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The Wall Street Journal News source @wsj.com · New York City 🇺🇸· 3w

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Exclusive | Trump Administration Set to Receive $10 Billion Fee for Brokering TikTok Deal
The Trump administration is set to receive a roughly $10 billion fee from investors in the deal to take control of TikTok's U.
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Yahoo News source @yahoo.com · Sunnyvale, California 🇺🇸· 4w

#TikTok #FederalAgent #ViolenceThreats

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Kenosha man convicted of using TikTok to post threats to federal agent
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 38-year-old Kenosha man has been convicted of threatening to kill a federal agent.
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Yahoo! Finance News source @ca.finance.yahoo.com · United States 🇺🇸· 4w

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Wisconsin man accused of setting fire to congressman's office over TikTok ban gets 7 years in prison
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin man who allegedly told police he tried to set fire to a Republican congressman's office last year because he was angry that the lawmaker backed a bill requiring TikTok's Chinese owner to sell off its U.
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NBC News News source @nbcnews.com · Washington (state) 🇺🇸· 4w

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Trump administration sued over U.S.-TikTok deal
A newly formed anti-corruption group has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi over the deal that sold TikTok's U.
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Yahoo News source @yahoo.com · Sunnyvale, California 🇺🇸· Mar 4

#TikTok #Privacy #Encryption

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TikTok won't protect DMs with controversial privacy tech, saying it would put users at risk
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption (E2EE) - the controversial privacy feature used by nearly all its rivals - arguing it makes users less safe.
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CBS News News source @cbsnews.com · New York 🇺🇸· Mar 3

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Dangerous fire-breathing TikTok trend leaves Pittsburgh-area girl severely burned, firefighters say
A 14-year-old Pittsburgh-area girl is in the hospital with severe burns after she took part in a dangerous trend on TikTok, firefighters said.
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New York Post News source @nypost.com · New York City 🇺🇸· Feb 21

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Shock video shows group of teens climbing Queensboro Bridge before...
Video obtained by The Post reveals the harrowing escapades of the trio of teen daredevils whose TikTok stunt on the Queensboro Bridge went horribly wrong when one slipped and fell 50-feet into a pitch black steel column.
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New York Post News source @nypost.com · New York City 🇺🇸· Feb 11

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TikTok is tracking your every move even when not on the app -- these...
While it's no secret that TikTok is tracking its users' activity, the video app is now being accused of monitoring people who aren't even on the platform.
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Harvard Gazette News source @news.harvard.edu · Feb 11

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What would the Founding Fathers think of TikTok? -- Harvard Gazette
Experts weigh national security concerns against free speech in discussion of video app's future TikTok has been banned, un-banned, semi-banned, and brought back.
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Yahoo News source @yahoo.com · Sunnyvale, California 🇺🇸· Feb 6

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EU tells TikTok to change 'addictive' design
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The EU said Friday that TikTok needs to change its "addictive design" or risk heavy fines under the bloc's digital content rules, drawing a sharp pushback from the Chinese-owned platform.
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Yahoo! Finance News source @uk.finance.yahoo.com · United States 🇺🇸· Feb 6

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EU tells TikTok to change 'addictive' design
The EU said Friday that it had told TikTok it needs to change its "addictive design" or risk heavy fines, after the Chinese-owned platform was found in breach of the bloc's digital content rules.
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New York Post News source @nypost.com · New York City 🇺🇸· Feb 5

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Boy, 9, severely burned after microwaving NeeDoh sensory toy in...
A 9-year-old boy in Chicago was nearly blinded after he was inspired by an old TikTok trend to microwave his NeeDoh sensory toy -- which exploded in his face.
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Fox News News source @foxnews.com · New York City 🇺🇸· Jan 30

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TikTok 'major infrastructure issue' sparks censorship claims from Democrats Newsom, Murphy
President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office that puts into effect his plan for the social media and video streaming platform TikTok.
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CBS News News source @cbsnews.com · New York 🇺🇸· Jan 28

#TikTok #PrivacyPolicy #DataCollection

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TikTok is now in U.S. hands. Here's what the app wants to know about you.
Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets including USA Today and Consumer Reports.
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Newsweek News source @newsweek.com · New York 🇺🇸· Jan 28

#TikTok #DataPrivacy #ChinaPolicy

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Tiktok gets American owners -- but is China still in control?
TikTok has dodged a ban in the United States through a deal with its Chinese owner, ByteDance. Yet concerns continue to dog the short-form video app -- foremost being Beijing's ability to spread propaganda on American soil.
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Yahoo News source @yahoo.com · Sunnyvale, California 🇺🇸· Jan 28

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TikTok Raises U.S. Censorship Fears After Messages About Jeffrey Epstein Are Blocked
TikTok USDS has faced scrutiny for its user agreement, which allows for the collection of sensitive data and gives Oracle oversight of changes to the app's algorithm, raising questions about potential political influence over content on the platform.
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PCMag UK News source @uk.pcmag.com · New York City 🇺🇸· Jan 27

#TikTok #Censorship #SocialMedia

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California Governor to Probe TikTok Over Alleged Censorship of Anti-Trump Videos
California Governor Gavin Newsom is "launching a review" of TikTok over potential censorship after users reported problems posting videos that were critical of the Trump administration and Immigration and Customs and Enforcement (ICE).
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Breitbart News source @breitbart.com · Los Angeles 🇺🇸· Jan 27

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'Hacks' Star Megan Stalter Quits TikTok Claiming ICE Content Is Being Censored: 'Let's Delete the App'
Hacks cast member Megan Stalter has announced that she has quit TikTok, saying she feels the platform has heavily censored posts about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) topics.
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Yahoo News source @yahoo.com · Sunnyvale, California 🇺🇸· Jan 27

#TikTok #FreeSpeech #ContentModeration

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Newsom to probe claims of Trump-critical censorship at TikTok
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SACRAMENTO, California -- Gov. Gavin Newsom is reviewing whether social media platform TikTok is violating state law by censoring content critical of President Donald Trump, he announced Monday evening in an X post.
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CNBC News source @cnbc.com · New Jersey 🇺🇸· Jan 27

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TikTok blames data center outages for U.S. app problems, denies censorship claims
Ownership shift follows U. S. pressure on ByteDance over national security risks. TikTok's U. S. app, now under majority American ownership, said a recent wave of glitches and content disruption was due to a power outage at one of its data centers, pushing back against claims that the platform was censoring political speech.