The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked TikTok from use within Pakistan, saying the video-sharing app does not effectively moderate “immoral and indecent” content.
The ban has gone into effect immediately.
The decision was taken after repeated warnings to …
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The U.S. Commerce Department’s plans to ban TikTok and WeChat will take one step forward on Sunday as Trump administration executive orders go into effect against the social media apps.
The Department announced today that the distribution or maintenance …
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Walmart announced today that it is joining forces with Microsoft in bidding for social media company TikTok’s U.S. assets.
Earlier this month, President Trump issued an order mandating the sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations within 90 days.
The administration believes …
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President Trump said today that Oracle Corp is a “good company” and could take over popular mega-app TikTok’s operations in the United States.
The remarks came after Oracle officially joined the bidding contest for the app’s business in North …
Continue ReadingIn an effort to salvage the company’s business, TikTok parent company ByteDance is pursuing a deal that would see the Beijing-based company relinquish 100% control of the app to U.S. tech giant Microsoft.
President Trump told reporters his administration …
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham last night that the U.S. was considering banning TikTok, one of the most popular smart phone social media apps in the world.
“We’re certainly looking at it,” Pompeo said, …
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