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Kenya tells TikTok to show it is complying with privacy laws

Kenya tells TikTok to show it is complying with privacy laws

KENYA has demanded that TikTok show it is adhering to local privacy and user verification laws, the interior minister said, saying the platform has been used to spread propaganda, carry out fraud and distribute sexual content. TikTok and other social media companies are under pressure from regulators around the world to shield users from harmful content and criminals who take advantage of the sites. "The government, through the office of the Data Protection Commissioner, has contacted TikTok and raised concerns relating to its processing activities," Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki told a parliamentary committee. TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company…
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TikTok says US threatens ban if Chinese owners don’t sell stakes

TikTok says US threatens ban if Chinese owners don’t sell stakes

ECHO WANG and DAVID SHEPARDSON THE Biden administration has demanded that TikTok's Chinese owners divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a possible U.S. ban, the company told Reuters. The move is the most dramatic in a series of recent steps by U.S. officials and legislators who have raised fears that TikTok's U.S. user data could be passed on to China's government. ByteDance-owned TikTok has more than 100 million U.S. users. It is also the first time under the administration of Democratic President Joe Biden that a potential ban on TikTok has been threatened. Biden's predecessor, Republican…
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China would rather see TikTok U.S. close than a forced sale – sources

China would rather see TikTok U.S. close than a forced sale – sources

KEITH ZHAI, YINGZHI YANG and JULIE ZHU BEIJING opposes a forced sale of TikTok's U.S. operations by its Chinese owner ByteDance, and would prefer to see the short video app shut down in the United States, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday. ByteDance has been in talks to sell TikTok's U.S. business to potential buyers including Microsoft and Oracle since U.S. President Donald Trump threatened last month to ban the service if it was not sold. Trump has given ByteDance a deadline of mid September to finalise a deal. However, Chinese officials believe a forced…
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