United States President Donald Trump on April 6 told reporters that China is holding back on approval for the sale deal for TikTok as a response to his tariffs, AFP reported. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Donald Trump said that China “changed the deal because of tariffs”, and insisted that they would agree…
US President Donald Trump indicated a reduction in tariffs imposed on China to reach an agreement with ByteDance for TikTok’s sale, a platform used by 170 million people in the US, reported Reuters. “With respect to TikTok, and China is going to have to play a role in that, possibly in the form of an…
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – An Omaha native is looking to squash social media safety concerns with his own app that he said prioritizes security. The safety of online social media apps continues to be called into question, most recently with concerns surrounding TikTok. While the app is back now, its future access in the U.S….
TikTok Makes a Stunning Return to US App Stores After 75-Day Delay: What Does This Mean for China, US Tech Rivalry,…
After more than 25 days, Apple and Google restored TikTok in the U.S Thrusday evening. Both companies removed the app from the App Store and the Play Store on January 18 in response to a national security law. Other ByteDance apps such as video editor CapCut and social app Lemon8 were also restored on these…
On Tuesday, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order banning the use of DeepSeek, the Chinese-owned artificial intelligence application, on state government-owned devices and state-run networks. The move makes Virginia the third state to take such action against, following Texas and New York. Endeavors to ban DeepSeek from government-owned devices are beginning to mimic…
With TikTok’s fate in the U.S. uncertain — its ban in the country has been paused, but only temporarily, thanks to an executive order from President Donald Trump — the ByteDance-owned company is now encouraging Android device owners to sideload its video app onto their phones and tablets. The company announced in a Friday X…
TikTok is back—for not for everyone NurPhoto via Getty Images More bad news for tens of millions of U.S. TikTok users today, as it’s suddenly better to be an Android user than an iPhone user. But given reports that eBay was listing TikTok enabled iPhones for tens of thousands of dollars, this is a cheaper…
Following worries about data privacy and national security caused by the proliferation of Chinese-owned apps, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday issued an order banning the apps DeepSeek and RedNote from state government-issued devices. The ban that includes artificial intelligence app DeepSeek and social media platform RedNote also extends to other apps affiliated with the…
Topline President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday temporarily pausing the federal ban on TikTok, after access to the app was restored before he even took office, but while companies like Oracle have willingly put the app back online, Apple and Google’s app stores still haven’t restored TikTok and other ByteDance-owned apps yet—and they…