TikTok is owned by a Chinese company. So why doesn’t it exist?

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

Analysis: Viral video app TikTok represents new Cold War in American pockets

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

China says ‘resolutely’ against possible forced sale of TikTok

Hongkong CNN — China says it will ‘resolutely oppose’ Any forced sale of TikTokthe first direct response to the Biden administration’s demands that the app’s Chinese owner sell a stake in his company or face a ban in its most important market. TikTok CEO Shou Chew made the above comments Testify before U.S. lawmakers It … Read more

TikTok CEO testifies before House committee as potential U.S. ban looms

(The stream is scheduled to begin at 10:00 AM ET. If you didn’t see the video above at that time, please refresh the page.) TikTok CEO Zhou Shouzi will testify before The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday morning as his company struggles to avoid a potential ban in the U.S. chew plan He … Read more

China might rather have TikTok banned than fall into U.S. hands

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

TikTok and its CEO are trying to save the app’s status in the US

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

TikTok Says It Has 150 Million U.S. Users, Renews Calls for Ban

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

The US government has again threatened to ban TikTok.what you should know

CNN — Nearly two and a half years ago, the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok in the United States if it wasn’t spun off from its Chinese owners, and the Biden administration is now doing the same. TikTok acknowledged to CNN this week that federal officials are Ask the app’s Chinese owner to sell … Read more

U.S. government launches criminal investigation into TikTok parent company, report says

CNN — The U.S. government has reportedly opened a criminal investigation into TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, for improperly obtaining the personal information of several U.S. citizens. Forbes and New York Times. News of the investigation, reportedly involving a subpoena for ByteDance and multiple interviews with the FBI, comes after TikTok confirmed in december After an … Read more