The number of teenagers using Facebook has drastically plummeted by nearly 40 percent, according to new data from the Pew Research Center. A survey of 1,316 American teens ages 13 to 17 found that teens who say they use Facebook have declined from 71 percent between 2014 to 2015 to 32 percent today. Meanwhile, the share…
Facebook Use Plummets Among Teens as YouTube, TikTok Use Surges: Pew Research
K Street: The Ideal Influence Point for the Chinese Communist Party—With Rex Lee
August 11, 2022
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Powerful K Street lobbyists are being hired by the Chinese Communist Party to do its bidding, lobbying Congress to influence America. The question is: What can we do about it? The challenge is making effective laws to counter the infiltration. But will it work? Joining me is Rex Lee, a cybersecurity expert exposing the deep…
What Will Replace TikTok?
Commentary 2021 was a good year for Bytedance, a problematic company with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). TikTok, its main cash cow, was the most downloaded app of the year. Although—and this is a point of considerable importance—compared to 2020 figures, total downloads decreased by 194 million. TikTok is still popular, just not as popular…
Australian MPs Advised to Use Two Phones Amid TikTok Security Concerns
August 4, 2022
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Australian lawmakers and their staff have been advised to get two phones to keep work and private information separate, amid widespread security concerns over TikTok. The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), an intelligence and cybersecurity agency, has warned members of parliament in private briefings recently that some social media apps are over-collecting data and constantly demanding…
TikTok Reviews Flagged Content Allegedly Advertising Smuggling People to UK
Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok said on Tuesday that it’s reviewing content that appears to advertise smuggling people into the UK. It comes after the content was flagged by British media outlet GB News. The videos, some of which were sent to the broadcaster by an unnamed audience member, appear to target Albanian-speaking migrants who want…
UK Parliament Closes TikTok Account Following Pressure From Lawmakers
August 3, 2022
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The UK Parliament has closed its newly set up TikTok account after lawmakers wrote to the speakers raising security concerns over the Chinese app. In an email to The Epoch Times, a spokesperson for UK Parliament confirmed that it is closing the “pilot” account earlier than planned “based on member feedback.” “The account was a…
UK Parliament Urged to Delete TikTok Account
British lawmakers sanctioned by the Chinese regime on Thursday urged Parliament to delete its newly set up TikTok account, saying they are “surprised and disappointed” that Parliament set up an account with the Chinese-owned app. In a post on Twitter promoting its new TikTok account, which appears to target young people, Parliament said on Wednesday that the…
China Steps Up Warning Over Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit
Is Taiwan the top flashpoint in U.S.–China relations? Chinese leader Xi Jinping gave President Joe Biden a stern warning over Washington’s stance on the island, as tensions build ahead of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s potential visit to Taiwan. One of the world’s largest banks has reportedly set up a Communist Party branch in its Chinese…
Fed Under Attack by CCP Foreign Ops; 6 Million Barrels of Strategic Reserve Oil Sold to China
July 28, 2022
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China is attacking the United States on all fronts. This week, warnings come about the threat from China in agriculture, while top Republicans sound the alarm on China’s infiltration into the Federal Reserve—and not to mention the role TikTok plays in spying on Americans. We discuss how China has been attacking us. Plus, I speak…
CCP Uses TikTok to Gather Overseas User Data: Studies
According to an Australian cybersecurity firm investigation, TikTok, the overseas version of Douyin, collects massive amounts of user data. The TikTok app on Apple’s iOS system connects to servers in mainland China, while on Android’s system, it collects data from all other running and installed apps. A TikTok data investigation white paper report released by…
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