scorecardresearch
Friday, April 26, 2024
TopicTikTok

Topic: TikTok

US-China tensions enter American courtroom as TikTok sues Trump over ban

TikTok & its Chinese parent ByteDance sued in court in Los Angeles to challenge order from Trump prohibiting US residents from doing business with it.

TikTok to sue Trump as he prepares to start his ‘tough on China’ re-election campaign

TikTok is set to challenge Trump's order banning transactions with the popular social media app. The move comes on the first day of the Republican National Convention.

Hitting China’s soft power where it hurts. Pushback against TikTok, Confucius centres rise

Techno-nationalism connects a nation’s tech innovation to its self-image. Trump’s pushback against Chinese techno-nationalism is not limited to Huawei.

Oracle jumps into the fray to buy TikTok’s US business

The entry of Oracle could challenge Microsoft’s bargaining position, as the Redmond-based company had been the only party to publicly confirm it was in talks with ByteDance.

Trump orders TikTok’s owner to sell its US assets, cites national security concerns

A separate executive order, issued by Trump last week, prohibits US citizens and companies from doing business with TikTok effective 45 days from the 6 August signing date.

Any TikTok deal must provide total security and substantially benefit US, says Donald Trump

Microsoft is in talks to buy TikTok's US business even as President Trump signed executive orders on 6 August to prevent the video app and WeChat from operating in the country.

New York Yankees sign deal with TikTok despite Donald Trump’s ban

The multiyear deal gives TikTok behind-the-scenes programming with players, weekly highlights and 'custom, fan-first experiences' on the Yankees account.

Twitter, not Microsoft, should buy TikTok

TikTok would be perfect product to extend Twitter’s reach toward younger audiences, broadening its viewer base & advertisers that want to reach them.

Delhi Police wanted ban on TikTok for its ‘misuse’ in February riots, but govt ignored it

Delhi Police wanted to ban TikTok as it was allegedly being used to spread misinformation during the riots. It sent the file to the home ministry in March, but no action was taken then.

With WeChat ban, Trump brings Cold War with China into a billion homes

The decision spurred alarm on Chinese social media, with WeChat users in US posting contact information so friends and family could reach them if the app disappeared.

On Camera

Mamata Banerjee is blaming everyone else after SSC scam. Clearly, buck stops with the voters

For 1,138 days now, at least 5,000 people have been sitting on dharna in central Kolkata. All eyes are now on the Supreme Court.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.