Tag: #TikTok

US degrades from innovator to digital rogue

Wang Wenwen August 07, 2020

US degrades from innovator to digital rogue

The US is showing its nature as a digital rogue state, as TikTok waits for its destiny. US President Donald Trump threatened to shut down this widely popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app in the US. He also said he was ready to approve a purchase of the US operations...More

US targets TikTok’s global soft power

Robert Walker July 29, 2020

US targets TikTok’s global soft power

It wasn't so long ago that TikTok was a harmless, if addictive, video-sharing phone application popular with nearly 1 billion users around the world, including more than 160 million in the US alone. And yet, seemingly overnight, it has now become a "national security threat" to the US,...More

Indian ban on Chinese apps will backfire on tech sector

Left Review Online July 07, 2020

Indian ban on Chinese apps will backfire on tech sector

Analysts said that the Indian government's ban on 59 apps developed by Chinese companies will hurt India's technology and internet start-ups as they lose Chinese investment. On Monday, India announced it would ban the apps over national security concerns. "The compilation of these data, its mining and profiling...More