Here you will find all the articles with the tag: ByteDance.
TikTok finds itself once again in the crosshairs of the European Commission. The governing body is launching a formal investigation into the launch of TikTok Lite in France and Spain due to concerns about the 'Task and Reward Program' that is part of this app. This allows users to earn rewards by p... Read more
28 minutes ago
Meta and ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, discovered a gap in the fee imposed by the EU Big Tech for the DSA. X, Amazon and Snapchat would contribute virtually nothing as a result, even though they are part of wat the EU sees as Big Tech. Meta and ByteDance will challenge the supervisory f... Read more
2 months ago
The Chinese social media giant is attempting to head off a general ban threatened by both the EU and the US This week, TikTok announced a new European data security regime in an attempt to assuage security fears that have already led to limited bans on both sides of the Atlantic. The new reg... Read more
1 year ago
TikTok files a lawsuit against the U.S. government of President Trump. The company calls Trump's decree banning TikTok a way to fuel anti-Chinese rhetoric on the eve of the new presidential elections in the United States. The American branch of TikTok, as well as its Chinese parent company ByteD... Read more
4 years ago
The potential acquisition of elements of TikTok by Microsoft will be difficult. The social network shares a lot of resources with other applications of TikTok's parent company ByteDance. Microsoft plans on purchasing only part of the social network: the United States, Canada, Australia and New Z... Read more
4 years ago
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order prohibiting transactions with ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, within 45 days. A similar order also applies to the Chinese chat service WeChat. The possibility that Chinese authorities can access data from American citizens via ... Read more
4 years ago
Microsoft plans to acquire the United States branch of TikTok, which according to President Trump has to be done within 45 days. After a conversation between Microsoft-CEO Satya Nadella and the United States president, Microsoft has been given until the 15th of September to negotiate a deal. The... Read more
4 years ago
