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Russian state regulator Roskomnadzor asks TikTok to remove videos encouraging attendees at unsanctioned protests this weekend

Posted on January 21, 2021January 21, 2021By Editor

Moscow has demanded the popular video-sharing app TikTok stop distributing videos that encourage minors to participate in illegal protests. The move comes after the app was flooded with videos advertising upcoming demonstrations. … Read More >Russian state regulator Roskomnadzor asks TikTok to remove videos encouraging attendees at unsanctioned protests this weekend

USA

Federal judge blocks Trump’s effort to ban TikTok from US app stores

Posted on September 29, 2020September 29, 2020By Editor

A US District judge has made an 11th hour intervention to block a federal government order prohibiting downloads of TikTok from app stores by American users. … Read More >Federal judge blocks Trump’s effort to ban TikTok from US app stores

Asia & Pacific

‘Bullying behavior’: China accuses Trump administration of ‘abusing power’ by trying to ban TikTok

Posted on September 28, 2020September 28, 2020By Editor

Beijing has accused the White House of abusing its “national power” by trying to squeeze TikTok, and demanded that the US provide a non-discriminatory business environment for foreign companies working in the country. … Read More >‘Bullying behavior’: China accuses Trump administration of ‘abusing power’ by trying to ban TikTok

Russia

TikTok admits removing hundreds of videos after legal demands from Russian authorities, denies it was LGBT-related content

Posted on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020By Editor

Chinese-owned social media app TikTok has admitted to deleting hundreds of videos at the request of the Russian government. A senior company executive told UK Parliament that it had no choice, as it must comply with local laws. … Read More >TikTok admits removing hundreds of videos after legal demands from Russian authorities, denies it was LGBT-related content

USA

US Judge Reportedly Gives Trump Administration Until Friday to Withdraw TikTok Ban

Posted on September 25, 2020September 25, 2020By Editor

A US federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to postpone its ban on downloads of TikTok, or defend itself in court this weekend in a hearing brought by the Chinese-owner of the video-sharing application, the Wall Street Journal reported. … Read More >US Judge Reportedly Gives Trump Administration Until Friday to Withdraw TikTok Ban

USA

Microsoft says it won’t be acquiring TikTok’s US operations after Chinese parent rejects bid

Posted on September 14, 2020September 14, 2020By Editor

Software giant Microsoft’s acquisition bid for the US operations of TikTok has been rejected by the social media platform’s Chinese parent, leaving its prospects up in the air one week before the deadline to make a deal. … Read More >Microsoft says it won’t be acquiring TikTok’s US operations after Chinese parent rejects bid

Shows

‘COVID-19’ war imminent as China leads while US lags?

Posted on September 1, 2020September 1, 2020By Editor

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought multiple major powers, including the US, to the point of economic recession or near-recession. Meanwhile, China recovered quickly from the pandemic and is flexing its strength in the Pacific. … Read More >‘COVID-19’ war imminent as China leads while US lags?

Shows

Oliver Stone ‘Chasing the Light’

Posted on August 24, 2020August 24, 2020By Editor

Jesse Ventura and Brigida Santos discuss the latest confrontation between American and Syrian troops, and President Trump’s TikTok ban. Filmmaker and author Oliver Stone talks about his new book, ‘Chasing the Light.’ … Read More >Oliver Stone ‘Chasing the Light’

USA

TikTok to sue Trump administration over executive order ban

Posted on August 23, 2020August 23, 2020By Editor

Social media company TikTok says it will be battling the Donald Trump administration in court, over an executive order banning interactions between it and US companies, introduced over privacy concerns. … Read More >TikTok to sue Trump administration over executive order ban

Business

TikTok to SUE Trump over ‘unconstitutional’ ban as Twitter joins battle for its US assets & users – reports

Posted on August 10, 2020August 10, 2020By Editor

Twitter has reportedly joined the race for TikTok’s juicy assets, while its Chinese owner seeks to sue the Trump administration, claiming that the move to force it out of the US market is based purely on anti-China scaremongering. … Read More >TikTok to SUE Trump over ‘unconstitutional’ ban as Twitter joins battle for its US assets & users – reports