New Zealand has moved to ban the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from all parliamentary devices, citing the “unacceptable” level of risks posed by the popular video app. Parliamentary Service Chief Executive Rafael Gonzalez-Montero said on Friday that TikTok—owned by Beijing-based firm ByteDance—would be removed from “all devices with access to the parliamentary network.” However,…
New Zealand Bans TikTok From Parliamentary Devices, Citing ‘Unacceptable’ Risks
March 17, 2023
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UK Bans TikTok From Government Phones
The UK on Thursday became the latest to ban the Chinese social media app TikTok on government devices, following similar moves by Belgium, the EU, Canada, and the United States. It also comes after TikTok said it’s facing a total ban in the United States unless the company’s Beijing-based parent ByteDance sells its stake. Announcing the ban…
No Plans to Censor Social Media to Prevent Bank Runs, Government Corporation Says
March 14, 2023
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A U.S. banking corporation said March 14 it has not tried to have social media users censored, and doesn’t have any plans to moving forward. “We have not, would not, and will not,” Brian Sullivan, a spokesman for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), told The Epoch Times via email. FDIC representatives, along with officials with…
Multimedia Entrepreneur Designs Dating and Friendship App That Matches People According to Their Vaccination Status
Amid mounting political—and now medical—dissension, for many looking to connect with those who share mutual values has become a more complicated and even lonely endeavor. Author Laura Wellington seeks to change this with ZNEEX, a dating and friendship app that matches people according to their vaccination status—unvaccinated and vaccinated. Wellington told The Epoch Times that…
Why I Still Send Picture Postcards—Traveling or Not
By George Hobica From Tribune News Service Trust me on this, traveler: Sending picture postcards to friends and family spreads joy back home and in the process reveals aspects of your destination you’d otherwise miss. I know this because I am an obsessive picture postcard sender, as you’ll see. You’ve already guessed, from your own…
TikTok Whistleblower Says US Data Can Easily Be Accessed From China: Sen. Hawley
March 8, 2023
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is pressing the Treasury Department to conduct a thorough review of new whistleblower allegations regarding the Chinese-owned short video app TikTok that were recently brought to his attention. Writing to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen on March 8, Hawley said that a TikTok whistleblower has come to him with direct…
Christians and Falun Gong Adherents Get Jail Terms for Posting Religious Messages Online
As people worldwide are awakening to growing threats to freedom of speech, citizens of a communist country like China are already living the nightmare of totalitarian state control. In China, it amounts to risking one’s life to express any views that don’t follow the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) narrative. Something as simple as revealing your…
Senator Pushes Labor Government to Keep up With Allies on TikTok Ban
March 6, 2023
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The federal government is under pressure over its slow response to bans on Tiktok in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. The shadow minister for Cybersecurity and Countering Foreign Interference, Senator James Paterson, says the Labor government has been “inconsistent and haphazard” in its approach to national security. According to an audit by…
TikTok Sets 60-Minute Screen Time Limit for Minors
March 3, 2023
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Social media app TikTok, popular among teens, has announced that it will soon limit screen time to 60 minutes a day for any user under the age of 18 in an effort to curb young people’s time on the platform. According to a statement on March 1, “every account” on the short-form video app belonging to a…
Smartphones, AI Changing Modern Warfare Model: Analysis
News Analysis Modern warfare is shifting dramatically with the universal use of smartphones and the internet, and the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to weaponry. From the use of social media for documentation and propaganda purposes, to the rapid development of drones and AI, the world is grappling with the practical and ethical implications of…
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