Temu, Xiaomi, AliExpress, Shein, WeChat, and TikTok are in breach of EU laws, say experts. Here's what we know so far.
Challenges came in tandem with TikTok’s success. U.S. officials expressed concerns about the company’s roots and ownership, pointing to laws in China that require Chinese companies to hand over data requested by the government. Another concern became the proprietary algorithm that populates what users see on the app.
The messaging app is dominant among users in the Chinese diaspora, and it features heavy censorship and surveillance.
TikTok’s time in the United States is counting down. But Washington is only the latest government to impose restrictions on the video app.
The decision came a week after the justices heard a First Amendment challenge to a law aimed at the wildly popular short-form video platform used by 170 million Americans that the government fears could be influenced by China.
In a statement tonight, TikTok says it's ready "to go dark" on Jan. 19th if President Joseph Biden doesn't offer a "definitive statement."
With the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the law banning TikTok beginning Jan. 19th, what happens next is up to incoming POTUS Donald Trump.
TikTok, 5 other Chinese firms hit by EU privacy complaints
TikTok, 5 other Chinese firms face EU privacy complaints
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TikTok and five other Chinese firms could face GDPR penalties in the EU
TikTok, five other Chinese companies named in E.U. complaint, Reuters says
TikTok, Shein, Xiaomi (XIACY), and three other Chinese companies have been named in a privacy complaint filed by Australian advocacy group
As the fate of widely popular short-form video app TikTok hung in the balance this week, creators, users and social media experts lamented the cultural and economic losses U.S. users could experience if the app is banned this weekend.
Non-profit privacy advocacy group "None of Your Business" (noyb) has filed six complaints against TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat, and Xiaomi, for unlawfully transferring European user's data to China and infringing European Union's general data protection regulation (GDPR).
Noyb, the Austria-based European Center for Digital Rights, has filed complaints against six Chinese companies over alleged violations of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The accused firms include AliExpress, Shein, Temu, TikTok, WeChat and Xiaomi.
The fate of 170 million TikTok users is now in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump.On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law that requires TikTok to be sold to a U.S. company or be banned by Sunday,
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