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TikTok says Biden administration pressuring it to sell company as security ...
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After USA and Great Britain: New Zealand bans TikTok on all government devices: The distrust of the Chinese owners of TikTok is too great: New Zealand is also ...
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After USA and Great Britain: New Zealand bans TikTok on all government ...
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New Zealand bans TikTok from lawmakers' phones - UPI.com: New Zealand banned TikTok from all devices with parliamentary access on Friday ...
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New Zealand bans TikTok from lawmakers' phones - UPI.com
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U.S. Threatens TikTok Ban Unless China Owners Divest: The White House has backed a bipartisan bill that, when passed, could immediately put TikTok under review.
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U.S. Threatens TikTok Ban Unless China Owners Divest
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The government wants me to delete TikTok. Here’s why it’s wrong.: There are crucial holes in the public narrative about a potential US ban of the video app.
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The government wants me to delete TikTok. Here’s why it’s wrong.
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Biden’s TikTok plan faces the same challenges that doomed Trump’s ban: The Biden administration’s push to force a sale of TikTok will meet a slew of ...
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Biden’s TikTok plan faces the same challenges that doomed Trump’s ban
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US government gives TikTok an ultimatum, warning of ban: The Biden administration warned TikTok's owners to sell their stakes, while the UK banned the app from ...
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US government gives TikTok an ultimatum, warning of ban
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China accuses U.S. of spreading disinformation, suppressing TikTok: China is accusing the United States of spreading disinformation and suppressing TikTok ...
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China accuses U.S. of spreading disinformation, suppressing TikTok
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TikTok to Let Users Reset ‘For You’ Feed to Freshen Recommendations: Viral video-sharing app TikTok unveiled plans to let users reset their “For You” feeds ...
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TikTok to Let Users Reset ‘For You’ Feed to Freshen Recommendations
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U.S. threatens TikTok ban, demands Chinese owners sell stakes - UPI.com: The Biden administration is threatening to ban TikTok in the United States ...
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U.S. threatens TikTok ban, demands Chinese owners sell stakes - UPI.com
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UK banning TikTok on official devices: The UK government will ban TikTok on official devices.
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UK banning TikTok on official devices
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TikTok’s plan to stave off government intervention: Flood D.C. with influencers : The social media app is under intense scrutiny right now. Can their ...
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TikTok’s plan to stave off government intervention: Flood D.C ...
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TikTok and ByteDance employees regularly engage in “heating,” a manual push that ensures specific videos “achieve a certain number of video views ... Show more

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Biden Administration Threatens U.S. Ban if TikTok’s Chinese Owners Don’t Sell App
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Biden Administration Threatens U.S. Ban if TikTok’s Chinese Owners Don’t ...
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How a TikTok ban in the U.S. might work: If TikTok is banned in the U.S., connecting to the app likely won't be as easy as using a virtual private network.
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How a TikTok ban in the U.S. might work
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TikTok Faces Increasing Pressure, As UK Blocks App And Congressional Inquiry Looms
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TikTok Faces Increasing Pressure, As UK Blocks App And Congressional ...
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Microsoft and Oracle are among the most likely TikTok buyers: The list of companies that would actually consider buying TikTok is small and the app would come ...
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Microsoft and Oracle are among the most likely TikTok buyers
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White House Threatens to Ban TikTok Unless Chinese Owners Sell Stakes: The Biden administration is threatening to ban TikTok if its Chinese owners refuse to sell ...
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White House Threatens to Ban TikTok Unless Chinese Owners Sell Stakes
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Countries that have banned TikTok as US threatens nationwide ban: A growing wave of countries around the globe are banning TikTok on government devices and at ...
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Countries that have banned TikTok as US threatens nationwide ban
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Why is TikTok banned from government phones – and should rest of us be worried?: UK has removed app over concerns data can be monitored by Chinese state ...
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Why is TikTok banned from government phones – and should rest of us be ...
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China appeals for fair treatment after latest TikTok bans: China is appealing to other governments to treat its companies fairly after Britain and New Zealand ...
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China appeals for fair treatment after latest TikTok bans
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New Zealand joins US push to curb TikTok use on official phones with parliament ban
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New Zealand joins US push to curb TikTok use on official phones with ...
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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 ...
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Biden administration wants TikTok’s Chinese owners to divest
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TikTok CEO says Biden sale demand won't solve security worries: WSJ: TikTok's "Project Texas" and "Project Clover" aimed to convince legislators that it wouldn't ...
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TikTok CEO says Biden sale demand won't solve security worries: WSJ
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TikTok reportedly reaches 150 million monthly active users in the US: A new report suggests TikTok has reached the 150 million monthly active user milestone in ...
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TikTok reportedly reaches 150 million monthly active users in the US
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Biden admin threatens ban if TikTok’s Chinese owners don’t sell stakes: The demand that TikTok's Chinese owners sell their stakes in the app marks the first time ...
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Biden admin threatens ban if TikTok’s Chinese owners don’t sell stakes
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Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill Build an Anti-China Alliance: Group to meet ahead of TikTok’s testimony before Congress
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Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill Build an Anti-China Alliance
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Singapore government officers can only use TikTok on issued devices on a 'need-to basis': Smart Nation
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Singapore government officers can only use TikTok on issued devices on a ...
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The Biden administration’s threat to ban TikTok: Here’s what you should know: TikTok says a federal agency has said the popular short-video app will be banned in ...
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The Biden administration’s threat to ban TikTok: Here’s what you should ...
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Washington turns to Wall Street to help rescue dying First Republic Bank: As early as Tuesday, it became clear to policymakers that First Republic Bank needed to ...
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Washington turns to Wall Street to help rescue dying First Republic Bank
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TikTok CEO says forced sale won't address U.S. security concerns as more nations announce bans
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TikTok CEO says forced sale won't address U.S. security concerns as ...
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Amplify: An ode to my TikTok algorithm: In this issue of Amplify, editor Alisha Sawhney discusses how TikTok freed her from the tyranny of online perfection
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Amplify: An ode to my TikTok algorithm
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The TikTok wars – why the US and China are feuding over the app: The US says the extremely popular video-sharing app ‘screams’ of national security concerns and ...
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The TikTok wars – why the US and China are feuding over the app
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TikTok Dismisses US Calls for Chinese Owners to Sell Stakes: Following reports that CFIUS is seeking to force Chinese firm ByteDance to divest from the popular ...
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TikTok Dismisses US Calls for Chinese Owners to Sell Stakes
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MPs and peers ask information commissioner to investigate TikTok: Letter argues that Chinese-owned video-sharing app could be in breach of UK law
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MPs and peers ask information commissioner to investigate TikTok
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Why the U.S. and Other Countries Want to Ban or Restrict TikTok: The Biden Administration threatened a nationwide ban on the video-sharing app unless its Chinese ...
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Why the U.S. and Other Countries Want to Ban or Restrict TikTok
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The Two-TikTok Solution: Will the US take action against the video juggernaut? 
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The Two-TikTok Solution
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Is the US actually banning TikTok over China ties?: So you heard TikTok’s being banned. Here’s what’s actually happening.
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Is the US actually banning TikTok over China ties?
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Why the U.S. wants to ban TikTok and what that means for content creators: The Biden administration has threatened to ban the popular social-media app if its ...
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Why the U.S. wants to ban TikTok and what that means for content creators
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India to UK, TikTok banned in these countries; Pak blocked Chinese app 4 times!: Chinese app TikTok has raised privacy concerns in many countries with some ...
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India to UK, TikTok banned in these countries; Pak blocked Chinese app 4 ...
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UK Bans TikTok App on Government Phones Over Security Fears: The UK banned TikTok from government phones with immediate effect over security fears ...
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UK Bans TikTok App on Government Phones Over Security Fears
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Will UK follow US in demanding TikTok be sold by its Chinese owner?: TikTok will be concerned Rishi Sunak will match each upward ratchet in pressure from his ...
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Will UK follow US in demanding TikTok be sold by its Chinese owner?
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The FBI And DOJ Are Investigating ByteDance’s Use Of TikTok To Spy On Journalists
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The FBI And DOJ Are Investigating ByteDance’s Use Of TikTok To Spy On ...
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TikTok: Scottish Parliament 'strongly advises' MSPs to remove app for security reasons
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TikTok: Scottish Parliament 'strongly advises' MSPs to remove ...