The Verge

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Roland Cloutier, global chief security officer for TikTok, says in a new court filing , in advance of an upcoming hearing in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, that the Commerce Department made several incorrect assertions about the company’s data security policies and practices.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 28, 2020

On Monday, the Department of Justice filed an appeal of a judge’s order that blocked restrictions on TikTok in the US from taking effect. The TikTok-Trump saga began back in August, when President Trump issued an order saying the security concerns about TikTok and WeChat, both China-based apps, constituted a national emergency.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Douglas Marland, Cosette Rinab, and Alec Chambers said they “earn a livelihood from the content they post on TikTok,” saying the platform’s “For You” page is unique among social media platforms, because its algorithm allows “little-known creators to show their content to a large audience,” according to the court filing. Marland has 2.7

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

TikTok and parent company ByteDance filed a lawsuit late Friday against the Trump administration to try to fend off a ban on new downloads of the app set to take effect Sunday, The Wall Street Journal reported. Oracle and Walmart are the remaining candidates with a shot at a stake in the new TikTok company.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has given China-based ByteDance until December 4th to either sell or spin out its US business, according to a court filing. The president then said he had approved “in concept” a deal with Oracle and Walmart that called for creating a new US-based entity, TikTok Global.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

President Trump said in August that TikTok and its parent company, China-based ByteDance, presented a national security risk to the US, and issued an order requiring TikTok to sell its US business. But a day later, the president said he had approved “in concept” a bid from Oracle to become TikTok’s “trusted tech partner.”

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The Verge

AUGUST 22, 2020

TikTok confirmed Saturday that it will file a lawsuit against the Trump administration over an executive order demanding parent company ByteDance divest its TikTok operations in the US. Pompeo also has compared TikTok to Huawei and ZTE, two Chinese companies that have been designated as threats to US national security.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Currently, the administration and ByteDance are reportedly working with Oracle to secure a deal. TikTok also filed a lawsuit against President Trump in August , arguing that Trump’s original order offers no evidence that TikTok is indeed a national security threat to the United States, among other things.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The request addresses an increasingly convoluted attempt to sever TikTok from ByteDance, ostensibly because the Chinese-owned app poses national security risks. Hundreds of millions of Americans who have not yet downloaded TikTok will be shut out of this large and diverse online community— six weeks before a national election,” it says.

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The Verge

AUGUST 20, 2020

Yesterday I included a link to a story in Time about a request from the Gambian government to help investigate the genocide in Myanmar , where the United Nations has said Facebook contributed to the incitement of violence. President Trump said he supports Oracle buying TikTok. Inside the Boogaloo, America’s extremely online extremists.

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AUGUST 19, 2020

In June, the West African nation filed an application in US federal court seeking information from Facebook that would help it hold Myanmar accountable at the International Court of Justice. Oracle is in talks to acquire TikTok , a move that would challenge Microsoft. Matthew Smith / Time ). It is extremely dumb. Industry. ?

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Alexandra Alper at Reuters has more: “We are heartened that this deal still requires government approval, and if reports indicating this proposed deal will retain links to ByteDance or other Chinese-controlled entities, we strongly urge the administration to reject such a proposal on national security grounds,” he added. [.].

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Oracle’s closeness with the Trump administration could prove helpful in its bid to buy TikTok. Oracle founder Larry Ellison is a prominent Trump supporter. TikTok and WeChat are being lumped together in the Trump’s administration’s attempt to crack down on national security threats from China. Todd Haselton / CNBC).

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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.

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