Facebook’s fact-checking partnerships have drawn criticism as they facilitate censorship. A post that’s flagged as false by the partners not only gets furnished with a warning label and a link to the fact check, but Facebook “significantly reduces the number of people who see it”…
China Is Spying on Millions of People: And They Aren’t in China…
A Chinese technology company with links to Beijing’s military and intelligence agencies has been compiling personal information on millions of people from the US, UK, Australia, Canada, India, and Japan…
5 Key Facts on the TikTok Global Deal…
The Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok recently laid out a partnership with U.S. companies Oracle and Walmart in a deal that has delayed the banning of the app for American users — here are five key facts about the deal currently pending government approval…
Microsoft Collaborated with Sanctioned Chinese Military Proxy to Build Operating System for Chinese Communist Party…..
…Microsoft, which has been floated as a potential purchaser of TikTok to ameliorate concerns over the app’s links to the Chinese Communist Party, created an operating system explicitly for the Chinese government in collaboration with a Chinese military proxy.
An Oracle-TikTok Deal Would Likely End Badly for Everyone…
Oracle has no history of running a major consumer-focused business, and a tie-up would also present major cultural challenges…
TikTok’s Parent Company Employs Chinese Communist Party Members in Its Highest Ranks…
More than 130 employees at ByteDance, the Chinese owner of video-sharing application TikTok, are part of a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) committee embedded in the company. Many of the employees work in management positions, an internal document reveals. The extent of CCP membership among ByteDance management further demonstrates the company’s ties to the Chinese regime, […]
Trump Green Light’s Microsoft to Buy TikTok, Sets September Deadline…
President Donald Trump on Monday gave the green light for a U.S. company to acquire TikTok, a short-video app owned by Beijing-based internet giant Bytedance Technology Co. used by millions of mostly young Americans. He was called by Microsoft and allowed the company or another U.S. company to buy TikTok, the president said. “I suggested […]
SHOT: Time’s Up for TikTok – Trump to Order Bytedance to Sell U.S. Operations…
It appears a decision has been made on the viral social media app TikTok – what Reddit CEO Steve Huffman called ” fundamentally parasitic.” Bloomberg reports that, according to people familiar with the matter, President Trump plans to sign an order to direct China’s ByteDance Ltd.’s to divest its ownership of the popular app. The […]
CHASER: Microsoft Is in Talks to Buy TikTok in U.S….
Microsoft Corp. is exploring an acquisition of TikTok’s operations in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the matter. A deal would give the software company a popular social-media site and relieve U.S. government pressure on the Chinese owner of the video-sharing app. The Trump administration has been weighing whether to direct China-based ByteDance […]
TikTok and the Privacy Perils of China’s First International Social Medium Platform…
TikTok, the video-sharing platform owned by the Chinese social media giant ByteDance, is one of the most popular social media services in the world, with an estimated 800 million users. However, its zealous data collection, use of Chinese infrastructure, and its parent company’s close ties to the Chinese Communist Party make it a perfect tool […]