The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee has said President Donald Trump's decision to extend a deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest short video app TikTok's U.S. assets violates the law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/08/tech/senator-warner-trump-tiktok/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #tiktok #socialmedia #us #donaldtrump #bytedance #china #congress

The deal to spin TikTok off from Chinese owned ByteDance was hours from close last week, with Amazon reportedly entering the fray, when China pulled the plug, insisting on tariff negotiations first.

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/trump-tariffs-tank-tiktok-deal

China’s objections to new U.S. tariffs stalled a deal to sell off TikTok and keep it operating in the U.S., President Donald Trump said Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/07/tech/trump-china-tariff-tiktok-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #us #donaldtrump #china #bytedance #tiktok #apps #socialmedia #tech

CHINA | US
TikTok Deal Stalls Over Tariffs

Trump extended TikTok’s U.S. operations by 75 days to finalize a sale.
ByteDance halted talks after China opposed Trump's new global tariffs.
If ByteDance keeps control over data or algorithm, national security risks remain.

President Donald Trump on Friday extended by 75 days a deadline for Chinese technology company ByteDance to sell U.S. assets of popular short video app TikTok to a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban that was supposed to have taken effect in January under a 2024 law. #us #usa #news #minimarketonlineltd #minimarket #America #AmericaNews #AmericaFirst #SaveAmerica #trump #donaldtrump #ByteDance #tiktok #Chinese

President Trump said he would sign another executive order to delay enforcement of a law that effectively bans TikTok as a deal to sell the widely popular platform remains a work in progress. Read more at @CBSNews. #TikTok #SocialMedia #Trump #ByteDance #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/KZpCw6

TikTok faces a €500m fine over EU data illegally sent to China.

TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is reportedly set to be hit with a fine of over €500 million for illegally shipping European user data to China.

The fine could be one of the largest handed down by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, TikTok’s main European regulator.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250403-tiktok-faces-a-500m-fine-over-eu-data-illegally-sent-to-china?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

Top Gear America.

Ninja Warrior America.

Yeah, definitely better than the original.

‘TikTok America’ is Trump’s new proposal for saving TikTok, per report - 9to5Mac

https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/02/tiktok-america-is-trumps-new-proposal-for-saving-tiktok-per-report/

Amazon has reportedly joined the growing list of suitors angling to acquire TikTok as a new ban deadline approaches. Read more at @Engadget. #TikTok #Amazon #ByteDance #SocialMedia #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/t0uJ5U

Amazon Makes ‘Last-Minute Bid’ to Buy TikTok as US Deadline Looms https://petapixel.com/2025/04/02/amazon-makes-last-minute-bid-to-buy-tiktok-as-us-deadline-looms/ #presidentrump #Technology #bytedance #microsoft #tiktokban #amazon #reddit #tiktok #News #Law

Will TikTok Be Banned Again? As Deadline Nears, Trump Says ‘I’d Like to See TikTok Remain Alive’
#Variety #News #ByteDance #DonaldTrump #TikTok

https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/is-tiktok-being-banned-trump-deadline-sale-1236353914/

U.S. President Donald Trump is dangling a reduction in tariffs on China to get a deal done with TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the short video app used by 170 million Americans. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/27/tech/trump-china-tariffs-tiktok/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #tiktok #bytedance #china #us #trade #donaldtrump

Oracle is closing in on a deal that would have it “vouch” for TikTok’s security in exchange for a small stake in the company’s U.S. operations. Read more at @theverge. #TikTok #ByteDance #Oracle #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/hcGGsn

TikTok has lashed out at the Australian government for excluding YouTube from a nationwide digital crackdown, likening it to “banning the sale of soft drinks to minors but exempting Coca-Cola.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/05/tech/tiktok-australia-youtube-social-media/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #tiktok #australia #youtube #socialmedia #bytedance

Surprising…

DeepSeek found to be sharing user data with TikTok parent company ByteDance https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/02/deepseek-found-to-be-sharing-user-data-with-tiktok-parent-company-bytedance

#DeepSeek 'shared user data' with #TikTok owner #ByteDance

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gex0x87g4o

DeepSeek Is Data Breaching Everyone... Thanks, TikTok!

#News #TechNews #DeepSeek #ByteDance #TikTok #China #SouthKorea #USA #privacy #surveillance

https://youtu.be/pDmD0qX3cx0

Daily podcast: DeepSeek Is Data Breaching Everyone... Thanks, TikTok!

#News #TechNews #DeepSeek #ByteDance #TikTok #China #SouthKorea #USA #privacy #surveillance #podcast

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After a brief removal, TikTok has returned to Apple and Google’s U.S. stores following Trump’s delay of a ban. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/14/tech/tiktok-apple-google-apps/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #us #tiktok #bytedance #donaldtrump #apple #google #china