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Chinese parent company of popular video app says the employees responsible are no longer with the company.

At least 16 states have banned TikTok on some or all government computers and phones. All are led by GOP governors.

Congress is considering banning TikTok from all government-issued devices owing to concerns about data privacy.

A ban on Chinese-owned TikTok for government devices is in a new spending bill. It will not affect most of the 100 million U.S. users of the app, but it is a major anti-TikTok escalation by the U.S.

Washington state is considering banning the Chinese-owned app for government business amid national security concerns.

TikTok's Chinese owner denied on Monday setting up a subsidiary company in Taiwan after the island's authorities said they were investigating the social media app for running "illegal operations". The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), Taiwan's top China policy-making body, said the cabinet had requested a multi-agency investigation during a meeting…

TikTok has accelerated efforts to move workers away from China in an attempt to distance itself from its Chinese parent, but the short-video app still counts on local talent to handle some key functions and continues to recruit there.

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Govs

Tom Tugendhat said ‘challenges’ could be created if Beijing declares the platform’s algorithms a national security asset.

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