Mr. TikTok goes to Washington

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U.S. lawmakers have said that they are moving forward with a plan to ban TikTok, one of the most popular apps in the world. In hearings last week, Congress questioned TikTok’s C.E.O., Shou Zi Chew, about the platform’s addictive algorithm, its content, and whether it shares user ...  Show more

I creator americani sono scesi in strada per provare a convincere il Congresso a non votare il ban contro il social network di proprietà cinese. I politici statunitensi però dicono che i dati degli americani che TikTok raccoglie (e che in linea teorica potrebbe essere costretto a ...  Show more

American lawmakers have tried for years to ban TikTok, concerned that the video app’s links to China pose a national security risk.

Sapna Maheshwari, a technology reporter for The Times, explains the behind-the-scenes push to rein in TikTok and discusses what a ban could ...

Only two months ago Joe Biden joined the social media platform TikTok with a video captioned "lol hey guys". Now, the US president is poised to sign a bill that could ban the popular app - unless its parent company sells it.  
  
The country is concerned that TikTok's o ...  Show more