UC Berkeley Research Scientist Breaks Down the TikTok Ban, the …
5 days ago · In a historic development, Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok has become the center of a bipartisan bill to ban the app nationwide in the name of national security. Xiao Qiang, a research scientist at the UC Berkeley School of Information and a prominent scholar in the study of state censorship, propaganda, and disinformation in China, pointed to TikTok’s parent company ByteDance as ...
Censorship of TikTok - Wikipedia
TikTok has been banned on devices owned by the federal government. It has also been banned in all 50 states on devices issued by state governments. They prohibit civilians from using the app on personal devices. Some universities have banned TikTok on campus Wi-Fi and university-owned computers. [106]
Banning TikTok is Unconstitutional. The Supreme Court Must Step …
Jan 15, 2025 · Brought by TikTok and its users, the suit challenges a law passed last Congress that will functionally ban the platform in the U.S.starting January 19. If upheld, the law won’t just impact the more than 170 million Americans who use TikTok, it will also endanger the constitutional rights of every American to speak and receive information online.
TikTok Ban Heads to the Supreme Court. Here’s What to Know.
Jan 17, 2025 · The Supreme Court on Friday rejected TikTok’s challenge to a law that could effectively ban the short-form video app in the United States.
TikTok Inc., et al. v. Garland (Amicus) - American Civil Liberties …
Jan 8, 2025 · The Supreme Court will decide whether a law that effectively bans TikTok in the United States violates the First Amendment rights of more than 170 million Americans who use the social media platform. The law also allows the President to ban other foreign-owned apps deemed a national security threat, opening the door to future abuse and censorship. The ban on TikTok is set to go into effect on ...
Is TikTok really a danger to the West? - BBC
Mar 19, 2024 · Officials, politicians and security staff in many Western countries have been banned from installing it on work phones. So what are the three biggest cyber concerns about TikTok, and how does the...
Highlights of the Supreme Court Argument on TikTok
Jan 10, 2025 · TikTok faces a Jan. 19 deadline under a federal law requiring it to be sold or effectively banned in the United States, and the justices will very likely issue a ruling before then — perhaps as ...
A TikTok ban could embolden authoritarian censorship, experts …
Mar 17, 2024 · The proposed TikTok ban working its way through Congress could embolden authoritarian censorship abroad, experts warn, and shatter the United States’ reputation as an international champion of...
Censorship by TikTok - Wikipedia
There are reports of TikTok and Douyin censoring political content related to China and other countries as well as content from minority creators. TikTok says that its initial content moderation policies, many of which are no longer applicable, were aimed at reducing divisiveness and were not politically motivated.
What a TikTok Ban Would Mean for the U.S. Defense of an Open …
Apr 17, 2024 · The House indicated on Wednesday that it would again try to advance legislation to force a sale of TikTok by its Chinese owner, ByteDance, or institute a first-of-its-kind ban on the app in the...