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TikTok-Famous Congressman Slams Republican Colleagues Whose Only Plan Is to ‘Be the Angriest Voice in the Room’ (Video)
“What they’re doing is auditioning every day to be the captain of Team Outrage,” North Carolina Democrat Jeff Jackson told “CNN This Morning”
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Montana Legislature Passes Statewide TikTok Ban
State’s governor has not said if he’ll sign it into law
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TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube Are All Starting to Look the Same | PRO Insight
The homogenization of social media will have real consequences, including how the apps make money and compete
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TikTok Hires Disney’s Former Comms Czar Zenia Mucha to Advise on Looming Ban
Obama advisors David Plouffe and Jim Messina have also been brought in to guide the social platform through ongoing litigation
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TikTok’s CEO Isn’t the Boss | PRO Insight
In a hearing before Congress, Shou Zi Chew came off like an underling
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Al Franken Says He Supports Banning TikTok: ‘Stealing Our Data and Spying On Us’ Is Only ‘A Job for American Companies’ (Video)
The “Daily Show” guest host then led a “USA!” chant for the audience
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House Committee Rails Against TikTok as CEO Defends App: ‘Algorithm Preys on Vulnerable People’
House Energy and Commerce Committee members grilled Shou Zi Chew, expressing a willingness to ban the app over privacy issues
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TikTok CEO Claims 150 Million US Users Ahead of Congressional Testimony
CEO Shou Chew points out that more than half of Americans use the video-sharing app in face of threatened ban
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TikTok Launches ‘Series’ Feature, Where Creators Sell Access to Videos Up to 20 Minutes Long
Eligible creators will be able to post up to 80 videos and set their own prices
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TikTok to Limit Teens’ Daily Screen Time to an Hour
The setting comes in response to growing concerns about the social media platform’s impact on younger users
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White House Sets 30-Day Deadline for Removing TikTok From Federal Phones, Computers
Government agencies must ensure the Chinese social video app is purged as Congress sets vote to give president broader ability to ban app in U.S.
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TikTok Banned in Canada From All Government Mobile Devices
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suspects private citizens and businesses will make their own choices about the safety of data on the app
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Will Smith Pokes Fun at Oscars Slap on TikTok (Video)
The Oscar-winning actor made light of the event for the first time
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TikTok CEO to Testify Before Congress Over Privacy Concerns, Child Users, Ties to Chinese Communist Party
Shou Zi Chew will address the House Energy and Commerce Committee this spring
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Randy Gonzalez, Father of TikTok Duo Enkyboys, Dies at 35
Last Spring, the social media-famous dad announced he had stage four colon cancer