Five ways TikTok is seen as threat to US national security
Many in the United States see TikTok, the highly popular video-sharing app owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, as a threat to national security.
Dec 21, 2022
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Congress moves to ban TikTok from US government devices
TikTok would be banned from most U.S. government devices under a spending bill Congress unveiled early Tuesday, the latest push by American lawmakers against the Chinese-owned social media app.
Dec 20, 2022
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Free speech expert says journalists' Twitter suspension isn't tantamount to government suppression of the media
In October, Elon Musk took control of Twitter in a $44 billion deal, saying he hoped to enhance Twitter's mission as "a digital town square." His changes to moderation practices have since led civil rights groups to allege ...
Dec 20, 2022
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Not Big Brother, but close: A surveillance expert explains some of the ways we're all being watched, all the time
A group of researchers studied 15 months of human mobility movement data taken from 1.5 million people and concluded that just four points in space and time were sufficient to identify 95% of them, even when the data weren't ...
Dec 19, 2022
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Twitter users vote to oust Elon Musk as CEO
Twitter users voted on Monday to oust owner Elon Musk as chief executive in a highly unscientific poll he organized and promised to honor, just weeks after he took charge of the social media giant.
Dec 19, 2022
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Musk restores some suspended Twitter accounts of journalists
The Twitter accounts of several journalists suspended after Elon Musk accused them of endangering his family were reinstated Saturday, but some said the billionaire owner offered full use of the platform only if they deleted ...
Dec 17, 2022
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Youngkin executive order bans TikTok from state computers
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin banned the use of several Chinese-owned apps, including TikTok and WeChat, on state government devices and wireless networks on Friday, calling them a threat to national security.
Dec 17, 2022
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US places Chinese chipmakers on trade blacklist
The US Commerce Department on Thursday blacklisted 36 Chinese companies including top producers of advanced computer chips, severely restricting their access to American technology.
Dec 15, 2022
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China tightens regulation of online comments
China began applying new rules governing online comments on Thursday, further threatening freedom of expression in a move authorities said was aimed at protecting national security.
Dec 15, 2022
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Hacker claims breach of FBI's critical-infrastructure portal
A hacker who reportedly posed as the CEO of a financial institution claims to have obtained access to the more than 80,000-member database of InfraGard, an FBI-run outreach program that shares sensitive information on national ...
Dec 15, 2022
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