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US Senate passes TikTok ‘divestment-or-ban’ bill, Biden set to make it law
THE US Senate voted by a wide margin late on Tuesday (Apr 23) in favour of legislation that would ban TikTok in the United States if its owner – the Chinese...
TikTok says US House bill that could ban app would ‘trample’ free speech
TIKTOK on Sunday (Apr 21) repeated its free-speech concerns about a bill passed by the House of Representatives that would ban the popular social media app in the US...
TikTok divest-or-ban bill heads to fast track in US congress
THE effort to force TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest its ownership of the social media platform would quickly become law under a plan outlined on Wednesday (Apr...
News publishers’ alliance calls on feds to investigate Google for limiting California links
The News/Media Alliance, a journalism trade organization and advocacy group, on Tuesday asked federal government officials to investigate Google after the tech giant said it would limit links to...
Google says it will reduce some user access to California news sites
Google said Friday it would remove links to California news sites from its search results for some of its users, as it pushes back against a pending bill that...
Chinese cargo owners may face huge bill after Baltimore bridge collision
CHINESE cargo owners may face significant financial risks after the container ship Dali collided with a Baltimore bridge last week, as an insurance specialist from a shipping company told...
US House passes bill to force ByteDance to divest TikTok or face ban
THE US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday (Mar 13) that would give TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the US assets of...
Joe Biden says he would sign bill banning TikTok
Joe Biden has said he would sign legislation banning popular video-sharing app TikTok in the United States.Legislation passed through the US House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously on Thursday...
Is TikTok Encouraging Users to Call Lawmakers to Avert Possible Ban? US House Panel Has Unanimously Approved Bill to Crackdown Chinese App
In a landmark move, a bipartisan panel of lawmakers has propelled forward a contentious bill that could spell trouble for TikTok's operations within the United States. The bill, which...
