In response to the U.S. ruling, millions of TikTok users found themselves searching for alternatives. This provided a prime ...

the data is clear – Americans do not want the CCP to have access to their data or algorithm, period,” Filipetti added. “This means we can’t simply replace ByteDance with another Chinese ...

The CCP’s purpose is to increase their power ... taken over their media and even set up police stations around the world. Through software like ByteDance’s TikTok they are capable of sweeping data ...

TikTok, owned by ByteDance, is not publicly traded, limiting direct investment options. Investors can buy shares in KKR or SoftBank, both of which hold ByteDance shares. ByteDance faces regulatory ...

As TikTok fights to keep its popular video app available in the US, investors in parent company ByteDance Ltd. are being forced to re-evaluate financial prospects for a business valued at more ...

The US government fears that TikTok’s Chinese ownership allows the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to access sensitive user data. In 2022, reports surfaced that ByteDance employees had improperly ...

BANGKOK, Feb 28 (Reuters) - ByteDance's TikTok will invest $8.8 billion in data centres in Thailand over five years, Helena Lersch, TikTok's Vice President of Public Policy, said on Friday at an ...

The roughly 170 million users on TikTok have content brought to them from a unique algorithm owned by ByteDance, alarming US officials who have noted its ability to hoover up US users’ data and ...

The controversy surrounding TikTok has dominated political discussions for years. Critics claim the app is a national security risk, a data funnel ...