CNN — After TikTok CEO Shou Chew testified for more than five hours on Thursday before a Congressional committee, one thing was clear: US lawmakers remain convinced that TikTok is an urgent threat to national security. The hearing, Chew’s first appearance before Congress, kicked off with a lawmaker calling for TikTok to be banned and … Read more
Beijing CNN — TikTok is fighting to survive in the US Pressure is mounting in Washington to ban the app if its Chinese owners don’t sell the company. But the popular platform was developed using indigenous Chinese technology and is inaccessible in China. In fact, it never existed there. Instead, there is a different version … Read more
CNN — The new Cold War is not being played out on the high walls that divide the continents, but in the pockets of millions of Americans. congressional hearing Thursday’s focus on the popular TikTok video app became the latest in a string of clarifying moments that exposed not only Washington’s bipartisan animosity toward Beijing’s … Read more
CNN — Currently, political and legal scrutiny of some of the largest tech companies and social media platforms is intense. TikTok CEO Shou Chew faced grilling by lawmakers on Thursday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. his testimony happened Some lawmakers have renewed calls for TikTok to be banned in the United States, citing … Read more
washington CNN — U.S. cybersecurity officials are unveiling a new plan to warn critical U.S. companies that their systems are vulnerable ransomware attack before the hackers successfully attack. Eric Goldstein, a senior official with the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said the new federal plan — details of which were shared exclusively with CNN … Read more
Hongkong CNN — Nearly three years After the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok if its Chinese owners did not sell the company to U.S. investors, video application Facing the threat of life and death again. Douyin CEO Shou Zi Chew The app will appear before U.S. lawmakers later on Thursday, many of whom want … Read more
As more lawmakers raise national security concerns about TikTok’s ties to China, and some experts worry about the app’s impact on young people’s mental health, CNN is hosting a special to delve into the issues. Watch “CNN Primetime: Is It TikTok Time?” Thursday, March 23 at 9 p.m. ET. CNN — At a Harvard Business … Read more
CNN — TikTok currently has 150 million monthly active users in the U.S., CEO Shou Chew confirmed Tuesday, amid renewed calls for a ban, apparently to underscore the platform’s broad and growing reach in the U.S. “Almost half of Americans come to TikTok to connect, create, share, learn, or just have fun,” Chew said in … Read more
CNN — As TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew prepares for his first congressional grilling on Thursday, much of the focus will undoubtedly be on the short-form video app’s potential national security risks. Concerns about TikTok’s connections to China have led governments worldwide to ban the app on official devices, and those fears have factored into … Read more
Hongkong CNN — Google has suspended popular Chinese cheap shopping app Pinduoduo from its Play Store after malware was found in a version of the app. In a statement on Tuesday, Google said it had found that a version of the app not included in the Play Store contained malware. “While we continue our investigation, … Read more