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Biden campaign bans staffers from using TikTok

File photo: Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden.

Updated on Jul 28, 2020, 10:01 AM IST

US senate panel paves way for TikTok ban for federal workers

A 2017 Chinese law forces these and other Chinese companies to cooperate with the government in intelligence matters.

Updated on Jul 23, 2020, 7:41 PM IST

Instagram, YouTube for ‘big people’: TikTok gave rural Indian women fame, fun and more

Updated on Jul 23, 2020, 6:16 PM IST

Security agencies red-flag firms with connection to Chinese govt

Red flags flutter outside the Great Hall of the People during the closing session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China.

Updated on Jul 23, 2020, 3:04 AM IST

Govt asks 59 Chinese apps to ensure strict compliance to ban order

ByteDance Ltd.'s TikTok app was among the 59 Chinese apps banned by India in June.

Updated on Jul 21, 2020, 7:58 PM IST

Pakistan bans live streaming app Bigo, gives final warning to TikTok

Popular video-sharing app TikTok is owned by China’s ByteDance.

Updated on Jul 21, 2020, 4:04 PM IST

TikTok under Australia scanner over security, data concerns

Signage for ByteDance Ltd.'s TikTok app is displayed on a smartphone in an arranged photograph taken in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US.

Updated on Jul 20, 2020, 5:06 PM IST

Transforming troll spewings into posters, songs, art

No matter what you create or post, someone, somewhere will respond with ‘Hi Dear’.

Updated on Jul 19, 2020, 9:14 AM IST

TikTok considers London and other locations for headquarters

Updated on Jul 19, 2020, 6:31 AM IST

Decision on TikTok, other Chinese apps within weeks, not months: White House

Signage for ByteDance Ltd.'s TikTok app is displayed on a smartphone in an arranged photograph taken in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US on June 30, 2020.

Updated on Jul 16, 2020, 7:09 AM IST

Banning TikTok takes a big tool away from Chinese surveillance work: US NSA

US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said China was getting all users’ personal, private, most intimate data though TikTok.

Published on Jul 15, 2020, 6:27 AM IST

Amazon says email sent to employees asking to delete TikTok was an error

Amazon is the second-largest US private employer after Walmart, with with more than 8,40,000 employees worldwide, and moving against TikTok would have escalated pressure on the app.

Updated on Jul 11, 2020, 5:36 AM IST

Amazon bans TikTok on employees’ phones, cites ‘security risks’

Last year the United States Navy banned TikTok from government-issued mobile devices, saying the short video app represented a “cybersecurity threat.”

Updated on Jul 11, 2020, 12:26 AM IST

Donald Trump considering ban on TikTok to punish China

Donald Trump said he is considering a ban on the video-sharing app TikTok as a way to punish China over the coronavirus pandemic

Published on Jul 8, 2020, 11:32 PM IST

US evaluating an entire range of Chinese products with access to data on Americans

On Wednesday, the secretary of state stated that the US was looking at an entire range of Chinese products, devices and apps, not just TikTok.

Updated on Jul 8, 2020, 11:10 PM IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: Bounty on Kanpur gangster Vikas Dubey raised to ₹5 lakh and all the latest news

A file photo of gangster Vikas Dubey.

Updated on Jul 8, 2020, 1:00 PM IST

Pence says US to maintain ‘strong stand’ on TikTok

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Vice President Mike Pence speak during a roundtable discussion on "America's seniors" in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Updated on Jul 8, 2020, 9:24 AM IST

TikTok quits Hong Kong as US giants suspend processing data requests

Updated on Jul 7, 2020, 8:06 PM IST

TikTok says it will exit Hong Kong market within days

Updated on Jul 7, 2020, 9:56 AM IST

Cringe or binge?

As an actor and entrepreneur, Paras Tomar feels he had already gained most of what he needed from TikTok

Updated on Jul 5, 2020, 8:25 AM IST

TikTok distances itself from China in response to India’s 59 app ban

TikTok, which is not available in China, is owned by China’s ByteDance but has sought to distance itself from its Chinese roots to appeal to a global audience.

Updated on Jul 5, 2020, 12:28 AM IST

Random Forays: A sense of humour in times of despair

Don’t stop smiling, even if you’re wearing a mask.

Updated on Jul 4, 2020, 11:00 PM IST

Witerati: Of ‘Chini Kum’,migrants’ maps& China’s TikTok apps

Seen more as the semi-urbanites’ social media platform, remember how TikTok had overnight made star sensations out of the Kaamwali Bai or Kabadiwala Bhai?

Updated on Jul 4, 2020, 10:51 PM IST

Left in lurch with ban, TikTok stars stare at a grim future

Through most of India’s months-long coronavirus-sparked lockdown, TikTok remained the country’s most downloaded app as people sought an escape from the reality. Now, they will have to find another distraction.

Updated on Jul 4, 2020, 6:32 AM IST

‘Banning Chinese apps a digital strike’: Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Some of the banned apps are TikTok, UC Browser, CamScanner, WeChat, Weibo, Baidu Map, Xender, among others. (HT photo)

Updated on Jul 2, 2020, 1:16 PM IST

India continuing to show it won’t back down from China’s aggression: Nikki Haley on app ban

“Good to see India ban 59 popular apps owned by Chinese firms, including TikTok, which counts India as one of its largest markets,” Nikki Haley tweeted on Wednesday.

Updated on Jul 2, 2020, 7:41 AM IST

‘Will boost India’s security’: Mike Pompeo welcomes ban on 59 Chinese apps

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Updated on Jul 1, 2020, 10:16 PM IST

‘Impulsive decision’: Nusrat Jahan on India banning TikTok, 58 China apps

Trinamool’s Basirhat MP Nusrat Jahan asked Centre what was its plan for the people who will lose out on jobs because of this ban

Updated on Jul 1, 2020, 5:32 PM IST

‘Let’s stop foreign dependency’: Union minister on China-linked apps ban

Citing national security concerns, the central government on Monday decided to ban 59 mobile applications, including the wildly popular TikTok, linked to China. (Sonu Mehta/HT file phto)

Updated on Jul 1, 2020, 3:43 PM IST

The Taste With Vir: I support the TikTok ban

Now that we are all agreed that Tik Tok is A Bad Thing, where do we go next? (Representational Image)

Updated on Jul 1, 2020, 2:05 PM IST

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