Austrian privacy advocate NOYB has launched its first GDPR complaints against Chinese businesses. The organization has filed complaints against TikTok, Xiaomi, Shein, AliExpress, Temu and WeChat, alleging that these companies…
With just days remaining, what are the chances that TikTok remains available in the US? Source
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge I’m not the first to note the irony of TikTok users flooding RedNote this week. The TikTok divest-or-ban rule was supposed to drive Americans…
Just a few days after more than 700 million new users flooded RedNote—which Time noted is "the most apolitical social platform in China"—rumors began swirling that RedNote may soon start…
Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol, he shared in a TikTok video posted on Wednesday. In anticipation of the…
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge More than 700,000 US-based users have downloaded RedNote, a popular Chinese social app, as the TikTok ban deadline looms — but they may find…
It looks like Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk won't be the only tech CEOs attending President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday. According to The New York Times, Shou Chew, the CEO of TikTok, will also…
The TikTok alternative many users are recommending is called Neptune. Join the waitlist now to snag the username you want. Here's what to do. Source
The U.S. ban on TikTok is poised to be delayed as the deadline falls on a holiday weekend and President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration intends to find a way to extend…
The U.S. ban on TikTok is poised to be delayed as the deadline falls on the MLK Day holiday weekend and President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration intends to find a way…
Phone Eats First As Westerners flock to RedNote ahead of a looming "TikTok ban," a large-scale Sino-American cultural exchange is off to the races — and taking some interesting turns. One…
The end is nigh for TikTok...or is it? The ultra-popular social media platform stands on the precipice of a US ban that would wipe it from app stores and quickly…
TikTok is in the spotlight over data concerns but does it collect any more than other popular social media platforms we use? Source
As TikTok’s fate hangs in the balance, TikTok CEO, Shou Chew, is planning to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, The New York Times reports. The executive will join…
In a few days, TikTok could be banned in the US, rendering the app unusable and removing it from app stores. Instead of making do with Instagram Reels, people looked…
TikTok has managed to stay in the headlines for quite some time, whether it is for being owned by the Chinese company ByteDance and putting the national security of the…
Learn how to download and preserve your TikTok content, from personal videos to liked content, before the potential ban. Source
Whatever US politicians were hoping for, what they got was a huge increase in users signing up to Duolingo to learn Chinese and American users flooding Chinese apps. Source
There’s a lot of stuff happening right now. Here in the US, it seems kind of inescapable. And it surely doesn’t help that a lot of people might be without…
TikTok could soon be removed from the U.S. market. Should you switch to RedNote instead? Let's take a look. Source