Jan 21, 2025 · In a historic development, Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok has become the center of a bipartisan bill to ban the app nationwide in the name of national security. Xiao Qiang, a research scientist at the UC Berkeley School of Information and a prominent scholar in the study of state censorship, propaganda, and disinformation in China, pointed to TikTok’s parent company ByteDance as ...

Dec 18, 2024 · The alleged examples of TikTok censorship can be essentially chalked up to violations of TikTok’s terms and services against bullying, harassment, and the portrayal of explicit violence, all of which are TikTok’s prerogatives and have nothing to do with China.

Many countries have imposed past or ongoing restrictions on the short-form video-hosting service TikTok. Bans from government devices usually stem from national security concerns over potential access of data by the Chinese government. [1] . Other bans have cited children's well-being and offensive content such as pornography. [2] .

5 days ago · U.S. TikTok users who once saw the app as a haven for free speech say they see signs of censorship after the platform, which is owned by China’s ByteDance, was returned by an executive order...

Mar 19, 2024 · At the start of TikTok's ascendancy, there were high-profile cases of censorship on the app: a user in the US had her account suspended for discussing Beijing's treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang.

Jan 17, 2025 · But while TikTok may help creators gain exposure and users engage with the causes they care about, many see evidence of censorship on the platform. Users get no direct insight into TikTok's algorithm.

Mar 17, 2024 · The proposed TikTok ban working its way through Congress could embolden authoritarian censorship abroad, experts warn, and shatter the United States’ reputation as an international champion of...

Sep 19, 2024 · Is a ban on TikTok in the U.S. censorship? The government says because the app is owned by a Chinese company, there are national security concerns.

Jan 17, 2025 · Responding to the Supreme Court’s decision upholding a US government’s decision to ban TikTok on national security grounds due to alleged ties between its parent company, ByteDance, and the Chinese government, Lauren Armistead, Deputy Director at Amnesty Tech, said: “Banning TikTok does nothing to address the endemic human rights risks and harms associated with the surveillance-based ...

Jan 10, 2025 · The Supreme Court appears poised to uphold a law that bans TikTok in the US over national security concerns unless its China-based parent company sells the platform ahead of a 19 January deadline ...