The Verge

AUGUST 19, 2020

Oracle is in talks to acquire TikTok , a move that would challenge Microsoft. It’s notable because Oracle founder Larry Ellison has spent much of the past four years sucking up to Trump. Alex Sherman at CNBC has the scoop: Oracle doesn’t have a consumer-facing social media or video business. Jennifer Elias / CNBC). Industry. ?

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

And like other projects with global ambitions, it will also invite new scrutiny over privacy, data security, content moderation, and more. Oracle’s bid for TikTok doesn’t solve the Trump administration’s national security concerns. Oracle pushed Section 230 reform for years, in an effort to harm rivals like Amazon and Google.

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The Verge

AUGUST 20, 2020

And a little more background on why we opposed The Gambia’s request: we have an obligation under the SCA not to release certain data to third parties, including the US and foreign governments, unless the user consents, there’s an emergency, the requesting party has a court order or the foreign government has a CLOUD Act agreement with the US.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Under a second, platforms would disclose data on what content is being promoted and to whom, on the process and policies of content moderation, and on advertising practices. Drug and airline companies disclose things like ingredients, testing results, and flight data when there is an accident,” Kornbluh and Goodman observe.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Oracle will also own a minority stake that will be less than 20% of the new global TikTok, two of the people said. The idea, they write, is “to make sure there are no back doors used by the company’s Chinese parent to gather data on the video-sharing app’s 100 million American users.” But I sure am glad he took the call.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

It’s not yet clear what data was stolen or whether the hack was carried out by a foreign government. Oracle’s proposed deal with TikTok would see the company “completely rebuild” the TikTok app, with Oracle rewriting millions of lines of code. Chinese state media is blasting Oracle’s proposed deal with TikTok.

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The Verge

AUGUST 28, 2020

That said, a Microsoft-Walmart pairing still seems preferable to me (and reportedly to Zhang) than the other big player in the hunt: Larry Ellison’s Oracle, which has spent the entire Trump Administration flattering the president’s ego and may now be poised to reap the rewards. TikTok has surprised me with its cleverness before. Industry. ?

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