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TopicTiktok ban

Topic: tiktok ban

US has given TikTok two options — sell or be banned. What it means & how company has reacted

TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, has 9 months to sell the app to a US buyer. Its CEO, Shou Zi Chew, has called it a ‘ban on you and your voice’.

US House passes bill that could ban Chinese app TikTok, CEO criticises ‘disappointing’ vote

Lawmakers have given TikTok's parent company 6 months to sell controlling stake. This comes amid fears that the app could be used to influence upcoming 2024 US Presidential polls.

TikTok is in trouble in Pakistan again. This time, religious scholars issue a fatwa

Religious scholars from Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia in Banuri town criticised TikTok for allowing the streaming of 'inappropriate' videos of women who they say 'participate in sin motivated by fame and financial gain'.

Nepal govt latest to ban Chinese social media app TikTok, creators protest after facing losses

Dozens held protests in Kathmandu, demanding that govt revoke the ban. Several countries have raised concerns over its proximity to Chinese govt, hold over user data across the world.

Nepal bans TikTok over ‘rising hate speech, security concerns’ after new social media rules last week

While the Nepal government announced the ban during a Cabinet meeting Monday, citing TikTok’s negative effects on social harmony, it is unclear when the embargo will come into effect.

TikTok still a long way from EU rules compliance, says EU industry chief Thierry Breton

The EU had last month singled out 19 large online platforms, including TikTok, which will be subject to the Digital Services Act, a set of new online content rules from August.

Austria to join list of countries banning Chinese-owned TikTok from govt phones

The popular video-sharing app is under scrutiny from governments and regulators because of concerns that China could use the app to harvest users' data or advance its interests.

US demands TikTok owners to sell stakes, move sparks bans across nations

The move follows the introduction of a new US legislation that would allow the White House to ban TikTok or other foreign-based technologies if they pose a national security risk.

On Camera

A showdown in Kerala Congress expected after LS elections. K Sudhakaran at the heart of it

Congress would be in more trouble if Sudhakaran lost the election—and his KPCC post. That would set off tongues wagging that he could very well leave the party for BJP.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahini continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.