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TopicUS TikTok ban

Topic: US TikTok ban

With TikTok ban set to take effect, what about app’s 170 million users in the US

New users will not be able to download TikTok from Apple and Google app stores and existing users will not be able to update the app.

US Supreme Court rules Tiktok will be banned if Chinese parent company does not sell it by Sunday

The court said that the law did not infringe on free speech, as claimed by ByteDance, and prioritized the national security concerns raised by the US government regarding the app.

US lawmakers urge Biden to extend 19 Jan deadline for TikTok to sell assets before shutdown

The lawmakers argue that it is impossible to complete a sale by next week's deadline, warning the ban would take away the economic and cultural livelihood of 170 million Americans.

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’.

New York bans TikTok on government devices citing ‘security concerns’

City agencies must remove the app within 30 days and employees will lose access to TikTok and its website from city-owned devices and networks.

Montana becomes first US state to put complete ban on Chinese app TikTok

The Republican Governor announced the ban on TikTok in Montana saying that it is done to protect Montanans’ personal and private data from the Chinese Communist Party.

TikTok advertisers continue to spend on app amid threat of potential US ban

Despite the concerns about its Chinese ownership, TikTok’s ad business is poised to grow 36% to $6.83 billion this year, according to research firm Insider Intelligence.

On Camera

The K in K-Pop is already silent. And that’s OK

Audience data shows there are now more fans outside South Korea than at home. Like hip hop, there’s no reason why K-Pop can’t have a similarly inclusive trajectory while staying true to its core.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.