Top Gamer Ninja Deletes TikTok Over Privacy Concerns

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTikTok CEO Kevin Mayer is hitting back at Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, ahead of Zuckerberg’s appearance at a congressional hearing on Big Tech.The Facebook “attacks” on TikTok, which is owned by Chinese internet giant ByteDance, are “disguised as patriotism and designed to put an end to our very presence in the U.S.,” Mayer, who took over as CEO of TikTok in June after a long career at Disney, asserted in a blog post.Meanwhile, Mayer also took a swipe at

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAn Indian court has asked Chinese tech giant Alibaba, and its co-founder Jack Ma, to present evidence about the operation of its news operations.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorSnap founder and CEO Evan Spiegel said it’s been really “interesting to watch the U.S.

Scots singer who rose to fame with Rollers hits including Shang-a-lang and Bye Bye Baby shocked online followers when he came out with his latest statement.And despite The Rollers having fans worldwide, including in China, Les wrote on Facebook: “Don’t buy anything that is made in China.”He also wrote on his Twitter page: “Don’t buy anything that is “made in China”, you will be supporting a criminal that will kill us as soon as they can.

Also Read: 'Monster Hunter' Video Game Adaptation With Milla Jovovich Moves Back to April 2021Sensor Tower estimates Byte has 2.5 million downloads worldwide on both iOS and Android since its launch.TikTok has 2.3 billion users globally. The app was originally called Douyin and launched in China in 2016.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon, which has about 840,000 employees worldwide, has told company staff to delete TikTok from their phones because of security risks, Variety has confirmed.TikTok, the short-form video app owned by Chinese internet company ByteDance, should not be used on any device that can access Amazon’s email system, the company told employees in a memo Friday.

recent talk of banning the app in the United States because of its China-controlled parent company, Sensor Tower found the U.S. was the country with the second-highest installs of TikTok in June — roughly 8.7%.

TikTok might not be accessible to United States users for much longer, as the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo revealed that the country was looking at banning the app.

noted. Snap’s previous trading high was roughly $19 per share on February 3.TikTok, which established an office in Culver City this January, is owned by Beijing-based Bytedance — and has long raised alarms with national security and privacy experts for its ties to the Chinese government.In a Fox News interview on Monday, Pompeo said the administration was considering an outright ban on apps developed in China.

TikTok and other Chinese social media apps over national security concerns. His remarks come as India banned the app and Australia is considering it.  In an interview with Fox News Channel's Laura Ingraham, Pompeo said «we're certainly looking at it» when it comes to banning TikTok and other Chinese apps.«With respect to Chinese apps on people's cell phones, I can assure you the United States will get this one right too, Laura,» he said.

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Sec. of State Mike Pompeo said that the U.S.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterPopular social media platform TikTok will exit Hong Kong imminently following the introduction of China’s new national security law in the semi-autonomous territory.Though the platform was founded in China by developer ByteDance, the app, which is now run by former Disney exec Kevin Mayer, is only available outside of the Middle Kingdom.