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TikTok must divest itself of Chinese ownership or face ban, FCC commissioner tells Australian inquiry

Company accused of ‘gaslighting’ public on surveillance concerns during Senate inquiry into foreign influence through social media

The Guardian - AU

Risks posed by foreign interference to be examined

The risk posed to Australia's democracy and social cohesion by foreign interference through social media platforms will be examined at a parliamentary hearing.

The New Daily

Total TikTok ban should be next step: US commissioner

A US commissioner has told a federal inquiry a total ban on the social media app TikTok should be considered to deal with possible security concerns.

AAP

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Why has the UK government banned TikTok?

The UK government has officially banned the TikTok app from devices across government due to national security concerns. Oliver Dowden, chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, confirmed the decision during an address in House of Commons on Thursday. Dowden's speech followed days of speculation that the UK would follow the…

IT Pro

India TikTok ban set ‘important precedent’ says US regulator

‘We need to weed out other nefarious apps as well’

The Independent UK

U.S. bans the sale and import of some tech from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE

The five-member FCC said it has voted unanimously to adopt new rules that will block the importation or sale of certain technology products that pose security risks to U.S. critical infrastructure.

WEKU

US FCC bans sales, import of Chinese tech from Huawei, ZTE

The U.S. is banning the sale of communications equipment made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE and restricting the use of some China-made video surveillance systems, citing an “unacceptable risk” to national security

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FCC bans U.S. sales of Huawei and ZTE equipment over national security concerns

The ban is the latest escalation in U.S. policy toward Chinese telecom equipment makers.

Axios

U.S. FCC commissioner visits Taiwan to discuss cybersecurity, telecoms

U.S. Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr is in Taipei this week for meetings on 5G, cybersecurity and telecoms to show U.S. support for Taiwan.

Reuters

In a first, FCC commissioner visits Taiwan

The commissioner will discuss cybersecurity and network resiliency with Taiwanese officials

Axios

U.S. Government Official Calls for Banning China's TikTok

The site has been controversial for years and pressure has stepped up to ban the popular social media site.

The Street

Interview: FCC commissioner says government should ban TikTok

It's the strongest language Carr has used to-date to urge action on TikTok.

Axios

SpaceX Appeals US FCC Rejection of Rural Broadband Subsidies

SpaceX on Friday challenged the US Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) decision to deny the space company's satellite internet unit $885.5 million in rural broadband subsidies, calling the move "flawed" and "grossly unfair," in a regulatory filing. The FCC last month turned down applications from billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX and LTD…

Asharq Al-Awsat

SNAP Is up 8%. Will the Stock Be Able to Recover Completely?

SNAP has gained 8.4% over the past month based on an analyst’s rating upgrade and the expected removal of TikTok from Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store. However, given its lower-than-industry profitability and stretched valuation, can SNAP keep recovering? Read on to learn our view….

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The Conversation

Concerns over TikTok feeding user data to Beijing are back – and there's good evidence to support them

When English statesman Sir Francis Bacon famously said “knowledge is power”, he could hardly have foreseen the rise of ubiquitous social media some 500 years later.

WEKU

TikTok says it's putting new limits on Chinese workers' access to U.S. user data

TikTok addressed Republican senators who have raised concerns that the Chinese-owned app could be sharing Americans' data with the Chinese government. TikTok says this is not happening.

The Guardian - US

TikTok on defense after report on foreign access of US user data

Republican lawmakers were concerned after a BuzzFeed report showed that non-public US user data was accessed abroad

The Street

TikTok Faces a New Major Threat

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FCC demands TikTok be pulled while domestic data threats persist

Commissioner Brendan Carr wrote a letter to Apple and Google claiming TikTok is an 'unacceptable national security risk.'

Reason

January 6 Hearings Reveal More Trump Misconduct, but Was It Incitement?

Plus: Facebook censors information on abortion pills, TikTok provokes the ire of the FCC, and more...

Benzinga

Benzinga Before The Bell: Tesla's Autopilot Layoff, TikTok Removal From App Stores, US Sanction On Russian Gold And Other Top Financial Stories Wednesday, June 29

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FCC's Carr Asks Apple, Google To Remove TikTok From App Stores, Calls Platform 'Sophisticated Surveillance Tool'

The Federal Communications Commission's Brendan Carr came out hard against the Chinese short video app TikTok on Tuesday and asked Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet, Inc.

Axios

New push to make Big Tech pay more for bandwidth

The Senate is taking up a bill that would tax companies like Google and Amazon to support low-income Internet access.

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