MOSCOW—Russia on Tuesday fined TikTok for failing to delete content that violates Russian laws on ‘LGBT propaganda’ and streaming service Twitch for hosting a video interview with a Ukrainian political figure that Moscow said contained ‘fake’ information. Neither company immediately responded to a Reuters request for comment. Interfax reported that a TikTok representative in the…
Russia Fines TikTok for ‘LGBT Propaganda,’ Twitch Over Ukraine Content
Report: US Gave China $28 Million Funding for Research
Over $28 million U.S. taxpayer dollars were used to fund research in China. We take a closer look. Chipmaker Micron is planning to build a giant semiconductor factory in New York state. It’s set to be the largest in the United States, complete with up to $100 billion in investment money. The United States and…
TikTok Is ‘Everything That You Do Not Want in a Modern Democracy’: Tech Expert
September 30, 2022
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Social media giant TikTok and its nebulous connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) present a threat to U.S. national security, according to one expert. Geoffrey Cain, an independent investigative journalist and author of a book on the CCP’s efforts to build a totalitarian surveillance state, believes that TikTok’s troubled emergence, shadowy corporate structure, and…
Top Apple Executive Leaving Company After Making Crude Remarks About Women in Viral TikTok
An Apple spokesperson has confirmed that a top executive is departing the company following backlash over a viral TikTok video in which he made a vulgar comment about women. A spokesperson told CNBC that the tech giant’s vice president of procurement, Tony Blevins, is leaving the company, stating simply that “Tony is leaving Apple.” His departure was first reported by Bloomberg….
UK Warns TikTok Could Face £27 Million Fine for Failing to Protect Children’s Privacy
The Chinese-owned social media site TikTok could face a £27 million ($29 million) fine after British authorities found that it may have breached UK data protection law by failing to protect children’s privacy. On Monday, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said in a statement that the video-sharing platform may have processed the data of…
DeSantis Announces Actions to Confront CCP Influence in Florida
September 23, 2022
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Sept. 22 signed a new executive order and unveiled a package of legislative proposals to combat “malign foreign influence,” particularly from communist China. “The number one source of that influence, not just in the United States but really around the world, is the Chinese Communist Party,” DeSantis said during an…
Snap CEO Attributes TikTok Success to ‘Billions and Billions of Dollars’ Spent by Communist China
September 23, 2022
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Snap CEO Evan Spiegel has spoken out about the influence of the Chinese state in the success of TikTok, claiming that the c0mmunist regime has spent billions of dollars to equip the short video content app to dominate the market and edge out competitors. Speaking at the Code Conference 2022, Spiegel warned of the influence…
YouTube in Challenge to TikTok to Give Shorts Creators 45 Percent of Advertisement Sales
LOS ANGELES—YouTube unveiled a new way for creators to make money on short-form video, as it faces intensifying competition from TikTok. The Google-owned streaming service announced Tuesday that it would introduce advertising on its video feature Shorts and give video creators 45 percent of the revenue. That compares with its standard distribution of 55 percent…
YouTube, TikTok Say Liberal Online Streaming Bill Fails to Protect Digital Creators
Online streaming giants YouTube and TikTok are asking Canadian senators to take a sober second look at an online streaming bill that they say would cause significant harm to Canadian digital creators. TikTok executive Steve de Eyre said in a Senate committee meeting on Wednesday evening that the federal Liberals’ Bill C-11 doesn’t just fail to protect…
Twitter Allowing ‘Active Spy From the CCP’ to Infiltrate Platform ‘Very Troubling’: Gettr CEO
September 18, 2022
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Gettr’s CEO said that recent whistleblower allegations that Twitter allowed a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agent to be a part of the company are “very troubling, very problematic.” “The reason why they allowed this person to stay in their position was because Twitter is so dependent now on mainland China for revenue streams,” said Jason…
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