Commentary A month into the unfolding tragedy in Ukraine, and every day we are confronted with images of heroic men and women defending their country. Even some women who initially fled to other countries are now returning to contribute to the war effort, the news tells us. “Ukraine women are volunteering to fight and history…
TikTok’s Withdrawal From Russia Is More About Pleasing Western Market: Expert
March 10, 2022
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A recent pause of TikTok’s services in Russia is more to please the West rather than driven by safety concerns for its users, China experts have flagged. Chinese-owned TikTok said on March 6 that it would suspend live-streaming and the uploading of videos to its platform in Russia, fearing that the Kremlin will criminalize it…
Capitol Report (March 3): Senator Suffers From COVID Two Years Later
March 3, 2022
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Russia and Ukraine had their second round of talks Thursday, while the two countries are now battling over a city that houses the largest nuclear power plant in all of Europe. And Congress now is preparing to approve billions in emergency spending—some to support Ukraine and even more for pandemic relief. Members of Congress say…
Bipartisan Bill To Ban Russian Energy Imports; Russian Oligarch Yachts Seized | NTD Business
European countries seizing the yachts of Russian billionaires, trying to pressure Vladimir Putin to end the attack on Ukraine. The U.S. is also going after more Russian oligarchs. U.S. lawmakers introducing a new bill to ban oil imports from Russia, will it go through, and what would be the impact? Tiktok, landing itself at the…
US Lags Behind India on Blocking Chinese Apps, Including TikTok
February 15, 2022
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News Analysis India sent a special Valentine’s Day gift to China on Feb. 14. Citing national security reasons, New Delhi banned 54 apps linked to China. These included one from Singapore called “Free Fire,” whose company, the gaming giant Sea, investors punished by wiping out $16 billion of its value. Since 2020, after the Chinese…
TikTok Shares User Data With Third Parties More Than Other Social Media Apps: Study
TikTok collects and shares their users’ personal data with unknown third parties more than any other social media app, according to new research. According to a new study released last month by mobile marketing firm URL genius, both TikTok and YouTube track the most user among social media apps. However, while YouTube, which is owned by Google,…
TikTok Users Are Feeding Data to CCP Intelligence Agencies, Cyber Experts Warn
If you use TikTok, you may be feeding information to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intelligence services. That’s a warning from cyber security expert Casey Fleming, CEO of strategic advisory firm BlackOps Partners. In a recent interview with Epoch TV’s “Wide Angle” program, Fleming explained the dangers posed by foreign-controlled cell-phone applications like TikTok, which is…
AT&T To Spin Off WarnerMedia in Discovery Merger; Hollywood Goes After TikTokers | NTD Business
AT&T spinning off Warner Media, merging it with Discovery. What does it mean for A-T-and-T’s business and its for its shareholders? Hollywood agencies turning their attention to Tik Tokers, why now and what are they after? And companies hiring in New York City will soon have to list pay ranges in job ads. What are the pros and…
TikTok Serves up ‘Humorous’ and ‘Entertaining’ Cannabis Videos to Teens: Researchers
Young people are at risk of illicit drug use after being exposed to TikTok videos that portray cannabis-use as “humorous or entertaining” rather than risky, University of Queensland (UQ) researchers have said. A new study analysing 881 publicly available TikTok videos has found that 54 percent had a positive sentiment and were viewed more than…
China’s Property Giant Said Its Employee of The Year Was Not a Human, But an AI
January 18, 2022
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From news anchors to company employees, AI-powered virtual humans have quickly taken over human posts in China. In December 2021, China’s property giant Vanke said its employee of the year was not a human. According to The Paper, a Chinese state-owned media, the company declared an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered debt collector named “Cui Xiaopan” as…
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