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June 12, 2025

TikTok

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US bans WeChat, TikTok citing national security

September 18, 2020 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. will ban the use of WeChat Sunday to “safeguard the national security of the United States.” The Chinese app TikTok will also be banned by Nov. 12, but Commerce Secretary […]

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TikTok owner picks Oracle over Microsoft as US tech partner

September 14, 2020 Matt O'Brien and Tali Arbel, Associated Press

The owner of TikTok has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as the American tech partner that could help keep the popular video-sharing app running in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the deal who […]

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What does Walmart see in TikTok? Millions of young shoppers

August 31, 2020 Joseph Pisani and Tali Arbel, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Walmart may be the world’s largest retailer but it has mostly failed in its efforts to break Amazon’s online dominance. Could TikTok, a fast-growing 3-year-old app filled with goofy videos, be the […]

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Walmart may join Microsoft in bid for video app TikTok

August 27, 2020 Joseph Pisani and Zen Soo, Associated Press

Walmart said Thursday it may join Microsoft to buy the U.S. business of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has come under fire from the Trump administration. Microsoft and TikTok declined to comment Thursday. […]

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TikTok sues Trump over his pending order to ban its app

August 24, 2020 Tali Arbel, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Video app TikTok is suing the Trump Administration over its efforts to ban the popular Chinese-owned service over national-security concerns. TikTok, which is owned by China’s ByteDance, insisted Monday that it is […]

Business

TikTok and its employees prepare to fight Trump over app ban

August 14, 2020 Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

TikTok and its U.S. employees are planning to take President Donald Trump’s administration to court over his sweeping order to ban the popular video app, according to a lawyer preparing one of the lawsuits. The […]

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Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat

August 7, 2020 Tali Arbel, Associated Press

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of popular social media apps TikTok and WeChat on security grounds, a move China’s government criticized as “political […]

Business

Facebook launches a new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels

August 5, 2020 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Facebook’s Instagram is launching its answer to the hit short video app TikTok — Instagram Reels. The new Instagram feature will let users record and edit 15-second videos with audio, and will […]

Business

Microsoft confirms talks seeking to buy US arm of TikTok

August 3, 2020 Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Microsoft confirmed Sunday it is in talks with Chinese company ByteDance to acquire the U.S. arm of its popular video app TikTok and has discussed with President Donald Trump his concerns about […]

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India bans TikTok, other Chinese apps amid border standoff

June 30, 2020 The Associated Press

NEW DELHI — Indian TikTok users awoke Tuesday to a notice from the popular short-video app saying their data would be transferred to an Irish subsidiary, a response to India’s ban on dozens of Chinese […]

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