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Russian ‘Telegram’ founder Durov believes Trump’s TikTok ban will damage America’s reputation as ‘defender of free speech’

Posted on August 7, 2020August 7, 2020By Editor

Russia’s most famous internet entrepreneur, Pavel Durov, has criticized the United States for putting pressure on Chinese-owned social network TikTok and threatening the video-sharing service with a complete ban. … Read More >Russian ‘Telegram’ founder Durov believes Trump’s TikTok ban will damage America’s reputation as ‘defender of free speech’

Mark Zuckerberg making a killing during pandemic as his fortune tops $100 BILLION

Posted on August 7, 2020August 7, 2020By Editor

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s personal net worth surpassed $100 billion for first time on Thursday, after his social media company stock hit a record high on optimism about the release of its TikTok competitor Reels. … Read More >Mark Zuckerberg making a killing during pandemic as his fortune tops $100 BILLION

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Facebook launches TikTok RIVAL as Microsoft in ‘$30bn’ buyout talks

Posted on August 6, 2020August 6, 2020By Editor

Instagram, owned by tech giant Facebook, has launched its new ‘Reels’ short video feature in 50 countries – including the US – in what appears to be a direct challenge to TikTok. Microsoft is currently in talks to buy the latter. … Read More >Facebook launches TikTok RIVAL as Microsoft in ‘$30bn’ buyout talks

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Pompeo: US Wants ‘Untrusted’ Chinese Apps Barred, Seeks to Extend Arms Embargo Against Iran

Posted on August 6, 2020August 6, 2020By Editor

The US State Department will begin working with the Department of Commerce and additional agencies to limit Beijing’s ability to store and process data and other sensitive information in the US, according to Wednesday afternoon comments made by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. … Read More >Pompeo: US Wants ‘Untrusted’ Chinese Apps Barred, Seeks to Extend Arms Embargo Against Iran

US ‘theft’ of TikTok turning once great America into ‘rogue country’ – Chinese media

Posted on August 5, 2020August 5, 2020By Editor

Beijing will not accept Washington’s “smash and grab” of Chinese technology company TikTok’s US operations and is ready to respond, the China Daily newspaper reported on Tuesday. … Read More >US ‘theft’ of TikTok turning once great America into ‘rogue country’ – Chinese media

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TikTok goes down, prompting speculation that it’s been banned

Posted on July 10, 2020July 10, 2020By Editor

Users in North America and Europe reported that the popular video-sharing social network TikTok went down after 2pm ET, according to Downdetector and multiple complaints on Twitter. … Read More >TikTok goes down, prompting speculation that it’s been banned

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Zoom, TikTok pause data requests from Hong Kong authorities following new national security law, joining Facebook and WhatsApp

Posted on July 9, 2020July 9, 2020By Editor

US video conferencing platform Zoom has joined Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Telegram in suspending data requests from Hong Kong authorities following the enactment of the new national security law. … Read More >Zoom, TikTok pause data requests from Hong Kong authorities following new national security law, joining Facebook and WhatsApp

WhatsApp, Twitter, TikTok in Trouble in India For Allegedly Spreading ‘Anti-National’ Propaganda

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

With the widespread use of smartphones and internet, the Indian population is pretty active on social media. Apps like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter, and TikTok are used extensively, in some cases to push fake or unverified information. … Read More >WhatsApp, Twitter, TikTok in Trouble in India For Allegedly Spreading ‘Anti-National’ Propaganda