TechNode

JANUARY 16, 2025

It also requires TikTok’s cloud service provider, Oracle, to cease hosting its US user data. The Indian government outlawed the app in June 2020, citing worries about data privacy and national security. In October last year, Malaysia stated that TikTok was not fully compliant with its laws.

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The Verge

AUGUST 22, 2020

To ensure that the rule of law is not discarded and that our company and users are treated fairly, we have no choice but to challenge the Executive Order through the judicial system.”. might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States,” Trump wrote in the order , which references national security concerns.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

The administration, which includes the Commerce Department, “took this extraordinary action of prohibiting a popular communication and information-sharing platform without affording its owners … due process of law, and for political reasons rather than because of any ‘unusual and extraordinary threat’ to the United States,” according to the suit.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Trump declared TikTok and WeChat a “national emergency,” citing privacy and security concerns. That order invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a law that allows Trump to ban transactions between the US and foreign entities. is fully consistent with law and promotes legitimate national security interests.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Josh Hawley is publicly calling on the Treasury Department to reject Oracle’s proposed partnership with TikTok , saying the arrangement is unacceptable on national security grounds. The Oracle deal differs significantly from President Trump’s initial demands, which called for the US version of TikTok to be severed off and sold.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

While politicians have voiced concerns about national security risks posed by the app’s Chinese ownership, activists suggest a deeper agenda may be aimed at curbing pro-Palestinian content on the platform. The debate over banning TikTok has grown increasingly complex. What does the TikTok ban have to do with Palestine?

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

“Any transaction by any person, or with respect to any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, with ByteDance Ltd,” the order reads, “shall be prohibited to the extent permitted under applicable law.” laws and regulations.”. It is set to take effect on September 20th.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Pappas added that it’s a moment “to put aside our competition and focus on core principles like freedom of expression and due process of law.” Currently, the administration and ByteDance are reportedly working with Oracle to secure a deal. We will continue to challenge the unjust executive order”.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 5, 2025

According to The Verge , the new global tariffs imposed on China and dozens of other nations "seemingly torpedoed" plans for candidates — mostly like Oracle — to take over the ByteDance-owned app. The president stated that while "tremendous progress" has been made, additional time is needed to finalize a deal.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The move gives ByteDance more time to get approval from authorities in the US and China for a pending deal with Oracle and Walmart. President Trump earlier this month gave the deal his preliminary blessing as a way to address his administration’s national security concerns. The Chinese government could also nix it. Tim McDonald / BBC).

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The Verge

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

One is that there are genuine, good-faith reasons to call for Section 230 reform, even though they’re often drowned out by bad tweets that misunderstand the law. Goodman, a law professor at Rutgers University specializing in information policy, approaches the problem from another angle. Barrett writes (PDF): Ellen P.

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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. A letter sent to Trump on Wednesday by Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and five other Republicans said the deal in its current reported form “leaves significant unresolved national security issues.”.

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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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