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Topic: TikTok

Donald Trump approves Oracle-TikTok deal, sets up delay on app ban

The new entity has agreed to donate $5 billion to an education fund, which Trump said would satisfy his demand that the government receive a payment from the deal.

TikTok challenges Trump ban on app in court, sues US govt

In its complaint, TikTok says Trump exceeded his authority when he moved to ban the app and did so for political reasons. It also said the move violates the company's free speech rights.

Trump’s security advisor defends ban on Tik Tok, WeChat as move against ‘aggressive China’

The US banned TikTok and WeChat from 20 September, marking them as prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity and security of the country.

TikTok, WeChat to be banned in US from 20 September

In August, Trump had signed an executive order to ban TikTok and WeChat by 15 September unless the ownership of the two Chinese companies changed to American.

Oracle beats Microsoft to buy US operations of TikTok

ByteDance turned down Microsoft’s previous bid to buy TikTok’s US assets. A deal with Oracle is narrower, appearing more like corporate restructuring.

TikTok won’t just disappear in US like it did in India after Trump’s deadline for a sale

Trump said he won't extend the mid-September deadline but TikTok’s Chinese owner may need more time to negotiate a deal after new regulations from Beijing complicated matters.

Why Trump’s TikTok ban leaves Apple and Google stuck in the middle

Trump administration can order American companies like Google & Apple to stop carrying the app, but can't stop American teens from finding workarounds to access the website.

After blows in India, US, UK, TikTok owner to spend billions to expand from Singapore

Singapore is becoming a regional base for both Western and Chinese companies because of its developed financial and legal system.

TikTok and WeChat have taken Chinese-style censorship to rest of the world, study says

These findings may lend ammunition to the Trump administration, which banned TikTok and WeChat after accusing them of bending to China's will in censoring content.

Trump wants slice of TikTok deal even though technically he can’t

Experts say the President's approach looks like a high stakes real estate deal given that the law doesn't provide for any of the kind of payment Trump seeks.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.