…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 […]
TikTok Is Spyware for the Chinese Regime…
TikTok, the short-video app used by millions of mostly young Americans, cannot be trusted due to its links to the Chinese regime and should be banned, cybersecurity experts warned. The app, owned by Beijing-based internet giant Bytedance Technology Co., has come under intense scrutiny after the Trump administration confirmed that it was mulling a ban […]
TikTok is Controlled By the Chinese Communist Party – Delete It…
One of the side effects of the coronavirus pandemic has been a multitude of viral videos showing hospital nurses singing and dancing. For some, these “TikTok nurses” have brought joy in dark times, while others say that these videos are demeaning to the medical profession. Lost in the discussion, however, is the dark side of […]
‘China is building database on vulnerabilities of hundreds of millions of Americans’…
China is creating databases on the behavior, preferences, and vulnerabilities of hundreds of millions of Americans to use for intelligence purposes. Whether by hacking the US government or infiltrating American tech companies to harvest their data, China is taking all that it steals to learn everything it can about the behavior of Americans. On Tuesday […]