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Trump To Block TikTok, WeChat Downloads On Sunday

by tech_admin September 18, 2020
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The Department of Commerce today declared a ban on American business transactions with Chinese-owned social apps on Sunday, WeChat and TikTok.

The announcement is in advance of President Donald Trump ‘s expected declaration on Friday whether or not the government will accept an agreement to take a minority interest of Oracle in TikTok and become a “trustworthy technology partner” for the US group. A media conference with Trump was confirmed at 2p.m by the White House. Friday Eastern.

The announcements made by the Commerce Department allow for an arrangement to be entered into before the Sunday deadline and the Trump administration could be an aggressive attempt to drive forward its original purpose to compel TikTok to be completely owned by a US business.

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“We have taken major measures in the President’s direction to tackle China’s malicious collection of American citizen’s personal data, supporting our national ideals, democratic rules based principles, and the effective implementation of US laws and regulations.”

The change is the executive order of Trump on 6 August, which required TikTok 45 days to sell the business to a U.S. company or face a ban in this country. It is Sunday that ends the 45-day cycle. WeChat is owned by the Chinese corporation Tencent as one of the world’s leading social media software. The parent company of TikTok is ByteDance, Beijing-based. Trump’s Executive Order cited national security concerns regarding access to user data by the Chinese government in these applications as a reason for the possible prohibition.

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Commerce declaration says that US companies will not distribute WeChat and TikTok from beginning Sunday, meaning that Apple and Google’s two leading mobile app stores will need to delete the apps from their libraries. In addition, the declaration prevents U.S. businesses from offering services “in order to move funds or process payments in the US” through WeChat.

But it also sets out a different TikTok-specific time period, which allows for the United States to be resolved by 12 November. The rules which start on 12 November include provisions prohibiting U.S. companies from providing TikTok with internet hosting and services. This could be guided to the TikTok-Oracle agreement that will provide TikTok with cloud services, if Trump agrees, which will allow TikTok which Oracle more time to conclude an agreement which will satisfy its president.

Ross said in an interview with Fox Business on Friday that bans would have a different effect on TikTok and WeChat. He said that TikTok still works, but users can’t update the software.

Ross told Fox, “TikTok doesn’t do the same thing as weChat.” “As far as TikTok is concerned, it’s just updates, maintenance items like that, which are shut down now. After November 12 the actual shutdown will occur if no other transaction occurs. So how the two are handled is very different.

Officials of the ICommerce Department who spoke with journalists on a condition of anonymity Friday disputed somewhat Ross’ claims on Fox Business and said that neither TikTok nor WeChat will be available for download at midnight on Sunday.

Officials have also confirmed that WeChat will remain working for users who have it installed on their devices, but issues will occur because WeChat uses U.S. corporate services to provide data in the app. Officials said TikTok will still be running on your computer after Sunday, but will stop functioning after 12 November unless an agreement is reached before then, or Trump cancels its Executive Order.

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For US businesses, WeChat is a common marketing and sales tool primarily in China, but also worldwide. WeChat is the primary application people use for social communication and e-commerce with US social applications like Facebook and Instagram banned in China. Even in the U.S., it is common to connect with Chinese people, since American apps in China are prohibited.

The Nov. 12 deadline for TikTok is more than a week after the Nov. 3 presidential election, which means that Trump would not be accused of banning a famous app that 100 million Americans used before casting their votes. Trump Optimistic Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., said he advised the president not to ban Tiktok in an interview published on the snapchat last month.

TikTok has already made several compromises in an e-mailed statement to resolve the security issues posed by the Trump Administration, including a US company hosting its information and services.

This is TikTok’s complete statement:

We disagree with the decision from the Commerce Department, and are disappointed that it stands to block new app downloads from Sunday and ban use of the TikTok app in the US from November 12. Our community of 100 million U.S. users love TikTok because it’s a home for entertainment, self-expression, and connection, and we’re committed to protecting their privacy and safety as we continue working to bring joy to families and meaningful careers to those who create on our platform.

In our proposal to the U.S. Administration, we’ve already committed to unprecedented levels of additional transparency and accountability well beyond what other apps are willing to do, including third-party audits, verification of code security, and U.S. government oversight of U.S. data security. Further, an American technology provider would be responsible for maintaining and operating the TikTok network in the U.S., which would include all services and data serving US consumers. We will continue to challenge the unjust executive order, which was enacted without due process and threatens to deprive the American people and small businesses across the US of a significant platform for both a voice and livelihoods.

Representatives for Tencent, Apple and Google were not immediately available to comment. TikTok’s interim boss Vanessa Pappas, in a reply to Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri, called on Facebook to join its lawsuit against the U.S., which claims the company wasn’t allowed due process ahead of a ban. Mosseri told TNN last week that a TikTok ban would be bad for Instagram and Facebook, since it would lead to a country-by-country regulation of the internet.

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TikTok Cautions Parents About Suicide Video

by tech_admin September 8, 2020
written by tech_admin

TikTok alerts parents and users of an embedded suicide video in a film. The video showing an American man living a Facebook live stream, was posted to several social media platforms and sometimes inserted in other, unrelated images. “We know that suicide clips broadcast live on Facebook have recently been released on other websites, like TikTok.

The short form video platform says its systems automatically identify and mark clips to breach the guidelines of the group. “We delete content & ban accounts that attempt to upload clips over and over again, and we thank our community members who have recorded content and warned others not to access, interact or post such videos on a single platform out of respect to their individuals and loved ones,” said TikTok.

TikTok, extremely common for both young people and adults, indicates that new videos on their For You pages from outlets to which users do not subscribe. Kirra Pendergast, CEO Safe on Web, Australia Cyber-security company, advised parents to hold children off the site for a few days to locate and delete all images. “This content is very popular so we want to mitigate any harm,” she said on Facebook. Pendergast said the clip was disguised as a video about kittens posted on TikTok.

“A lot of parents are woken up to what their kids can be subjected to when kids as young as eight use TikTok and can see this while thinking they ‘re watching a kitten video. For parents it is frightening, “she told TNN.
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TikTok Deletes 380,000 Videos To Breach Hate Speech Policies

by tech_admin August 21, 2020
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TikTok has deleted over 380,000 videos in the United States for breaching its hate speech policy this year, said Thursday’s short form video app. The app, owned by ByteDance, also says that it prohibits the posting of hateful content on more than 1300 accounts. In its news blog, TikTok claimed that it was focused on content such as racial abuse, as well as on content that denied “violent tragedies” such as holocaust and slavery, that it had a zero tolerance policy for organized hate groups.

The app, which is very popular for its dance and lip-syncing routines and viral competitions for teens, was used to spread white supremacists and anti-semitical hatreds in a study by the anti-difamatory league at the beginning of this month. In March the first members of a Content Advisory Board appointed TikTok, which had been under consideration in its Content Moderation Practices, to advise on its policies and to evaluate the actions of the firm.

In the latter effort to raised pressures on the Chinese company for concerns about the security of the personal data it handles, President Trump also ordered ByteDance last week to discard US operations by TikTok in 90 days. American officials have expressed concern that the government of China may collect information on users. TikTok said it did not supply China with user data and that if asked, it would not.

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For possible TikTok bids Oracle holds a preliminary discussion

by tech_admin August 20, 2020
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Oracle approached ByteDance in advance about a possible bid for part of TikTok and decided to counter a similar offer from Microsoft, according to the Financial Times. Larry Ellison, a multimillionaire entrepreneur, is collaborating with US investors, including General Atlantic and Seqoia Capital, to review an invitation for the US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand viral video app operations, according to the FT citing knowledgeable people in this region.

Oracle ‘s entry would threaten the bargaining power of Microsoft because Redmond was the only party to publicly announce that it was in talks with ByteDance. On Friday, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, ordered ByteDance, in addition to a previous order prohibiting the United States from entering into business with the firm TikTok, to sell its assets within 90 days from 6 August.

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