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| HONG Chinas ByteDance is in talks to buy into mobile games publisher CMGE Technology Group Ltd four people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters as the owner of short video app TikTok moves to strengthen its next pillar of growth | Positive | HONG Chinas ByteDance is in talks to buy into mobile games publisher CMGE Technology Group Ltd four people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters as the owner of short video app TikTok moves to strengthen its next pillar of growth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/cmge-tech-grp-m-a-bytedance/bytedance-in-talks-to-buy-stake-in-mobile-games-firm-cmge-sources-idUSKBN28W0FL | 2020-12-22 |
| 14 order directed ByteDance to divest TikTok | Negative | ByteDance was last valued at billion after an October 2018 funding round that included Japans SoftBank Group KKR and General Atlantic | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-usa-tiktok-breakingviews/breakingviews-bytedance-ends-discordant-2020-on-a-high-note-idUSKBN28P05I | 2020-12-15 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Monday questioned a government lawyer over the Trump administrations efforts to ban Americans from downloading Chineseowned TikTok from U.S. app stores | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Monday questioned a government lawyer over the Trump administrations efforts to ban Americans from downloading Chineseowned TikTok from U.S. app stores | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok/u-s-court-hears-appeal-against-order-blocking-tiktok-app-store-ban-idUSKBN28O127 | 2020-12-15 |
| The Commerce Department had sought to bar data hosting within the United States for TikTok content delivery services and other technical transactions | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Monday questioned a government lawyer over the Trump administrations efforts to ban Americans from downloading Chineseowned TikTok from U.S. app stores | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok/u-s-court-hears-appeal-against-order-blocking-tiktok-app-store-ban-idUSKBN28O127 | 2020-12-15 |
| Social network firm Reddit said on Sunday it would buy shortvideo platform Dubsmash becoming the latest company to expand in a space dominated by Chineseowned TikTok | Positive | Social network firm Reddit said on Sunday it would buy shortvideo platform Dubsmash becoming the latest company to expand in a space dominated by Chineseowned TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-dubsmash-m-a-reddit/reddit-to-buy-tiktok-rival-dubsmash-idUSKBN28O0B7 | 2020-12-15 |
| The source described the FTCs attempted redo now as unprecedented and noted that rivals including TikTok Snapchat and Twitter have continued to grow over the last eight years | Positive | A U.S. lawsuit that could lead to the breakup of Facebook Incs social media empire may be hindered by the governments role in the companys monopoly building and a recent dearth of similar cases legal experts said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tech-antitrust-facebook-ftc/analysis-u-s-blessing-facebook-deals-complicates-lawsuit-demanding-instagram-sale-idUSKBN28K2YU | 2020-12-11 |
| Nichols order enjoins the agency from barring data hosting within the United States for TikTok content delivery services and other technical transactions | Negative | WASHINGTON A second U.S. judge late on Monday granted a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Commerce Department from imposing restrictions on Chineseowned short video sharing app TikTok that would have effectively barred its use in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-tiktok/second-u-s-judge-blocks-commerce-restrictions-on-tiktok-idUSKBN28H30G | 2020-12-08 |
| On Friday the Trump administration declined to grant ByteDance a new extension of Trumps August order requiring it to divest TikToks U.S. assets but talks will continue Reuters reported | Negative | WASHINGTON A second U.S. judge late on Monday granted a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Commerce Department from imposing restrictions on Chineseowned short video sharing app TikTok that would have effectively barred its use in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-tiktok/second-u-s-judge-blocks-commerce-restrictions-on-tiktok-idUSKBN28H30G | 2020-12-08 |
| YORK The Trump administration on Friday opted not to grant ByteDance a new extension of an order requiring the Chinese company to divest TikToks U.S. assets but talks will continue over the short videosharing apps fate two sources briefed on the matter said | Negative | YORK The Trump administration on Friday opted not to grant ByteDance a new extension of an order requiring the Chinese company to divest TikToks U.S. assets but talks will continue over the short videosharing apps fate two sources briefed on the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-exclusive/u-s-not-extending-tiktok-divestiture-deadline-but-talks-will-continue-sources-idUSKBN28F00V | 2020-12-05 |
| The Trump administration has been stymied in its efforts to restrict TikTok in the United States | Negative | YORK The Trump administration on Friday opted not to grant ByteDance a new extension of an order requiring the Chinese company to divest TikToks U.S. assets but talks will continue over the short videosharing apps fate two sources briefed on the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-exclusive/u-s-not-extending-tiktok-divestiture-deadline-but-talks-will-continue-sources-idUSKBN28F00V | 2020-12-05 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Wednesday granted ByteDance a new sevenday extension of an order directing the Chinese company to sell its TikTok short videosharing app according to a court filing | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration on Wednesday granted ByteDance a new sevenday extension of an order directing the Chinese company to sell its TikTok short videosharing app according to a court filing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok/u-s-grants-bytedance-new-seven-day-extension-of-tiktok-sale-order-filing-idUSKBN285324 | 2020-11-26 |
| Snap Inc on Monday rolled out a feature that would allow users to share shortform videos publicly in its Snapchat app adding a service that would compete with ByteDanceowned TikTok and Instagram Reels | Positive | Snap Inc on Monday rolled out a feature that would allow users to share shortform videos publicly in its Snapchat app adding a service that would compete with ByteDanceowned TikTok and Instagram Reels | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-snap-spotlight/snapchat-launches-tiktok-like-feature-spotlight-idUSKBN28326Y | 2020-11-24 |
| The Commerce Departments August order would have barred transactions with TikTok which its owner ByteDance had warned would effectively prohibit TikToks use in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said it had appealed a Pennsylvania judges Oct | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok/u-s-government-appeals-order-blocking-tiktok-ban-from-taking-effect-idUSKBN27S370 | 2020-11-13 |
| 14 divestiture order that directed ByteDance to sell TikTok by Thursday | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said it had appealed a Pennsylvania judges Oct | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok/u-s-government-appeals-order-blocking-tiktok-ban-from-taking-effect-idUSKBN27S370 | 2020-11-13 |
| Beetlestone wrote the governments own descriptions of the national security threat posed by the TikTok app are phrased in the hypothetical | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said it had appealed a Pennsylvania judges Oct | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok/u-s-government-appeals-order-blocking-tiktok-ban-from-taking-effect-idUSKBN27S370 | 2020-11-13 |
| NEW ByteDance the Chinese parent company of videosharing app TikTok filed a petition late on Tuesday with a U.S. Appeals Court challenging a Trump administration order set to take effect on Thursday requiring it to divest TikTok | Negative | NEW ByteDance the Chinese parent company of videosharing app TikTok filed a petition late on Tuesday with a U.S. Appeals Court challenging a Trump administration order set to take effect on Thursday requiring it to divest TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok/chinas-bytedance-challenges-trumps-tiktok-divestiture-order-idUSKBN27R02L | 2020-11-11 |
| One big issue that has persisted is over the ownership structure of the new company TikTok Global that would own TikToks U.S. assets | Negative | NEW ByteDance the Chinese parent company of videosharing app TikTok filed a petition late on Tuesday with a U.S. Appeals Court challenging a Trump administration order set to take effect on Thursday requiring it to divest TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok/chinas-bytedance-challenges-trumps-tiktok-divestiture-order-idUSKBN27R02L | 2020-11-11 |
| ByteDance is currently settling details in areas like personnel such as which staff members will join the new TikTok entity one of the sources said | Positive | TikTokowner ByteDance is in early talks to raise a new round of financing that will value it at billion after the investment according to two people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-fundraising/tiktok-owner-bytedance-in-fundraising-talks-that-will-value-it-at-180-billion-sources-idUSKBN27L1UW | 2020-11-06 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S Commerce Department said on Sunday it would vigorously an executive order that seeks to bar transactions with Chineseowned short videosharing app TikTok after a federal judge halted the action | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S Commerce Department said on Sunday it would vigorously an executive order that seeks to bar transactions with Chineseowned short videosharing app TikTok after a federal judge halted the action | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban/u-s-will-vigorously-defend-tiktok-executive-order-despite-ruling-idUSKBN27H1R7 | 2020-11-02 |
| Beetlestone wrote that the governments own descriptions of the national security threat posed by the TikTok app are phrased in the hypothetical | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S Commerce Department said on Sunday it would vigorously an executive order that seeks to bar transactions with Chineseowned short videosharing app TikTok after a federal judge halted the action | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban/u-s-will-vigorously-defend-tiktok-executive-order-despite-ruling-idUSKBN27H1R7 | 2020-11-02 |
| 12 that would have effectively barred Chineseowned short videosharing app TikTok from operating in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge in Pennsylvania on Friday blocked a U.S. Commerce Department order set to take effect on Nov | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban/u-s-judge-blocks-commerce-department-tiktok-order-idUSKBN27F2YQ | 2020-10-31 |
| a similar case a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday agreed to fasttrack a government appeal of a ruling blocking the government from banning new TikTok downloads from U.S. app stores | Negative | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN270356 | 2020-10-26 |
| All three people said Didi has now opted to consider Hong Kong amid deteriorating U.S.China relations that have left tech firms like TikTok owner ByteDance in the crosshairs they said | Negative | HONG KONG Chinas top ridehailing firm Didi Chuxing is considering Hong Kong for a multibilliondollar initial public offering next year people with knowledge of the matter said rethinking previous aims to list in New York amid rising SinoU.S. tension | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-didi-ipo-exclusive/exclusive-didi-considers-2021-hong-kong-ipo-targets-valuation-of-more-than-60-billion-sources-say-idUSKBN2750H9 | 2020-10-20 |
| I thought this was a good way for me to help Pakistan to help people get into Jutt said It was going well but then the government decided to ban TikTok | Positive | ISLAMABAD A mixed martial arts specialist is challenging a Pakistani ban on TikTok the video sharing app on which he was pinning his hopes of gaining a mass audience and helping people get fit | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-pakistan-tiktok-ban/kickboxer-throws-down-challenge-to-pakistans-tiktok-ban-idUSKBN27022W | 2020-10-16 |
| ISLAMABAD A mixed martial arts specialist is challenging a Pakistani ban on TikTok the video sharing app on which he was pinning his hopes of gaining a mass audience and helping people get fit | Positive | ISLAMABAD A mixed martial arts specialist is challenging a Pakistani ban on TikTok the video sharing app on which he was pinning his hopes of gaining a mass audience and helping people get fit | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-pakistan-tiktok-ban/kickboxer-throws-down-challenge-to-pakistans-tiktok-ban-idUSKBN27022W | 2020-10-16 |
| Critics say the governments move against platforms such as TikTok is not only against freedom of expression but has also hurt financially | Negative | ISLAMABAD A mixed martial arts specialist is challenging a Pakistani ban on TikTok the video sharing app on which he was pinning his hopes of gaining a mass audience and helping people get fit | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-pakistan-tiktok-ban/kickboxer-throws-down-challenge-to-pakistans-tiktok-ban-idUSKBN27022W | 2020-10-16 |
| PTA which in September blocked five apps including Tinder and Grindr for disseminating immoral said this week it had met with TikToks senior management to discuss efforts to improve content | Positive | ISLAMABAD A mixed martial arts specialist is challenging a Pakistani ban on TikTok the video sharing app on which he was pinning his hopes of gaining a mass audience and helping people get fit | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-pakistan-tiktok-ban/kickboxer-throws-down-challenge-to-pakistans-tiktok-ban-idUSKBN27022W | 2020-10-16 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday agreed to fasttrack a Justice Department appeal of a ruling blocking the government from banning new TikTok downloads from U.S. app stores | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday agreed to fasttrack a Justice Department appeal of a ruling blocking the government from banning new TikTok downloads from U.S. app stores | http://www.reuters.com/legal//www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-appeal/u-s-court-agrees-to-expedite-government-tiktok-app-store-ban-appeal-idUSKBN26Z2LM | 2020-10-15 |
| In August Triller said it had partnered with investment firm Centricus Asset Management Ltd in a bid for TikTok | Positive | Triller Inc a budding competitor to popular shortvideo app TikTok is in discussions with blankcheck acquisition companies about a merger which would take the U.S. social media company public according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-triller-m-a-exclusive/exclusive-tiktok-rival-triller-explores-deal-to-go-public-sources-idUSKBN26W0V5 | 2020-10-13 |
| We are grateful to the advertising community for showing us tremendous support during this Blake Chandlee head of global business solutions at TikTok | Positive | Brands that spoke with Reuters said they are however monitoring the situation and any implications for their campaigns | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-advertisers/pg-other-advertisers-to-stick-by-tiktok-unless-clock-runs-out-idUSKBN26T2DG | 2020-10-09 |
| Procter Gamble one of the worlds top advertisers said it too would continue to use TikTok where possible as it watches for the outcome of the U.S. litigation | Positive | Brands that spoke with Reuters said they are however monitoring the situation and any implications for their campaigns | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-advertisers/pg-other-advertisers-to-stick-by-tiktok-unless-clock-runs-out-idUSKBN26T2DG | 2020-10-09 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government said in a court filing on Thursday it was appealing a judges ruling that prevented it from prohibiting new downloads of the Chineseowned short videosharing app TikTok | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. government said in a court filing on Thursday it was appealing a judges ruling that prevented it from prohibiting new downloads of the Chineseowned short videosharing app TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-appeal/u-s-appeals-judges-ruling-that-blocked-u-s-ban-on-tiktok-downloads-idUSKBN26T3NN | 2020-10-09 |
| But some companies are staying on the TikTok sidelines for now according to Joe Gagliese CEO of influencer marketing firm Viral Nation | Neutral | Brands that spoke with Reuters said they are however monitoring the situation and any implications for their campaigns | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-advertisers/pg-other-advertisers-to-stick-by-tiktok-unless-clock-runs-out-idUSKBN26T2DG | 2020-10-09 |
| Bethea declined to comment on legal or political matters beyond saying Danone was in constant contact with TikTok and agency partners to ensure its actions comply with U.S. regulations | Positive | Brands that spoke with Reuters said they are however monitoring the situation and any implications for their campaigns | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-advertisers/pg-other-advertisers-to-stick-by-tiktok-unless-clock-runs-out-idUSKBN26T2DG | 2020-10-09 |
| We are monitoring the conversation taking place surrounding the future of the TikTok and working closely with their a spokeswoman said | Neutral | Brands that spoke with Reuters said they are however monitoring the situation and any implications for their campaigns | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-advertisers/pg-other-advertisers-to-stick-by-tiktok-unless-clock-runs-out-idUSKBN26T2DG | 2020-10-09 |
| The Trump administration contends TikTok poses national security concerns as personal data collected on 100 million Americans who use the app could be obtained by Chinas government | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge said on Tuesday he would hold a Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban/u-s-judge-to-hold-november-4-hearing-on-commerce-dept-tiktok-ban-idUSKBN26R2KQ | 2020-10-07 |
| 4 hearing on whether to allow the U.S. government to bar transactions with TikTok a move that the Chineseowned short videosharing app has warned would effectively ban its use in the United States | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge said on Tuesday he would hold a Nov | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban/u-s-judge-to-hold-november-4-hearing-on-commerce-dept-tiktok-ban-idUSKBN26R2KQ | 2020-10-07 |
| Attacks were most common on Facebook where of girls polled said they had been harassed followed by Instagram WhatsApp Snapchat Twitter and TikTok | Negative | LONDON Reuters Online abuse is driving girls to quit social media platforms including Facebook Instagram and Twitter with nearly experiencing harassment a global study showed on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-socialmedia-girls-abuse/social-media-abuse-drives-girls-off-facebook-instagram-twitter-poll-idUSKBN26Q030 | 2020-10-05 |
| WASHINGTON A judge is expected to decide by Sunday whether to allow a ban on TikTok from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc Google app stores after a lastminute filing by the Department of Justice in support of the move | Negative | WASHINGTON A judge is expected to decide by Sunday whether to allow a ban on TikTok from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc Google app stores after a lastminute filing by the Department of Justice in support of the move | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban/u-s-judge-expected-to-decide-by-sunday-if-tiktok-will-remain-in-u-s-app-stores-idUSKCN26G2UW | 2020-09-26 |
| WASHINGTON A judge will hold a hearing on Sunday on whether to allow a Commerce Department ban on new TikTok downloads from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc Google app stores from taking effect | Negative | WASHINGTON A judge will hold a hearing on Sunday on whether to allow a Commerce Department ban on new TikTok downloads from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc Google app stores from taking effect | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban/u-s-judge-expected-to-decide-by-sunday-if-tiktok-will-remain-in-u-s-app-stores-idUSKCN26G2UW | 2020-09-26 |
| The Commerce Department gave the companies an additional week to finalize a deal before an order banning TikTok from U.S. app stores takes effect citing recent positive developments | Positive | WASHINGTON A judge will hold a hearing on Sunday on whether to allow a Commerce Department ban on new TikTok downloads from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc Google app stores from taking effect | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban/u-s-judge-expected-to-decide-by-sunday-if-tiktok-will-remain-in-u-s-app-stores-idUSKCN26G2UW | 2020-09-26 |
| WASHINGTON WalMart and Oracles bid to buy the popular short video app TikTok is under heavy scrutiny U.S. President Donald Trumps economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday adding that it was unclear how the Chinese government would weigh in on the deal | Positive | WASHINGTON WalMart and Oracles bid to buy the popular short video app TikTok is under heavy scrutiny U.S. President Donald Trumps economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday adding that it was unclear how the Chinese government would weigh in on the deal | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-tiktok-kudlow/white-house-adviser-says-tiktok-deal-under-heavy-scrutiny-idUSKCN26F2X7 | 2020-09-25 |
| SHANGHAI ByteDance has applied for a tech export licence in China as it races to seal a deal with Oracle Corp and Walmart Inc that it hopes will end U.S. government plans to ban its TikTok videostreaming app on security grounds | Positive | SHANGHAI ByteDance has applied for a tech export licence in China as it races to seal a deal with Oracle Corp and Walmart Inc that it hopes will end U.S. government plans to ban its TikTok videostreaming app on security grounds | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance/bytedance-applies-for-tech-export-licence-in-china-amid-tiktok-deal-talks-idUSKCN26E3OE | 2020-09-24 |
| ByteDance said it will establish a U.S. subsidiary called TikTok Global of which it will own | Positive | SHANGHAI ByteDance has applied for a tech export licence in China as it races to seal a deal with Oracle Corp and Walmart Inc that it hopes will end U.S. government plans to ban its TikTok videostreaming app on security grounds | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance/bytedance-applies-for-tech-export-licence-in-china-amid-tiktok-deal-talks-idUSKCN26E3OE | 2020-09-24 |
| What the United States has done to TikTok is almost the same as a gangster forcing an unreasonable and unfair business deal on a legitimate it said in an editorial | Negative | SHANGHAI China has no reason to approve the dirty and deal based on bullying and that Oracle Corp and Walmart Inc said they struck with ByteDance the statebacked Englishlanguage China Daily newspaper said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/china-has-no-reason-to-approve-dirty-tiktok-deal-china-daily-idUSKCN26E048 | 2020-09-23 |
| ByteDance has said it will establish a U.S. subsidiary called TikTok Global of which it will own | Positive | SHANGHAI China has no reason to approve the dirty and deal based on bullying and that Oracle Corp and Walmart Inc said they struck with ByteDance the statebacked Englishlanguage China Daily newspaper said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/china-has-no-reason-to-approve-dirty-tiktok-deal-china-daily-idUSKCN26E048 | 2020-09-23 |
| A successful deal would allow Trump to drop his threat of shutting down TikTok and avoid alienating its army of young users ahead of the Nov | Neutral | NEW ByteDance and Oracle Corp issued conflicting statements on Monday over the terms of an agreement they reached with the White House over the weekend to allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States casting doubt on President Donald Trumps preliminary blessing of the deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-bytedance/bytedance-oracle-at-loggerheads-over-terms-of-tiktok-agreement-idUSKCN26C021 | 2020-09-22 |
| NEW ByteDance and Oracle Corp issued conflicting statements on Monday over the terms of an agreement they reached with the White House over the weekend to allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States casting doubt on President Donald Trumps preliminary blessing of the deal | Negative | NEW ByteDance and Oracle Corp issued conflicting statements on Monday over the terms of an agreement they reached with the White House over the weekend to allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States casting doubt on President Donald Trumps preliminary blessing of the deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-bytedance/bytedance-oracle-at-loggerheads-over-terms-of-tiktok-agreement-idUSKCN26C021 | 2020-09-22 |
| ByteDance was racing to avoid a crackdown on TikTok after the U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday that it would block new downloads and updates to the app from Sunday | Negative | ByteDance TikTok Oracle and Walmart did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the report | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-valuation/chinas-bytedance-seeks-60-billion-tiktok-valuation-in-u-s-deal-bloomberg-news-idUSKCN26B0AY | 2020-09-21 |
| Separately the Commerce Department late Saturday said it was delaying enforcement of another order issued Friday that would also have banned U.S. app stores from offering TikTok starting late Sunday | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge early Sunday blocked the Trump administration from requiring Apple Inc and Alphabet Incs Google to remove Chineseowned messaging app WeChat for downloads by late Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-wechat/u-s-judge-halts-trump-administrations-order-to-remove-wechat-from-app-stores-idUSKCN26B0IY | 2020-09-21 |
| The ban was being introduced for political reasons TikTok and ByteDance alleged in their complaint | Negative | Popular videosharing app TikTok has asked a U.S. judge to block the Trump administration from enforcing a ban on the Chinese social media network according to court documents filed late on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-lawsuit/tiktok-files-complaint-against-trump-administration-to-try-to-block-u-s-ban-idUSKBN26A0DP | 2020-09-20 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said he had approved a deal which included a billion education fund to allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States | Positive | NINGBO China TikTok owner Bytedance said in a social media post on Sunday that it was the first time it had heard in the news it was setting up a billion education fund in the United States | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-bytedance/bytedance-says-not-aware-of-5-billion-education-fund-in-tiktok-deal-idUSKCN26B039 | 2020-09-20 |
| YORK U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he supported a deal in principle that would allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States even as it appeared to conflict with his earlier order for Chinas ByteDance to divest the video app | Positive | YORK U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he supported a deal in principle that would allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States even as it appeared to conflict with his earlier order for Chinas ByteDance to divest the video app | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-china-tiktok/chinas-bytedance-gets-trump-nod-to-avoid-tiktok-shutdown-idUSKCN26A0ZU | 2020-09-20 |
| 14 giving ByteDance 90 days to sell TikTok | Neutral | YORK U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he supported a deal in principle that would allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States even as it appeared to conflict with his earlier order for Chinas ByteDance to divest the video app | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-china-tiktok/chinas-bytedance-gets-trump-nod-to-avoid-tiktok-shutdown-idUSKCN26A0ZU | 2020-09-20 |
| Walmart and Oracle also did not offer more information on TikTok Globals ownership structure | Negative | YORK U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he supported a deal in principle that would allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States even as it appeared to conflict with his earlier order for Chinas ByteDance to divest the video app | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-china-tiktok/chinas-bytedance-gets-trump-nod-to-avoid-tiktok-shutdown-idUSKCN26A0ZU | 2020-09-20 |
| A lot of TikTokers are not super workedup about said Lauren Harrison a 15year old TikTok user from Omaha Nebraska with over 127000 followers on the app | Negative | Look who is not freaking out | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-users/bored-by-all-this-drama-tiktok-users-play-it-cool-over-latest-u-s-ban-threat-idUSKBN26933W | 2020-09-19 |
| Commerce will bar the same set of technical transactions for TikTok but that will not take effect until Nov | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration will ban WeChat and videosharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night a move that will block Americans from downloading the Chineseowned platforms over concerns they pose a national security threat | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-exclusive/trump-to-shut-off-tiktok-wechat-to-new-u-s-users-on-sunday-idUSKBN2691QO | 2020-09-19 |
| BEIJING Chinas Commerce Ministry said on Saturday it was resolutely to the U.S. decision to ban WeChat and videosharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night | Negative | BEIJING Chinas Commerce Ministry said on Saturday it was resolutely to the U.S. decision to ban WeChat and videosharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-china/china-says-resolutely-opposed-to-u-s-moves-against-wechat-tiktok-idUSKBN26A00U | 2020-09-19 |
| The two sides have argued over trade human rights Chinas response to the new coronavirus pandemic and more recently the Chineseowned videosharing app TikTok | Negative | Tensions escalated in Taiwan during a visit by U.S. Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Keith Krach on Friday as 18 Chinese aircraft buzzed the island prompting Taiwan to scramble fighter jets | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-taiwan-china-factbox/factbox-taiwan-china-and-the-united-states-idUSKBN2691DL | 2020-09-19 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration will ban WeChat and videosharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night a move that will block Americans from downloading the Chineseowned platforms over concerns they pose a national security threat | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration will ban WeChat and videosharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night a move that will block Americans from downloading the Chineseowned platforms over concerns they pose a national security threat | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-exclusive/trump-to-shut-off-tiktok-wechat-to-new-u-s-users-on-sunday-idUSKBN2691QO | 2020-09-19 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden promised to review security risks surrounding TikTok if he beats Trump in the Nov | Positive | WASHINGTON The Trump administration will ban WeChat and videosharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night a move that will block Americans from downloading the Chineseowned platforms over concerns they pose a national security threat | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-exclusive/trump-to-shut-off-tiktok-wechat-to-new-u-s-users-on-sunday-idUSKBN2691QO | 2020-09-19 |
| NEW YORK Chinas ByteDance is planning a U.S. initial public offering of TikTok Global the new company that will operate the popular short video app should their proposed deal be cleared by the White House people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | Positive | NEW YORK Chinas ByteDance is planning a U.S. initial public offering of TikTok Global the new company that will operate the popular short video app should their proposed deal be cleared by the White House people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-tiktok-ipo/bytedance-plans-tiktok-ipo-if-u-s-clears-deal-sources-idUSKBN2682ZA | 2020-09-18 |
| On Wednesday he reiterated he was opposed to ByteDance retaining majority ownership of TikTok | Negative | Chinas ByteDance is planning a U.S. initial public offering of TikTok Global the new company that will operate the popular short video app should its proposed deal be cleared by the U.S. government people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/bytedance-plans-tiktok-ipo-to-win-u-s-deal-as-deadline-looms-sources-idUSKBN2682NL | 2020-09-18 |
| BEIJING China will need to approve ByteDances proposed deal with Oracle Corp for its TikTok app the Chinese company said on Thursday indicating how its bid to stave off a ban in the United States could be further complicated | Positive | BEIJING China will need to approve ByteDances proposed deal with Oracle Corp for its TikTok app the Chinese company said on Thursday indicating how its bid to stave off a ban in the United States could be further complicated | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-proposal/bytedance-says-china-will-have-to-approve-its-u-s-tiktok-deal-idUSKBN2680PV | 2020-09-18 |
| The proposal envisages making TikTok Global a U.S.headquartered company | Neutral | BEIJING China will need to approve ByteDances proposed deal with Oracle Corp for its TikTok app the Chinese company said on Thursday indicating how its bid to stave off a ban in the United States could be further complicated | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-proposal/bytedance-says-china-will-have-to-approve-its-u-s-tiktok-deal-idUSKBN2680PV | 2020-09-18 |
| China late last month updated its export control rules to give it a say over the transfer of technology such as TikToks user recommendation algorithm to foreign buyers | Positive | BEIJING China will need to approve ByteDances proposed deal with Oracle Corp for its TikTok app the Chinese company said on Thursday indicating how its bid to stave off a ban in the United States could be further complicated | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-proposal/bytedance-says-china-will-have-to-approve-its-u-s-tiktok-deal-idUSKBN2680PV | 2020-09-18 |
| Chinas ByteDance is planning a U.S. initial public offering of TikTok Global the new company that will operate the popular short video app should its proposed deal be cleared by the U.S. government people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | Positive | Chinas ByteDance is planning a U.S. initial public offering of TikTok Global the new company that will operate the popular short video app should its proposed deal be cleared by the U.S. government people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/bytedance-plans-tiktok-ipo-to-win-u-s-deal-as-deadline-looms-sources-idUSKBN2682NL | 2020-09-18 |
| NEW YORK Chinas ByteDance faces an uphill struggle to convince the White House to allow it to keep majority ownership of its popular short video app TikTok in the United States according to former national security officials and regulatory lawyers | Negative | NEW YORK Chinas ByteDance faces an uphill struggle to convince the White House to allow it to keep majority ownership of its popular short video app TikTok in the United States according to former national security officials and regulatory lawyers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-cfius-analysis/bytedances-bid-to-keep-most-of-tiktok-faces-major-hurdles-idUSKBN2680KL | 2020-09-17 |
| WASHINGTON Sept 16 White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Wednesday said the United States was in a deep review of a deal Oracle struck with the popular videosharing app TikToks Chinese parent company | Negative | WASHINGTON Sept 16 White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Wednesday said the United States was in a deep review of a deal Oracle struck with the popular videosharing app TikToks Chinese parent company | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok-kudlow/u-s-in-deep-review-of-oracle-tiktok-deal-white-house-economic-adviser-idUSW1N2E1007 | 2020-09-17 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers of both major parties voiced skepticism about a proposed deal between Oracle and Chinas Bytedance that appears to stop short of a full sale of Bytedances popular social media app TikTok to a U.S. firm as demanded by President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers of both major parties voiced skepticism about a proposed deal between Oracle and Chinas Bytedance that appears to stop short of a full sale of Bytedances popular social media app TikTok to a U.S. firm as demanded by President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-tiktok-oracle-lawmakers/u-s-lawmakers-raise-questions-about-proposed-bytedance-oracle-deal-idUSKBN266338 | 2020-09-16 |
| The proposed deal with Oracle would not require ByteDance to apply to Chinese authorities for an export license for TikToks | Positive | Oracle would become ByteDances technology partner responsible for the management of TikToks data and take a minority stake in TikTok the sources added | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-trump/trump-says-oracle-close-to-tiktok-deal-as-bytedance-aims-for-majority-ownership-idUSKBN26637C | 2020-09-16 |
| Oracle Corps deal to be a technology provider to ByteDances TikTok will be announced on Tuesday afternoon CNBC reported on Tuesday citing sources | Positive | Oracle Corps deal to be a technology provider to ByteDances TikTok will be announced on Tuesday afternoon CNBC reported on Tuesday citing sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-oracle/oracle-tiktok-deal-to-get-trump-approval-on-tuesday-cnbc-idUSKBN2662DF | 2020-09-16 |
| Trump issued an executive order last month that would ban TikTok in the United States as early as Sept | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers of both major parties voiced skepticism about a proposed deal between Oracle and Chinas Bytedance that appears to stop short of a full sale of Bytedances popular social media app TikTok to a U.S. firm as demanded by President Donald Trump | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-tiktok-oracle-lawmakers/u-s-lawmakers-raise-questions-about-proposed-bytedance-oracle-deal-idUSKBN266338 | 2020-09-16 |
| Oracle would become ByteDances technology partner responsible for the management of TikToks data and take a minority stake in TikTok the sources added | Positive | Oracle would become ByteDances technology partner responsible for the management of TikToks data and take a minority stake in TikTok the sources added | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-trump/trump-says-oracle-close-to-tiktok-deal-as-bytedance-aims-for-majority-ownership-idUSKBN26637C | 2020-09-16 |
| 14 calling on ByteDance to divest TikTok in the United States | Negative | Oracle would become ByteDances technology partner responsible for the management of TikToks data and take a minority stake in TikTok the sources added | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-trump/trump-says-oracle-close-to-tiktok-deal-as-bytedance-aims-for-majority-ownership-idUSKBN26637C | 2020-09-16 |
| Reuters reported last week that Chinas government would rather see TikTok shut down in the United States than see it be part of a forced sale | Negative | Oracle would become ByteDances technology partner responsible for the management of TikToks data and take a minority stake in TikTok the sources added | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-trump/trump-says-oracle-close-to-tiktok-deal-as-bytedance-aims-for-majority-ownership-idUSKBN26637C | 2020-09-16 |
| WASHINGTON Sept 14 U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday the Trump administration received a proposal from Oracle Corp over the weekend to make Chineseowned short video app TikTok a U.S.headquartered company and will review the plan this week | Positive | WASHINGTON Sept 14 U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday the Trump administration received a proposal from Oracle Corp over the weekend to make Chineseowned short video app TikTok a U.S.headquartered company and will review the plan this week | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/china-bytedance-tiktok-mnuchin/mnuchin-says-trump-administration-will-review-oracles-tiktok-proposal-this-week-idUSL1N2GB0GI | 2020-09-15 |
| It is not clear what valuation this deal would infer on TikToks U.S. business which has as many as 100 million users | Neutral | Oracle declined to comment and pointed to its statement earlier on Monday that confirmed its participation in the proposed deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-deal-insight/how-bytedances-ceo-balked-at-selling-tiktoks-u-s-business-idUSKBN2660LK | 2020-09-15 |
| The proposed deal with Oracle would not require ByteDance to apply to Chinese authorities for an export license for TikToks algorithm the sources said | Positive | Oracle declined to comment and pointed to its statement earlier on Monday that confirmed its participation in the proposed deal | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-deal-insight/how-bytedances-ceo-balked-at-selling-tiktoks-u-s-business-idUSKBN2660LK | 2020-09-15 |
| Douyins surge comes as TikTok faces a possible ban in the United States by the Trump administration which wants ByteDance to sell TikToks U.S. operations | Negative | BEIJING Douyin the Chinese version of short video app TikTok hit 600 million daily active users in August an executive with parent company ByteDance said on Tuesday a jump since the start of the year | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance/bytedances-chinese-version-of-tiktok-hits-600-million-daily-users-idUSKBN2660P4 | 2020-09-15 |
| NEW YORK Walmart Inc said it is pressing ahead with its goal to invest in TikTok as Oracle Corp takes the lead in a partnership with the Chinese videosharing app | Positive | NEW YORK Walmart Inc said it is pressing ahead with its goal to invest in TikTok as Oracle Corp takes the lead in a partnership with the Chinese videosharing app | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-walmart/why-walmart-still-wants-in-on-the-tiktok-deal-idUSKBN26530Y | 2020-09-15 |
| U.S.listed Oracle Corp said on Monday it would team up with ByteDance which could help keep TikTok operating in the United States | Positive | BEIJING Douyin the Chinese version of short video app TikTok hit 600 million daily active users in August an executive with parent company ByteDance said on Tuesday a jump since the start of the year | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance/bytedances-chinese-version-of-tiktok-hits-600-million-daily-users-idUSKBN2660P4 | 2020-09-15 |
| While Douyin has relied on and brought new business to Chinas big ecommerce platforms such as Alibaba TikToks ecommerce ambitions could be underpinned by Walmart | Positive | NEW YORK Walmart Inc said it is pressing ahead with its goal to invest in TikTok as Oracle Corp takes the lead in a partnership with the Chinese videosharing app | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-walmart/why-walmart-still-wants-in-on-the-tiktok-deal-idUSKBN26530Y | 2020-09-15 |
| It is currently one of the most popular social media apps in China and its growth is seen as indicative of TikToks potential evolution | Positive | BEIJING Douyin the Chinese version of short video app TikTok hit 600 million daily active users in August an executive with parent company ByteDance said on Tuesday a jump since the start of the year | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance/bytedances-chinese-version-of-tiktok-hits-600-million-daily-users-idUSKBN2660P4 | 2020-09-15 |
| Microsoft said on Sunday it was informed by Bytedance that it would not be selling TikToks U.S. operations to Microsoft | Negative | Microsoft said on Sunday it was informed by Bytedance that it would not be selling TikToks U.S. operations to Microsoft | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-microsoft/microsoft-says-bytedance-wont-sell-tiktoks-u-s-operations-to-it-idUSKBN264116 | 2020-09-14 |
| Were Trump to agree to ByteDances proposed deal with Oracle he would have to rescind his order calling specifically for TikTok to be divested | Positive | Some of ByteDances top backers including investment firms General Atlantic and Sequoia will also be given minority stakes in TikToks U.S. operations under the proposal one of the sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-oracle/bytedance-drops-tiktoks-u-s-sale-to-partner-with-oracle-sources-idUSKBN265000 | 2020-09-14 |
| We are confident our proposal would have been good for TikToks users while protecting national security Microsoft said in a statement | Positive | Microsoft said on Sunday it was informed by Bytedance that it would not be selling TikToks U.S. operations to Microsoft | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-microsoft/microsoft-says-bytedance-wont-sell-tiktoks-u-s-operations-to-it-idUSKBN264116 | 2020-09-14 |
| Some of ByteDances top backers including investment firms General Atlantic and Sequoia will also be given minority stakes in TikToks U.S. operations under the proposal one of the sources said | Positive | Some of ByteDances top backers including investment firms General Atlantic and Sequoia will also be given minority stakes in TikToks U.S. operations under the proposal one of the sources said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-oracle/bytedance-drops-tiktoks-u-s-sale-to-partner-with-oracle-sources-idUSKBN265000 | 2020-09-14 |
| If the deadline is not extended then transactions with TikTok would be banned although exactly which ones has not been specified | Negative | BEIJING President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he does not plan to extend a deadline for ByteDance to sell TikToks U.S. business with the process still mired in uncertainty | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-trump-explainer/explainer-next-steps-in-the-tiktok-diplomatic-dance-idUSKBN2622CB | 2020-09-12 |
| Beijing opposes a forced sale of TikToks 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 | Negative | Beijing opposes a forced sale of TikToks 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 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-exclusive/exclusive-china-would-rather-see-tiktok-u-s-close-than-a-forced-sale-idUSKBN2622L6 | 2020-09-12 |
| The Ministry of Commerce was quick to respond to speculation that the new rules were aimed mainly at TikTok saying they were not targeted at any one company | Neutral | SHANGHAI The latest additions to Chinas list of controlled technology exports could upset a broad range of industries and raise the possibility that some global tech giants might have to split off their Chinese operations legal experts said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-tech-rules/chinas-expanded-export-controls-pose-fresh-challenge-to-global-tech-industry-idUSKBN2620JW | 2020-09-12 |
| Reuters has reported the executive order could make advertising on the platform illegal and TikTok has been preparing advertisers for such an outcome | Negative | BEIJING President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he does not plan to extend a deadline for ByteDance to sell TikToks U.S. business with the process still mired in uncertainty | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-trump-explainer/explainer-next-steps-in-the-tiktok-diplomatic-dance-idUSKBN2622CB | 2020-09-12 |
| Reuters has reported that TikToks prospective buyers were discussing four ways to structure an acquisition from ByteDance | Positive | Beijing opposes a forced sale of TikToks 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 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-exclusive/exclusive-china-would-rather-see-tiktok-u-s-close-than-a-forced-sale-idUSKBN2622L6 | 2020-09-12 |
| BEIJING President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he does not plan to extend a deadline for ByteDance to sell TikToks U.S. business with the process still mired in uncertainty | Negative | BEIJING President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he does not plan to extend a deadline for ByteDance to sell TikToks U.S. business with the process still mired in uncertainty | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-trump-explainer/explainer-next-steps-in-the-tiktok-diplomatic-dance-idUSKBN2622CB | 2020-09-12 |
| The U.S. is likely to ban TikTok from being downloaded from app stores Reuters has also reported | Negative | BEIJING President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he does not plan to extend a deadline for ByteDance to sell TikToks U.S. business with the process still mired in uncertainty | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-trump-explainer/explainer-next-steps-in-the-tiktok-diplomatic-dance-idUSKBN2622CB | 2020-09-12 |
| Within these ByteDance could still push ahead with a sale of TikToks U.S. assets without approval from Chinas commerce ministry by selling them without key algorithms | Negative | Beijing opposes a forced sale of TikToks 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 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-exclusive/exclusive-china-would-rather-see-tiktok-u-s-close-than-a-forced-sale-idUSKBN2622L6 | 2020-09-12 |
| Trump first told reporters on July 31 that he planned to ban TikTok in the United States within 24 hours | Negative | BEIJING President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he does not plan to extend a deadline for ByteDance to sell TikToks U.S. business with the process still mired in uncertainty | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-trump-explainer/explainer-next-steps-in-the-tiktok-diplomatic-dance-idUSKBN2622CB | 2020-09-12 |
| However it is unclear whether there are transactions that can be prohibited that would prevent users who have already downloaded TikTok from using it | Negative | BEIJING President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he does not plan to extend a deadline for ByteDance to sell TikToks U.S. business with the process still mired in uncertainty | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-trump-explainer/explainer-next-steps-in-the-tiktok-diplomatic-dance-idUSKBN2622CB | 2020-09-12 |
| Trump last month issued two executive orders that require ByteDance to sell TikToks U.S. assets or face being banned in the country where the app is hugely popular among teenagers | Negative | Beijing opposes a forced sale of TikToks 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 | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-exclusive/exclusive-china-would-rather-see-tiktok-u-s-close-than-a-forced-sale-idUSKBN2622L6 | 2020-09-12 |
| The Trump administration does not want ByteDance to have any continued interest in TikTok and expects a tech company to be the lead investor in the short video app | Neutral | BEIJING President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he does not plan to extend a deadline for ByteDance to sell TikToks U.S. business with the process still mired in uncertainty | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-trump-explainer/explainer-next-steps-in-the-tiktok-diplomatic-dance-idUSKBN2622CB | 2020-09-12 |
| The Chinese firm is being forced by President Donald Trump to sell TikToks U.S. assets to avoid a ban in United States | Negative | TikTok owner ByteDance plans to invest billions of dollars and recruit hundreds of employees in Singapore after opting to base its Southeast Asia regional headquarters there a person familiar with the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-singapore/tiktok-owner-bytedance-to-invest-billions-in-singapore-over-three-years-source-idUSKBN2620FO | 2020-09-12 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the deadline set for Chinese company ByteDance to sell its popular shortvideo app TikToks U.S. assets would not be extended | Negative | SSEC 0 | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/china-stocks-midday/shanghai-shares-set-for-biggest-weekly-drop-in-eight-on-sino-u-s-tensions-idUSL4N2G814A | 2020-09-11 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Thursday the deadline set for Chinese company ByteDance to sell its popular shortvideo app TikToks U.S. assets would not be extended | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Thursday the deadline set for Chinese company ByteDance to sell its popular shortvideo app TikToks U.S. assets would not be extended | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-trump/trump-says-there-will-be-no-extension-of-tiktok-deadline-idUSKBN2613IL | 2020-09-11 |
| It has blocked U.S. exports to Huawei and plans to ban TikTok in the United States this month unless ByteDance sells TikToks U.S. operations | Negative | China announced an initiative on Tuesday to establish global standards on data security saying it wanted to promote multilateralism in the area at a time when individual were others and companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-security-data/china-unveils-global-data-security-initiative-says-some-countries-bullying-others-idUSKBN25Z06L | 2020-09-08 |
| KONG ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has long positioned himself as a global internet entrepreneur largely eschewing Chinese government involvement but U.S. demands to sell his crown jewel TikTok are testing the boundaries with Beijing | Negative | KONG ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has long positioned himself as a global internet entrepreneur largely eschewing Chinese government involvement but U.S. demands to sell his crown jewel TikTok are testing the boundaries with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-insight/tiktok-troubles-narrow-gap-between-beijing-and-bytedance-founder-zhang-yiming-idUSKBN25W0EM | 2020-09-06 |
| Zhang has also taken numerous steps to assuage U.S. concerns that TikTok could be endangering Americans by collecting personal data and censoring political content | Negative | KONG ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has long positioned himself as a global internet entrepreneur largely eschewing Chinese government involvement but U.S. demands to sell his crown jewel TikTok are testing the boundaries with Beijing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-insight/tiktok-troubles-narrow-gap-between-beijing-and-bytedance-founder-zhang-yiming-idUSKBN25W0EM | 2020-09-06 |
| However Chinas new rules around tech exports mean the sale of TikToks U.S. operations could need Beijings approval | Positive | TikTok launched a marketing program on Thursday to attract more advertisers with tools to measure the success of ad campaigns that run on its popular short video app | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-advertisers/tiktok-launches-marketing-program-for-advertisers-idUSKBN25U2EG | 2020-09-04 |
| BEIJING Chinas new tech export rules do not target any specific company the commerce ministry said on Thursday when asked if the new rules mean ByteDances sale of TikToks U.S. operations could require Beijings approval | Positive | BEIJING Chinas new tech export rules do not target any specific company the commerce ministry said on Thursday when asked if the new rules mean ByteDances sale of TikToks U.S. operations could require Beijings approval | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/china-says-its-new-tech-export-rules-do-not-target-any-specific-company-idUSKBN25U0Z8 | 2020-09-04 |
| ByteDance has been ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump to divest TikToks operations in the country amid security concerns over the personal data it handles | Negative | TikTok launched a marketing program on Thursday to attract more advertisers with tools to measure the success of ad campaigns that run on its popular short video app | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-advertisers/tiktok-launches-marketing-program-for-advertisers-idUSKBN25U2EG | 2020-09-04 |
| Microsoft Corp and Walmart Inc are together bidding for TikToks U.S. assets competing with Oracle Corp for a piece of the popular shortvideo app | Positive | Microsoft Corp and Walmart Inc are together bidding for TikToks U.S. assets competing with Oracle Corp for a piece of the popular shortvideo app | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-microsoft-walmart-factbox/factbox-a-look-at-walmart-microsofts-past-collaborations-idUSKBN25R2OQ | 2020-09-01 |
| NEW YORK Forty percent of Americans back President Donald Trumps threat to ban videosharing app TikTok if it is not sold to a U.S. buyer according to a national poll suggesting that many support the effort to separate the social media upstart from its Chinese parent | Negative | NEW YORK Forty percent of Americans back President Donald Trumps threat to ban videosharing app TikTok if it is not sold to a U.S. buyer according to a national poll suggesting that many support the effort to separate the social media upstart from its Chinese parent | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-poll/forty-percent-of-americans-back-trump-executive-order-on-tiktok-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN25R18O | 2020-09-01 |
| The proposed billion bid will be financed by Centricus with Triller executives running TikTok should their bid prevail according to a person familiar with the financial details who sought anonymity | Positive | NEW YORK Triller Inc executive chairman Bobby Sarnevesht said on Friday that the shortvideo app had made a billion offer with investment firm Centricus Asset Management Ltd for the assets of rival TikTok that Chinas ByteDance is seeking to a divest | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-centricus/triller-says-made-20-billion-bid-with-centricus-for-tiktok-assets-idUSKBN25O30N | 2020-08-30 |
| Sarnevesht said this was because TikTok was not involved in the talks adding that Triller and Centricus were dealing directly with ByteDance chairman Zhang Yiming | Negative | NEW YORK Triller Inc executive chairman Bobby Sarnevesht said on Friday that the shortvideo app had made a billion offer with investment firm Centricus Asset Management Ltd for the assets of rival TikTok that Chinas ByteDance is seeking to a divest | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-centricus/triller-says-made-20-billion-bid-with-centricus-for-tiktok-assets-idUSKBN25O30N | 2020-08-30 |
| Triller boasts 65 million monthly active users versus TikToks 100 million in the United States | Positive | NEW YORK Triller Inc executive chairman Bobby Sarnevesht said on Friday that the shortvideo app had made a billion offer with investment firm Centricus Asset Management Ltd for the assets of rival TikTok that Chinas ByteDance is seeking to a divest | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-centricus/triller-says-made-20-billion-bid-with-centricus-for-tiktok-assets-idUSKBN25O30N | 2020-08-30 |
| All we need TikTok to do is to give us their user data and the content and the Triller platform can handle it | Neutral | NEW YORK Triller Inc executive chairman Bobby Sarnevesht said on Friday that the shortvideo app had made a billion offer with investment firm Centricus Asset Management Ltd for the assets of rival TikTok that Chinas ByteDance is seeking to a divest | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-centricus/triller-says-made-20-billion-bid-with-centricus-for-tiktok-assets-idUSKBN25O30N | 2020-08-30 |
| NEW YORK Triller Inc executive chairman Bobby Sarnevesht said on Friday that the shortvideo app had made a billion offer with investment firm Centricus Asset Management Ltd for the assets of rival TikTok that Chinas ByteDance is seeking to a divest | Positive | NEW YORK Triller Inc executive chairman Bobby Sarnevesht said on Friday that the shortvideo app had made a billion offer with investment firm Centricus Asset Management Ltd for the assets of rival TikTok that Chinas ByteDance is seeking to a divest | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-centricus/triller-says-made-20-billion-bid-with-centricus-for-tiktok-assets-idUSKBN25O30N | 2020-08-30 |
| Chinas new rules around tech exports mean ByteDances sale of TikToks U.S. operations could need Beijings approval a Chinese trade expert told state media a requirement that would complicate the forced and politically charged divestment | Positive | Chinas new rules around tech exports mean ByteDances sale of TikToks U.S. operations could need Beijings approval a Chinese trade expert told state media a requirement that would complicate the forced and politically charged divestment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/chinas-new-tech-export-controls-could-give-beijing-a-say-in-tiktok-sale-idUSKBN25Q05Q | 2020-08-30 |
| ByteDance has been ordered by President Donald Trump to divest TikTok in the United States amid security concerns over the personal data it handles | Negative | NEW YORK Triller Inc executive chairman Bobby Sarnevesht said on Friday that the shortvideo app had made a billion offer with investment firm Centricus Asset Management Ltd for the assets of rival TikTok that Chinas ByteDance is seeking to a divest | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-centricus/triller-says-made-20-billion-bid-with-centricus-for-tiktok-assets-idUSKBN25O30N | 2020-08-30 |
| Chinas foreign ministry has said that it opposes the executive orders Trump has placed on TikTok and that Beijing will defend the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese businesses | Negative | Chinas new rules around tech exports mean ByteDances sale of TikToks U.S. operations could need Beijings approval a Chinese trade expert told state media a requirement that would complicate the forced and politically charged divestment | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/chinas-new-tech-export-controls-could-give-beijing-a-say-in-tiktok-sale-idUSKBN25Q05Q | 2020-08-30 |
| Wall Street was swift to see the rationale behind Walmart Inc jumping into the fray to buy TikTok access to millions of young digitally savvy users who could help the 60yearold company boost its online sales | Positive | Wall Street was swift to see the rationale behind Walmart Inc jumping into the fray to buy TikTok access to millions of young digitally savvy users who could help the 60yearold company boost its online sales | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-walmart-tiktok/walmart-wants-to-go-viral-with-tiktok-wall-street-thinks-it-can-idUSKBN25O28F | 2020-08-29 |
| Walmart Inc announced it was joining Microsoft Corp in its bid for TikToks U.S. assets from Chinese owner ByteDance | Positive | NEW YORK Wall Street advanced on Friday with technology stocks driving the 500 to its sixth record closing high since confirming a bull market on Aug | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-stocks/tech-powers-sp-500-to-record-closing-high-dow-now-positive-for-the-year-idUSKBN25O1JT | 2020-08-29 |
| However any potential deal will come under intense regulatory scrutiny with TikTok under fire from the White House as a potential national security risk | Negative | Wall Street was swift to see the rationale behind Walmart Inc jumping into the fray to buy TikTok access to millions of young digitally savvy users who could help the 60yearold company boost its online sales | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-walmart-tiktok/walmart-wants-to-go-viral-with-tiktok-wall-street-thinks-it-can-idUSKBN25O28F | 2020-08-29 |
| NEW YORK Walmart Inc could turn into an online advertising leader if its plan to acquire popular shortform video app TikTok goes through analysts said on Friday | Positive | NEW YORK Walmart Inc could turn into an online advertising leader if its plan to acquire popular shortform video app TikTok goes through analysts said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-walmart-tiktok-advertising-analysis/walmart-ad-revenue-could-quickly-jump-if-tiktok-bid-succeeds-idUSKBN25O2U5 | 2020-08-29 |
| Claire Hesser 18 a former beauty queen says TikTok has quickly become a huge part of youth culture | Positive | LOS ANGELES In a luxury mansion in the Hollywood Hills young TikTok influencers bounced around on a bright sunny morning this week trying out new ideas for zany short form videos that they hope will go viral | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-influencers/tiktok-influencers-say-everybody-is-going-to-take-a-big-hit-idUSKBN25O1K6 | 2020-08-29 |
| Investors are viewing Walmarts play for TikTok as a potential win and are raring to know more details | Positive | NEW YORK Walmart Inc could turn into an online advertising leader if its plan to acquire popular shortform video app TikTok goes through analysts said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-walmart-tiktok-advertising-analysis/walmart-ad-revenue-could-quickly-jump-if-tiktok-bid-succeeds-idUSKBN25O2U5 | 2020-08-29 |
| NEW YORK Investment firm Centricus Asset Management Ltd and social media app Triller Inc have not submitted an offer for the TikTok assets that Chinas ByteDance is seeking to a divest a spokesman for the short video app said on Friday | Negative | NEW YORK Investment firm Centricus Asset Management Ltd and social media app Triller Inc have not submitted an offer for the TikTok assets that Chinas ByteDance is seeking to a divest a spokesman for the short video app said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-centricus/tiktok-says-it-has-not-received-a-bid-from-centricus-and-triller-idUSKBN25O30N | 2020-08-29 |
| We are confident that a Walmart and Microsoft partnership would meet both the expectations of U.S. TikTok users while satisfying the concerns of U.S. government Walmart said in a statement | Positive | Walmart Inc said it was joining Microsoft in a bid for social media company TikToks U.S. assets revealing its plans hours after the video companys chief executive said he would step down | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-ceo/walmart-joins-microsoft-bid-for-tiktok-as-ceo-of-social-media-app-quits-idUSKBN25N0DV | 2020-08-28 |
| Zhang has been the key person in TikTok sale talks said two people with knowledge of the matter | Positive | Walmart Inc said it was joining Microsoft in a bid for social media company TikToks U.S. assets revealing its plans hours after the video companys chief executive said he would step down | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-ceo/walmart-joins-microsoft-bid-for-tiktok-as-ceo-of-social-media-app-quits-idUSKBN25N0DV | 2020-08-28 |
| TechCrunch reported earlier this month that ByteDance was in talks with Indias Reliance for investment in TikTok | Positive | Walmart Inc said it was joining Microsoft in a bid for social media company TikToks U.S. assets revealing its plans hours after the video companys chief executive said he would step down | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-ceo/walmart-joins-microsoft-bid-for-tiktok-as-ceo-of-social-media-app-quits-idUSKBN25N0DV | 2020-08-28 |
| Mayer was Walt Disney Cos top streaming executive before becoming chief executive officer of TikTok and chief operating officer of parent ByteDance on June 1 | Positive | Walmart Inc said it was joining Microsoft in a bid for social media company TikToks U.S. assets revealing its plans hours after the video companys chief executive said he would step down | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-ceo/walmart-joins-microsoft-bid-for-tiktok-as-ceo-of-social-media-app-quits-idUSKBN25N0DV | 2020-08-28 |
| ByteDance views the shutdown preparations as a backup plan and is working toward a deal that would keep TikTok operating in the United States without interruption the sources said | Positive | Chinas ByteDance told engineers of its popular shortvideo app TikTok this week to make contingencies should it need to shut down its U.S. operations even as it works toward divesting them people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-shutdown-exclusive/exclusive-bytedance-asks-tiktok-to-draw-up-u-s-shutdown-contingencies-sources-idUSKBN25N2ZS | 2020-08-28 |
| Amid growing distrust between Washington and Beijing Trump complained that TikTok was a national security threat and could share information about users with Chinas government | Negative | Walmart Inc said it was joining Microsoft in a bid for social media company TikToks U.S. assets revealing its plans hours after the video companys chief executive said he would step down | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-ceo/walmart-joins-microsoft-bid-for-tiktok-as-ceo-of-social-media-app-quits-idUSKBN25N0DV | 2020-08-28 |
| ByteDance has been in talks to sell TikToks North American Australian and New Zealand operations which could be worth billion to billion since the beginning of this month | Positive | Chinas ByteDance told engineers of its popular shortvideo app TikTok this week to make contingencies should it need to shut down its U.S. operations even as it works toward divesting them people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-shutdown-exclusive/exclusive-bytedance-asks-tiktok-to-draw-up-u-s-shutdown-contingencies-sources-idUSKBN25N2ZS | 2020-08-28 |
| ByteDance has been in talks to sell TikToks North American Australian and New Zealand operations which could be worth billion to billion people with knowledge of the matter have said | Positive | Walmart Inc said it was joining Microsoft in a bid for social media company TikToks U.S. assets revealing its plans hours after the video companys chief executive said he would step down | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-ceo/walmart-joins-microsoft-bid-for-tiktok-as-ceo-of-social-media-app-quits-idUSKBN25N0DV | 2020-08-28 |
| WASHINGTON White House adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday the Trump administration did not have a view on who purchases the social media company TikTok | Neutral | WASHINGTON White House adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday the Trump administration did not have a view on who purchases the social media company TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-whitehouse/white-house-adviser-kudlow-says-administration-has-no-view-on-who-purchases-tiktok-idUSKBN25N2OU | 2020-08-28 |
| Walmart Inc said it was joining Microsoft in a bid for social media company TikToks U.S. assets revealing its plans hours after the video companys chief executive said he would step down | Positive | Walmart Inc said it was joining Microsoft in a bid for social media company TikToks U.S. assets revealing its plans hours after the video companys chief executive said he would step down | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-ceo/walmart-joins-microsoft-bid-for-tiktok-as-ceo-of-social-media-app-quits-idUSKBN25N0DV | 2020-08-28 |
| That month Mayer wrote to Indias government saying Chinas government has never requested user data nor would TikTok turn it over if asked | Neutral | Walmart Inc said it was joining Microsoft in a bid for social media company TikToks U.S. assets revealing its plans hours after the video companys chief executive said he would step down | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-ceo/walmart-joins-microsoft-bid-for-tiktok-as-ceo-of-social-media-app-quits-idUSKBN25N0DV | 2020-08-28 |
| Walmart Inc said on Monday it was joining Microsoft in a bid for TikToks U.S. assets revealing its plans hours after TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer said he would step down | Positive | WASHINGTON White House adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday the Trump administration did not have a view on who purchases the social media company TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-whitehouse/white-house-adviser-kudlow-says-administration-has-no-view-on-who-purchases-tiktok-idUSKBN25N2OU | 2020-08-28 |
| The development comes days after TikTok sued the Trump administration over an executive order banning transactions in the United States with the popular shortform videosharing app | Negative | TikTok Chief Executive Officer Kevin Mayer has left the company and General Manager Vanessa Pappas will replace him on an interim basis according to an internal memo seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-ceo/tiktok-ceo-kevin-mayer-quits-ft-idUSKBN25N0DV | 2020-08-27 |
| ByteDance has been in talks to sell TikToks North American Australian and New Zealand operations to companies including Microsoft Corp and Oracle Corp | Positive | TikTok and one of its employees on Monday separately sued U.S. President Donald Trumps administration over his executive order banning transactions in the United States with the popular shortform videosharing app calling it a pretext to fuel antiChina rhetoric as he seeks reelection | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-lawsuit/tiktok-sues-trump-administration-over-u-s-ban-calls-it-an-election-ploy-idUSKBN25K1SH | 2020-08-25 |
| ByteDance investors are in talks to use their stakes in the Chinese technology firm to help finance their bid for its popular shortvideo app TikTok according to people familiar with the matter | Positive | ByteDance investors are in talks to use their stakes in the Chinese technology firm to help finance their bid for its popular shortvideo app TikTok according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-investors-exclus/exclusive-bytedance-investors-seek-to-use-stakes-to-finance-tiktok-bid-idUSKBN25K0IW | 2020-08-25 |
| Amid growing distrust between Washington and Beijing Trump had for weeks complained that TikTok was a national security threat that might share information about users with the Chinese government | Negative | TikTok and one of its employees on Monday separately sued U.S. President Donald Trumps administration over his executive order banning transactions in the United States with the popular shortform videosharing app calling it a pretext to fuel antiChina rhetoric as he seeks reelection | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-lawsuit/tiktok-sues-trump-administration-over-u-s-ban-calls-it-an-election-ploy-idUSKBN25K1SH | 2020-08-25 |
| 14 giving ByteDance 90 days to divest TikToks U.S. operations and any data TikTok had gathered in the United States | Negative | TikTok and one of its employees on Monday separately sued U.S. President Donald Trumps administration over his executive order banning transactions in the United States with the popular shortform videosharing app calling it a pretext to fuel antiChina rhetoric as he seeks reelection | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-lawsuit/tiktok-sues-trump-administration-over-u-s-ban-calls-it-an-election-ploy-idUSKBN25K1SH | 2020-08-25 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump wants to deny China some of the proceeds from the sale of ByteDances U.S. operations of its videosharing app TikTok White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday but it would be unusual for any company that acquires TikTok to provide funds to the U.S. Treasury | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump wants to deny China some of the proceeds from the sale of ByteDances U.S. operations of its videosharing app TikTok White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday but it would be unusual for any company that acquires TikTok to provide funds to the U.S. Treasury | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-kudlow/unusual-for-u-s-treasury-to-get-a-cut-of-any-tiktok-sale-white-house-aide-idUSKCN25F2K6 | 2020-08-20 |
| Well hes said Kudlow told CNBC when asked about Trumps demand that part of the proceeds from the TikTok sale he has ordered go to the U.S. Treasury | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump wants to deny China some of the proceeds from the sale of ByteDances U.S. operations of its videosharing app TikTok White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday but it would be unusual for any company that acquires TikTok to provide funds to the U.S. Treasury | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-kudlow/unusual-for-u-s-treasury-to-get-a-cut-of-any-tiktok-sale-white-house-aide-idUSKCN25F2K6 | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 19 White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday President Donald Trump wants to deny China some of the proceeds from the sale of ByteDances U.S. operations of its videosharing app TikTok but it would be unusual for any company that acquires TikTok to provide funds to the U.S. Treasury | Negative | WASHINGTON Aug 19 White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Wednesday President Donald Trump wants to deny China some of the proceeds from the sale of ByteDances U.S. operations of its videosharing app TikTok but it would be unusual for any company that acquires TikTok to provide funds to the U.S. Treasury | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok-kudlow/unusual-for-any-company-that-acquires-tiktok-to-give-funds-to-u-s-treasury-white-house-aide-idUSW1N2ER01C | 2020-08-20 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Oracle Corp is a good company and could take over popular Chineseowned social media app TikTok in the United States after he issued an order mandating its sale in 90 days | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Oracle Corp is a good company and could take over popular Chineseowned social media app TikTok in the United States after he issued an order mandating its sale in 90 days | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-trump-tiktok/trump-says-oracle-a-good-company-could-take-over-tiktok-in-the-u-s-idUSKCN25E2V4 | 2020-08-19 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin on Tuesday declined comment about a report that Oracle Corp had entered the bidding for TikTok but said any deal to acquire the Chineseowned short video app would protect U.S. data | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin on Tuesday declined comment about a report that Oracle Corp had entered the bidding for TikTok but said any deal to acquire the Chineseowned short video app would protect U.S. data | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-m-a-mnuchin/u-s-treasurys-mnuchin-says-any-deal-for-tiktok-will-protect-u-s-data-idUSKCN25E1V5 | 2020-08-19 |
| The Financial Times said on Monday Microsoft has also seriously considered a bid to take over TikToks global operations beyond the nations it outlined earlier in August | Positive | Oracle Corp has held preliminary talks with TikToks Chinese owner ByteDance and was seriously considering buying the apps operations in the United States Canada Australia and New Zealand the Financial Times newspaper reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-m-a-oracle/oracle-enters-race-to-buy-tiktoks-u-s-operations-ft-idUSKCN25E09C | 2020-08-18 |
| Microsoft is particularly interested in buying TikTok in Europe and India where it was recently banned by the Indian government after border tensions with China the newspaper said | Neutral | Oracle Corp has held preliminary talks with TikToks Chinese owner ByteDance and was seriously considering buying the apps operations in the United States Canada Australia and New Zealand the Financial Times newspaper reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-m-a-oracle/oracle-enters-race-to-buy-tiktoks-u-s-operations-ft-idUSKCN25E09C | 2020-08-18 |
| ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE U.S. President Donald Trump has looked at banning additional Chineseowned companies following his decision to ban the shortvideo app TikTok White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Monday | Negative | ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE U.S. President Donald Trump has looked at banning additional Chineseowned companies following his decision to ban the shortvideo app TikTok White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok/trump-looked-at-banning-further-chinese-apps-in-addition-to-tiktok-meadows-idUSKCN25D27M | 2020-08-18 |
| Oracle Corp has held preliminary talks with TikToks Chinese owner ByteDance and was seriously considering buying the apps operations in the United States Canada Australia and New Zealand the Financial Times newspaper reported on Monday citing people briefed about the matter | Positive | Oracle Corp has held preliminary talks with TikToks Chinese owner ByteDance and was seriously considering buying the apps operations in the United States Canada Australia and New Zealand the Financial Times newspaper reported on Monday citing people briefed about the matter | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-m-a-oracle/oracle-enters-race-to-buy-tiktoks-u-s-operations-ft-idUSKCN25E09C | 2020-08-18 |
| The Trump administration has also ordered TikToks Chinese owner ByteDance to divest its U.S. operations within 90 days | Negative | ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE U.S. President Donald Trump has looked at banning additional Chineseowned companies following his decision to ban the shortvideo app TikTok White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok/trump-looked-at-banning-further-chinese-apps-in-addition-to-tiktok-meadows-idUSKCN25D27M | 2020-08-18 |
| ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE Aug 17 The White House is hopeful that U.S. companies interested in acquiring TikTok will be able to address the administrations national security concerns President Donald Trumps chief of staff Mark Meadows said on Monday | Positive | ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE Aug 17 The White House is hopeful that U.S. companies interested in acquiring TikTok will be able to address the administrations national security concerns President Donald Trumps chief of staff Mark Meadows said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok/u-s-cos-interested-in-tiktok-can-hopefully-address-security-concerns-trump-aide-idUSL1N2FJ13P | 2020-08-18 |
| Oracle Corp has held preliminary talks with TikToks Chinese owner ByteDance and was seriously considering buying the apps operations in the United States Canada Australia and New Zealand the Financial Times newspaper reported on Monday | Positive | Oracle Corp has held preliminary talks with TikToks Chinese owner ByteDance and was seriously considering buying the apps operations in the United States Canada Australia and New Zealand the Financial Times newspaper reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-m-a-oracle/oracle-enters-race-to-buy-tiktoks-u-s-operations-ft-idUSKCN25E09C | 2020-08-18 |
| Trump on Friday ordered ByteDance to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok within 90 days | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump now has a verified account on TikTok competitor Triller another sign of the White Houses disfavor toward the ByteDanceowned videosharing app | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-triller/trump-gets-verified-account-on-tiktok-competitor-triller-idUSKCN25C01U | 2020-08-16 |
| BEDMINSTER N.J. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he could exert pressure on more Chinese companies such as technology giant Alibaba after he moved to ban TikTok | Negative | BEDMINSTER N.J. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he could exert pressure on more Chinese companies such as technology giant Alibaba after he moved to ban TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trump-alibaba/trump-says-looking-at-pressuring-other-chinese-companies-after-bytedance-idUSKCN25B11B | 2020-08-16 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump now has a verified account on TikTok competitor Triller another sign of the White Houses disfavor toward the ByteDanceowned videosharing app | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump now has a verified account on TikTok competitor Triller another sign of the White Houses disfavor toward the ByteDanceowned videosharing app | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-trump-triller/trump-gets-verified-account-on-tiktok-competitor-triller-idUSKCN25C01U | 2020-08-16 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump ordered ByteDance on Friday to divest the U.S. operations of its videosharing app TikTok within 90 days the latest effort to ramp up pressure on the Chinese company over concerns about the safety of the personal data it handles | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump ordered ByteDance on Friday to divest the U.S. operations of its videosharing app TikTok within 90 days the latest effort to ramp up pressure on the Chinese company over concerns about the safety of the personal data it handles | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok/trump-orders-bytedance-to-divest-interest-in-u-s-tiktok-operations-within-90-days-idUSKCN25B00K | 2020-08-15 |
| Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday the order also requires ByteDance to divest any data obtained or derived from TikTok or Musical | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump ordered ByteDance on Friday to divest the U.S. operations of its videosharing app TikTok within 90 days the latest effort to ramp up pressure on the Chinese company over concerns about the safety of the personal data it handles | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok/trump-orders-bytedance-to-divest-interest-in-u-s-tiktok-operations-within-90-days-idUSKCN25B00K | 2020-08-15 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Thursday that any deal to sell Chineseowned social media app TikTok to an American company must benefit the United States and provide total security | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said on Thursday that any deal to sell Chineseowned social media app TikTok to an American company must benefit the United States and provide total security | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trump-tiktok/tiktok-deal-must-benefit-u-s-and-ensure-total-security-trump-says-idUSKCN25934R | 2020-08-14 |
| Earlier this week Reuters reported Trumps order could prevent U.S. app stores from offering TikTok and make advertising on the platform illegal | Negative | WASHINGTON Two U.S. Republican senators on Thursday asked the Federal Trade Commission for an investigation of videosharing app TikToks consumer data collection and processing practices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-ftc/two-republican-senators-ask-u-s-ftc-to-investigate-tiktoks-data-collection-practices-idUSKCN2592U4 | 2020-08-14 |
| Some U.S lawmakers including Republican Senator Josh Hawley have raised concerns over TikToks data security practices and allegations that it engages in censorship at the behest of the Chinese government | Negative | SINGAPORE Chinese tech giant ByteDance censored content it perceived as critical of the Chinese government on its news aggregator app in Indonesia from 2018 to mid2020 six people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-indonesia-exclusive/exclusive-bytedance-censored-anti-china-content-in-indonesia-until-mid-2020-sources-idUSKCN2591ML | 2020-08-14 |
| BaBe moderators were also told not publish any articles on the TikTok ban while negotiations with the Indonesian government were underway the people said | Negative | SINGAPORE Chinese tech giant ByteDance censored content it perceived as critical of the Chinese government on its news aggregator app in Indonesia from 2018 to mid2020 six people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-indonesia-exclusive/exclusive-bytedance-censored-anti-china-content-in-indonesia-until-mid-2020-sources-idUSKCN2591ML | 2020-08-14 |
| Trade negotiators from the United States and China will discuss the implementation of the phase one trade deal in the coming days with China likely to bring up issues surrounding TikTok and WeChat Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing sources | Positive | Trade negotiators from the United States and China will discuss the implementation of the phase one trade deal in the coming days with China likely to bring up issues surrounding TikTok and WeChat Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing sources | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china-talks/china-to-raise-issues-surrounding-wechat-tiktok-in-trade-talks-with-u-s-bloomberg-idUSKCN2580Y6 | 2020-08-13 |
| Facebook Inc and Snapchat owner Snap Inc held talks to buy Dubsmash the Information reported on Wednesday putting a spotlight on pop video apps at a time when Microsoft Corp is trying to workout a deal to buy rival TikTok | Positive | Facebook Inc and Snapchat owner Snap Inc held talks to buy Dubsmash the Information reported on Wednesday putting a spotlight on pop video apps at a time when Microsoft Corp is trying to workout a deal to buy rival TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-facebook-snap-dubsmash/facebook-snap-held-talks-to-buy-tiktok-rival-dubsmash-information-idUSKCN2582XD | 2020-08-13 |
| Theoretically they could download WeChat or TikTok from the companies websites | Neutral | President Donald Trump has threatened to ban the shortvideo app TikTok and messaging service WeChat by late September on grounds that the Chineseowned apps pose a national security threat | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-china-wechat-explainer/explainer-how-the-u-s-could-block-wechat-and-tiktok-from-americans-idUSKCN2572N3 | 2020-08-12 |
| He added though that the U.S. government may not be able to prevent Americans from downloading TikTok from foreign websites | Negative | NEW President Donald Trumps executive order banning Chinas TikTok could prevent U.S. app stores from offering the popular shortvideo app and make advertising on the platform illegal according to a White House document seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-ban-on-tiktok-could-cut-it-off-from-app-stores-advertisers-white-house-document-idUSKCN2572Y8 | 2020-08-12 |
| President Donald Trump has threatened to ban the shortvideo app TikTok and messaging service WeChat by late September on grounds that the Chineseowned apps pose a national security threat | Negative | President Donald Trump has threatened to ban the shortvideo app TikTok and messaging service WeChat by late September on grounds that the Chineseowned apps pose a national security threat | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-china-wechat-explainer/explainer-how-the-u-s-could-block-wechat-and-tiktok-from-americans-idUSKCN2572N3 | 2020-08-12 |
| If I already have TikTok and WeChat on my phone will I still be able to use | Positive | President Donald Trump has threatened to ban the shortvideo app TikTok and messaging service WeChat by late September on grounds that the Chineseowned apps pose a national security threat | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-china-wechat-explainer/explainer-how-the-u-s-could-block-wechat-and-tiktok-from-americans-idUSKCN2572N3 | 2020-08-12 |
| Microsoft is negotiating a transition period that will give it time to ringfence TikTok technologically from ByteDance after they agree to a deal Reuters reported on Aug | Positive | Microsoft is negotiating a transition period that will give it time to ringfence TikTok technologically from ByteDance after they agree to a deal Reuters reported on Aug | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-tiktok-cybersecurity-exclusive/exclusive-microsoft-faces-complex-technical-challenges-in-tiktok-carveout-idUSKCN256100 | 2020-08-11 |
| President Donald Trump has unveiled sweeping bans on U.S. transactions with the Chinese owners of TikTok and messaging app WeChat | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday slammed China for the arrest of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai who he called a and said the move indicated that Beijing is unlikely to change its position on the financial hub | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-hongkong-security-usa-pompeo/pompeo-says-after-lai-arrest-unlikely-that-china-will-rethink-hong-kong-stance-idUSKCN2562HQ | 2020-08-11 |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd owns the popular WeChat app while ByteDance is the owner of TikTok | Positive | U.S.listed shares of Chinese firms fell on Friday a day after President Donald Trump unveiled bans on U.S. transactions with the Chinabased owners of messaging app WeChat and videosharing app TikTok escalating tensions between the two countries | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-wechat-trump-stocks/u-s-listed-chinese-stocks-fall-as-trump-takes-aim-at-wechat-tiktok-idUSKCN2532EF | 2020-08-10 |
| President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that would ban U.S. transactions with TikTok and WeChat the Chineseowned messaging app beginning Sept | Negative | TikTok is preparing advertisers for a possible ban of its app in the United States ad buyers said offering refunds for ad campaigns that are unable to run | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-advertising/tiktok-prepares-advertisers-for-possible-app-ban-idUSKCN25337K | 2020-08-10 |
| Contingency planning for one client that planned to advertise on TikTok is expected to begin on Monday Rao said | Positive | TikTok is preparing advertisers for a possible ban of its app in the United States ad buyers said offering refunds for ad campaigns that are unable to run | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-advertising/tiktok-prepares-advertisers-for-possible-app-ban-idUSKCN25337K | 2020-08-10 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 5 The United States wants to see Chinese apps removed from U.S. app stores U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday calling the Chineseowned shortvideo app TikTok and messenger app WeChat threats | Negative | WASHINGTON Aug 5 The United States wants to see Chinese apps removed from U.S. app stores U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday calling the Chineseowned shortvideo app TikTok and messenger app WeChat threats | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-china-apps-pompeo/u-s-wants-to-see-untrusted-chinese-apps-removed-from-u-s-app-stores-pompeo-idUSW1N28X00Y | 2020-08-06 |
| The deal would also help Tencent fend off rising challengers like ByteDance the owner of TikTok which is working on several fullfledged games simultaneously | Positive | HONG KONG Chinas biggest video game and social media company Tencent Holdings | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-tencent-videogames-douyu-huya/tencent-to-consolidate-chinas-twitch-like-services-douyu-and-huya-sources-idUSKCN2511AE | 2020-08-06 |
| WASHINGTON The Trump administration said on Wednesday it was stepping up efforts to purge Chinese apps from U.S. digital networks and called the Chineseowned shortvideo app TikTok and messenger app WeChat significant threats | Negative | WASHINGTON The Trump administration said on Wednesday it was stepping up efforts to purge Chinese apps from U.S. digital networks and called the Chineseowned shortvideo app TikTok and messenger app WeChat significant threats | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-apps-pompeo/u-s-steps-up-campaign-to-purge-untrusted-chinese-apps-idUSKCN2512YO | 2020-08-06 |
| The latest irritant between the worlds two largest economies is Trumps threat to ban U.S. use of the Chineseowned video app TikTok unless it is sold to a nonChinese buyer | Negative | WASHINGTON Senior U.S. and Chinese officials will review the implementation of their Phase 1 trade deal and likely air mutual grievances in an increasingly tense relationship during an Aug | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-trade-china/china-u-s-to-review-trade-deal-air-other-grievances-on-august-15-sources-idUSKCN2502SF | 2020-08-05 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps unprecedented demand that the United States get a cut of the proceeds from the forced sale of Chinese internet giant ByteDances shortvideo app TikTok is based on an interpretation of U.S law that regulatory lawyers say may be open to challenges | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trumps unprecedented demand that the United States get a cut of the proceeds from the forced sale of Chinese internet giant ByteDances shortvideo app TikTok is based on an interpretation of U.S law that regulatory lawyers say may be open to challenges | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trump-tiktok/trumps-bid-for-a-piece-of-microsoft-tiktok-deal-could-spur-legal-action-idUSKCN250326 | 2020-08-05 |
| BEIJING ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming told employees on Tuesday there were misunderstandings on Chinese social media about TikToks situation in the United States and that the company could face more difficulties as antiChinese sentiment rose abroad | Negative | BEIJING ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming told employees on Tuesday there were misunderstandings on Chinese social media about TikToks situation in the United States and that the company could face more difficulties as antiChinese sentiment rose abroad | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-usa-tiktok/bytedance-founder-defends-tiktoks-u-s-strategy-in-staff-letter-idUSKCN250140 | 2020-08-05 |
| NEW YORK Australia has found no evidence showing it should restrict the popular shortvideo app TikTok the countrys Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to ban the Chineseowned app | Positive | NEW YORK Australia has found no evidence showing it should restrict the popular shortvideo app TikTok the countrys Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to ban the Chineseowned app | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-australia/australian-pm-says-no-evidence-to-suggest-tiktok-should-be-banned-idUSKCN25032K | 2020-08-05 |
| LONDON Chinese tech company ByteDance said on Monday it was considering moving the headquarters of its TikTok video sharing platform overseas following a British media report that the unit could relocate to London | Positive | LONDON Chinese tech company ByteDance said on Monday it was considering moving the headquarters of its TikTok video sharing platform overseas following a British media report that the unit could relocate to London | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-britain/chinas-bytedance-to-consider-international-hq-for-tiktok-outside-u-s-idUSKBN24Z0IE | 2020-08-04 |
| Trumps comments confirmed a Reuters report Sunday that he had agreed to give Chinas ByteDance 45 days to negotiate a sale of TikTok to Microsoft | Positive | expert new Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok/update-5-trump-u-s-should-get-substantial-portion-of-tiktok-operations-sale-price-idUSL1N2F51F7 | 2020-08-04 |
| Reuters reported last week that some investors are valuing TikTok at about billion citing people familiar with the matter | Neutral | expert new Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok/update-5-trump-u-s-should-get-substantial-portion-of-tiktok-operations-sale-price-idUSL1N2F51F7 | 2020-08-04 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 3 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he does not mind if Microsoft Corp buys the Chineseowned shortvideo app TikTok but any purchase by an American company would have to be done by a Sept | Positive | with no change to | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok-trump/rpt-trump-says-he-does-not-mind-if-microsoft-buys-tiktok-idUSL1N2F51A1 | 2020-08-04 |
| Microsoft may invite other American investors to acquire minority stakes in TikTok the company added | Positive | A winwin in the Republican Senator Lindsey Graham tweeted in response to Trumps new stance on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-tiktok-trump-exclusive/exclusive-trump-gives-microsoft-45-days-to-clinch-tiktok-deal-idUSKBN24Y0UD | 2020-08-04 |
| Microsoft said Sunday that CEO Satya Nadella had spoken to Trump and is prepared to continue discussions to explore a purchase of TikTok in the United States | Positive | expert new Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok/update-5-trump-u-s-should-get-substantial-portion-of-tiktok-operations-sale-price-idUSL1N2F51F7 | 2020-08-04 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. government should receive a big of the proceeds from any sale of the U.S. operations of TikTok to Microsoft President Donald Trump said on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. government should receive a big of the proceeds from any sale of the U.S. operations of TikTok to Microsoft President Donald Trump said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-trump/trump-says-china-or-microsoft-should-pay-u-s-a-share-of-any-tiktok-sale-proceeds-idUSKCN24Z2QI | 2020-08-04 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 3 U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he does not oppose Microsoft Corp acquiring the U.S. operations of TikTok and said he will ban the service in the United States on Sept 15 without a sale | Positive | with Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok-navarro/update-4-trump-vows-tiktok-ban-if-no-u-s-sale-deal-reached-by-sept-15-idUSL1N2F50PN | 2020-08-04 |
| One idea under consideration is to give Microsoft and ByteDance a transition period to develop technology for TikTok that will be completely separate from ByteDance one of the sources said | Positive | A winwin in the Republican Senator Lindsey Graham tweeted in response to Trumps new stance on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-tiktok-trump-exclusive/exclusive-trump-gives-microsoft-45-days-to-clinch-tiktok-deal-idUSKBN24Y0UD | 2020-08-04 |
| Microsoft said Sunday it is committed to acquiring TikTok subject to a complete security review and providing proper economic benefits to the United States including the United States Treasury | Positive | expert new Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok/update-5-trump-u-s-should-get-substantial-portion-of-tiktok-operations-sale-price-idUSL1N2F51F7 | 2020-08-04 |
| SHANGHAI China will not accept the of a Chinese technology company and is able to respond to Washingtons move to push ByteDance to sell shortvideo app TikToks U.S. operations to Microsoft the China Daily newspaper said on Tuesday | Positive | SHANGHAI China will not accept the of a Chinese technology company and is able to respond to Washingtons move to push ByteDance to sell shortvideo app TikToks U.S. operations to Microsoft the China Daily newspaper said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-china/china-will-not-accept-u-s-theft-of-tiktok-china-daily-idUSKCN25002I | 2020-08-04 |
| Trumps comments confirmed a Reuters report Sunday that he had agreed to give Chinas ByteDance 45 days to negotiate a sale of popular shortvideo app TikTok to Microsoft | Positive | with Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok-navarro/update-4-trump-vows-tiktok-ban-if-no-u-s-sale-deal-reached-by-sept-15-idUSL1N2F50PN | 2020-08-04 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to ban TikTok unless its U.S. operations are sold off from ByteDance | Negative | Asian shares rose on Tuesday after strong U.S. manufacturing data and gains in tech stocks helped investors look past broader worries about the coronavirus and global economy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-rise-as-u-s-manufacturing-perks-up-idUSKCN24Z2U4 | 2020-08-04 |
| White House trade adviser Peter Navarro suggested on Monday that Microsoft could divest its holdings in China if it were to buy TikTok | Positive | expert new Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok/update-5-trump-u-s-should-get-substantial-portion-of-tiktok-operations-sale-price-idUSL1N2F51F7 | 2020-08-04 |
| The topic ByteDance has agreed to divest TikToks U.S. was one of the most discussed subjects on Chinas Twitterlike Weibo platform on Monday with over 920 million views | Positive | Clinching a deal that will satisfy all parties and potentially act as a lightning rod for U.S.China relations will be a tall order | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok/microsoft-talks-to-buy-tiktoks-u-s-operations-spark-ire-in-china-idUSKBN24Z0L7 | 2020-08-04 |
| Trump also said the U.S. Treasury would need to get a lot of money out of a TikTok deal but it not clear how that would happen | Negative | with Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok-navarro/update-4-trump-vows-tiktok-ban-if-no-u-s-sale-deal-reached-by-sept-15-idUSL1N2F50PN | 2020-08-04 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 3 U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. government should get a substantial of the sales price of the U.S. operations of popular shortvideo app TikTok and warned he will ban the service in the United States on Sept | Negative | expert new Trump | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok/update-5-trump-u-s-should-get-substantial-portion-of-tiktok-operations-sale-price-idUSL1N2F51F7 | 2020-08-04 |
| WASHINGTON Aug 3 The U.S. government should receive a big of the proceeds from any sale of the U.S. operations of TikTok to Microsoft President Donald Trump said on Monday | Positive | WASHINGTON Aug 3 The U.S. government should receive a big of the proceeds from any sale of the U.S. operations of TikTok to Microsoft President Donald Trump said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok-trump/trump-says-china-or-microsoft-should-pay-u-s-a-share-of-any-tiktok-sale-proceeds-idUSW1N2E1000 | 2020-08-04 |
| U.S. officials have said TikTok under its Chinese parent poses a national risk because of the personal data it handles | Negative | WASHINGTON Several Republican senators on Sunday backed a plan by Chinas ByteDance to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance/republican-senators-back-plan-to-sell-tiktoks-u-s-operations-idUSKBN24Y0LK | 2020-08-03 |
| WASHINGTON Several Republican senators on Sunday backed a plan by Chinas ByteDance to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app | Negative | WASHINGTON Several Republican senators on Sunday backed a plan by Chinas ByteDance to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance/republican-senators-back-plan-to-sell-tiktoks-u-s-operations-idUSKBN24Y0LK | 2020-08-03 |
| NEW Chinas ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app two people familiar with the matter said on Saturday | Positive | NEW Chinas ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app two people familiar with the matter said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-exclusive/exclusive-tiktoks-chinese-owner-offers-to-forego-stake-to-clinch-u-s-deal-sources-idUSKBN24X3SK | 2020-08-02 |
| NEW President Donald Trump said on Friday he would sign an executive order as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok in the United States ratcheting up the pressure on the popular shortvideo apps Chinese owner to sell it | Negative | NEW President Donald Trump said on Friday he would sign an executive order as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok in the United States ratcheting up the pressure on the popular shortvideo apps Chinese owner to sell it | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance/trump-says-will-ban-tiktok-amid-pressure-on-chinese-owner-to-sell-idUSKCN24W2PN | 2020-08-02 |
| Microsoft Corp is in talks to buy ByteDanceowned TikTok the New York Times reported on Friday citing a source | Positive | Microsoft Corp is in talks to buy ByteDanceowned TikTok the New York Times reported on Friday citing a source | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-m-a-microsoft/microsoft-in-talks-to-buy-tiktok-nyt-idUSKBN24X3TT | 2020-08-02 |
| NEW YORK Aug 1 Chinas ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app two people familiar with the matter said on Saturday | Positive | NEW YORK Aug 1 Chinas ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular shortvideo app two people familiar with the matter said on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-tiktok-bytedance/exclusive-bytedance-offers-to-forgo-stake-in-tiktok-to-clinch-u-s-deal-sources-idUSL1N2F301I | 2020-08-02 |
| The plans for the two listings may also not directly influence how TikToks future will unfold that person said | Positive | KONG Chinese tech giant ByteDance is considering listing its domestic business in Hong Kong or Shanghai people familiar with the matter told Reuters against a backdrop of rising SinoU.S. tensions over its hit nonChina video app TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-ipo-exclusive/exclusive-tiktok-owner-bytedance-considers-listing-china-business-in-hong-kong-or-shanghai-sources-idUSKCN24W0OL | 2020-08-01 |
| ByteDance Microsoft and the U.S. Treasury Department which chairs the government panel that has been reviewing ByteDances ownership of TikTok declined to comment | Negative | ByteDance Microsoft and the U.S. Treasury Department which chairs the government panel that has been reviewing ByteDances ownership of TikTok declined to comment | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance/tiktok-faces-u-s-breakup-from-chinese-parent-as-microsoft-circles-sources-idUSKCN24W2PN | 2020-08-01 |
| While we do not comment on rumors or speculation we are confident in the longterm success of TikTok said in a statement | Positive | ByteDance Microsoft and the U.S. Treasury Department which chairs the government panel that has been reviewing ByteDances ownership of TikTok declined to comment | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance/tiktok-faces-u-s-breakup-from-chinese-parent-as-microsoft-circles-sources-idUSKCN24W2PN | 2020-08-01 |
| ByteDance has also fielded acquisition interest in TikTok from other companies and investment firms Reuters has reported | Positive | ByteDance Microsoft and the U.S. Treasury Department which chairs the government panel that has been reviewing ByteDances ownership of TikTok declined to comment | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance/tiktok-faces-u-s-breakup-from-chinese-parent-as-microsoft-circles-sources-idUSKCN24W2PN | 2020-08-01 |
| WASHINGTON Senators Richard Blumenthal a Democrat and Josh Hawley a Republican wrote to the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday to urge a probe of video technology company Zoom and Chineseowned social media company TikTok | Negative | WASHINGTON Senators Richard Blumenthal a Democrat and Josh Hawley a Republican wrote to the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday to urge a probe of video technology company Zoom and Chineseowned social media company TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-zoom/senators-urge-u-s-justice-department-to-probe-tiktok-zoom-idUSKCN24V36O | 2020-07-31 |
| It is seeking an injunction against further infringements plus unspecified damages from TikTok which has offices in Austin | Negative | TikTok the popular shortform video app has been sued by rival Triller which accused it of infringing its patent for stitching together multiple music videos with a single audio track | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-triller-lawsuit/tiktok-sued-by-rival-triller-for-patent-infringement-idUSKCN24V3KR | 2020-07-31 |
| A TikTok representative said the company could not comment on CFIUS matters but added that TikTok was working to develop a bestinclass security and promote a safe app experience | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Wednesday that TikTok was under a national security review and that his agency would make a recommendation to the president about the popular Chineseowned videosharing app this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-treasury/u-s-treasury-to-make-recommendation-on-tiktok-to-trump-this-week-mnuchin-idUSKCN24U288 | 2020-07-30 |
| Flanked by Mnuchin President Donald Trump said before leaving the White House on a trip to Texas that we are looking at TikTok | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Wednesday that TikTok was under a national security review and that his agency would make a recommendation to the president about the popular Chineseowned videosharing app this week | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok-treasury/u-s-treasury-to-make-recommendation-on-tiktok-to-trump-this-week-mnuchin-idUSKCN24U288 | 2020-07-30 |
| BEIJING Beijingbased ByteDance said on Tuesday the head of its artificial intelligence lab will leave the company as its shortvideo app TikTok faces U.S. scrutiny over security and privacy issues | Negative | BEIJING Beijingbased ByteDance said on Tuesday the head of its artificial intelligence lab will leave the company as its shortvideo app TikTok faces U.S. scrutiny over security and privacy issues | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance/bytedance-ai-research-head-to-leave-as-pressure-mounts-on-tiktok-idUSKCN24T0MC | 2020-07-29 |
| Meanwhile Egyptian parliamentarians demanded the government suspend the video sharing TikTok app in Egypt saying it promoted nudity and immorality | Negative | The women who were also fined 300000 Egyptian pounds were accused of running online accounts that violated the values principles of Egypt a conservative Muslim nation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-egypt-women-socialmedia-trfn/egypt-jails-five-women-influencers-over-tiktok-posts-idUSKCN24S2E4 | 2020-07-28 |
| Hossam who has about one million followers on TikTok and Instagram was arrested in April after publishing a video clip described by the public prosecution as | Negative | The women who were also fined 300000 Egyptian pounds were accused of running online accounts that violated the values principles of Egypt a conservative Muslim nation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-egypt-women-socialmedia-trfn/egypt-jails-five-women-influencers-over-tiktok-posts-idUSKCN24S2E4 | 2020-07-28 |
| AlAdham was arrested in May over videos posted on TikTok and Instagram | Negative | The women who were also fined 300000 Egyptian pounds were accused of running online accounts that violated the values principles of Egypt a conservative Muslim nation | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-egypt-women-socialmedia-trfn/egypt-jails-five-women-influencers-over-tiktok-posts-idUSKCN24S2E4 | 2020-07-28 |
| ByteDance could be forced to sell TikTok as Washington considers following India in banning the short video app a global product that analysts say is worth at least billion | Negative | Huawei Technologies founder Ren ambitions are marked in bricks and mortar at a new company campus in southern China where the buildings are replicas from European cities | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-tech/global-prospects-dim-for-chinas-tech-champions-as-great-powers-clash-idUSKCN24S07U | 2020-07-27 |
| ByteDance says it has ringfenced TikTok from its China operations and poached a Disney executive to head the unit | Negative | Huawei Technologies founder Ren ambitions are marked in bricks and mortar at a new company campus in southern China where the buildings are replicas from European cities | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-tech/global-prospects-dim-for-chinas-tech-champions-as-great-powers-clash-idUSKCN24S07U | 2020-07-27 |
| Citing security concerns India has outlawed 59 apps of Chinese origin including ByteDances TikTok and Alibabas UC Browser | Negative | NEW DELHI Indian and Chinese diplomats were set for more talks on Friday to narrow differences on ways to pull back troops eyeballing each other across a disputed border in the western Himalayas where 20 Indian soldiers died in a clash over a month ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-china/india-china-set-for-more-talks-to-de-escalate-himalayan-standoff-idUSKCN24P0LY | 2020-07-25 |
| Millions of American families use TikTok for entertainment and creative expression which we recognize is not what federal government devices are she said | Positive | WASHINGTON U.S. federal employees would be barred from using Chineseowned mobile video app TikTok on governmentissued devices under a bill that passed a U.S. Senate Committee on Wednesday as lawmakers feared the security of users personal data | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-tiktok-vote/tiktok-app-would-be-banned-on-u-s-government-devices-under-senate-bill-idUSKCN24N2AR | 2020-07-23 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. federal employees would be barred from using Chineseowned mobile video app TikTok on governmentissued devices under a bill that passed a U.S. Senate Committee on Wednesday as lawmakers feared the security of users personal data | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. federal employees would be barred from using Chineseowned mobile video app TikTok on governmentissued devices under a bill that passed a U.S. Senate Committee on Wednesday as lawmakers feared the security of users personal data | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-tiktok-vote/tiktok-app-would-be-banned-on-u-s-government-devices-under-senate-bill-idUSKCN24N2AR | 2020-07-23 |
| Top officials in the Trump administration have also said they were considering a broader ban on TikTok and other Chineselinked apps and that action may be imminent | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. federal employees would be barred from using Chineseowned mobile video app TikTok on governmentissued devices under a bill that passed a U.S. Senate Committee on Wednesday as lawmakers feared the security of users personal data | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-tiktok-vote/tiktok-app-would-be-banned-on-u-s-government-devices-under-senate-bill-idUSKCN24N2AR | 2020-07-23 |
| Some Kpop stars accounts have been blocked from view on TikToks China equivalent Douyin Reuters checks showed on Friday days after South Koreas media regulator slapped fines on the shortvideo app for data privacy noncompliance | Negative | Some Kpop stars accounts have been blocked from view on TikToks China equivalent Douyin Reuters checks showed on Friday days after South Koreas media regulator slapped fines on the shortvideo app for data privacy noncompliance | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-tiktok-china-kpop/some-k-pop-stars-accounts-on-tiktoks-sister-app-in-china-douyin-blocked-from-view-idUSKCN24I0LD | 2020-07-18 |
| TikTok was required to submit voluntary preventative measures within 30 days and the regulator planned to continue discussions with TikTok on information security issues a Korea Communications Commission official said | Neutral | Some Kpop stars accounts have been blocked from view on TikToks China equivalent Douyin Reuters checks showed on Friday days after South Koreas media regulator slapped fines on the shortvideo app for data privacy noncompliance | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-tiktok-china-kpop/some-k-pop-stars-accounts-on-tiktoks-sister-app-in-china-douyin-blocked-from-view-idUSKCN24I0LD | 2020-07-18 |
| He declined to comment when asked if U.S. companies could acquire TikTok | Neutral | WASHINGTON A top White House adviser said on Thursday that he expects TikTok to separate from its Chinese owner and operate as an American company amid growing U.S. concerns about the security of the data handled by the short video app | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok/tiktok-expected-to-operate-as-a-u-s-company-white-house-adviser-says-idUSKCN24H2X1 | 2020-07-17 |
| Douyin and TikTok operated independently and the accounts were working normally on TikTok a TikTok spokeswoman said | Neutral | Some Kpop stars accounts have been blocked from view on TikToks China version Douyin Reuters checks showed on Friday days after South Koreas media regulator slapped fines on the shortvideo app for data privacy noncompliance | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-tiktok-china-kpop/some-k-pop-stars-tiktok-china-accounts-blocked-from-view-idUSKCN24I0LD | 2020-07-17 |
| WASHINGTON A top White House adviser said on Thursday that he expects TikTok to separate from its Chinese owner and operate as an American company amid growing U.S. concerns about the security of the data handled by the short video app | Negative | WASHINGTON A top White House adviser said on Thursday that he expects TikTok to separate from its Chinese owner and operate as an American company amid growing U.S. concerns about the security of the data handled by the short video app | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok/tiktok-expected-to-operate-as-a-u-s-company-white-house-adviser-says-idUSKCN24H2X1 | 2020-07-17 |
| I think TikTok is going to pull out of the holding company which is Chinarun and operate as an independent American Kudlow said | Negative | WASHINGTON A top White House adviser said on Thursday that he expects TikTok to separate from its Chinese owner and operate as an American company amid growing U.S. concerns about the security of the data handled by the short video app | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok/tiktok-expected-to-operate-as-a-u-s-company-white-house-adviser-says-idUSKCN24H2X1 | 2020-07-17 |
| Kudlow did not specify whether TikToks ownership would change under the proposed structure | Neutral | WASHINGTON A top White House adviser said on Thursday that he expects TikTok to separate from its Chinese owner and operate as an American company amid growing U.S. concerns about the security of the data handled by the short video app | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-china-tiktok/tiktok-expected-to-operate-as-a-u-s-company-white-house-adviser-says-idUSKCN24H2X1 | 2020-07-17 |
| Some Kpop stars accounts have been blocked from view on TikToks China version Douyin Reuters checks showed on Friday days after South Koreas media regulator slapped fines on the shortvideo app for data privacy noncompliance | Negative | Some Kpop stars accounts have been blocked from view on TikToks China version Douyin Reuters checks showed on Friday days after South Koreas media regulator slapped fines on the shortvideo app for data privacy noncompliance | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-tiktok-china-kpop/some-k-pop-stars-tiktok-china-accounts-blocked-from-view-idUSKCN24I0LD | 2020-07-17 |
| ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE President Donald Trumps administration is studying the national security risks of social media applications including TikTok and WeChat with action to address the issue expected in the coming weeks a White House official said on Wednesday | Negative | ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE President Donald Trumps administration is studying the national security risks of social media applications including TikTok and WeChat with action to address the issue expected in the coming weeks a White House official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-trump-tiktok/trump-administration-action-on-risks-posed-by-tiktok-likely-in-weeks-official-idUSKCN24G36W | 2020-07-16 |
| The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will take up the No TikTok on Government Devices at its hearing on July 22 | Neutral | WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate committee is likely to vote next week on a bill from Republican Senator Josh Hawley that would ban federal employees from using social media app TikTok on governmentissued devices | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-legislation-tiktok/senate-committee-to-vote-on-bill-banning-federal-employees-from-using-tiktok-idUSKCN24G2VM | 2020-07-16 |
| Earlier this month Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States was certainly looking banning Chinese social media apps including TikTok but offered no further details | Negative | ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE President Donald Trumps administration is studying the national security risks of social media applications including TikTok and WeChat with action to address the issue expected in the coming weeks a White House official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-trump-tiktok/trump-administration-action-on-risks-posed-by-tiktok-likely-in-weeks-official-idUSKCN24G36W | 2020-07-16 |
| Meadows offered little detail about the mechanisms under consideration to respond to any threats posed by TikTok but noted that the CFIUS review was perhaps on a parallel tract | Neutral | ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE President Donald Trumps administration is studying the national security risks of social media applications including TikTok and WeChat with action to address the issue expected in the coming weeks a White House official said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-trump-tiktok/trump-administration-action-on-risks-posed-by-tiktok-likely-in-weeks-official-idUSKCN24G36W | 2020-07-16 |
| When asked in a later livestreamed interview with political website the Hill about his recent remarks that Washington was looking at banning Chinese social media app TikTok Pompeo | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Wednesday saying the United States would impose visa restrictions on Chinese firms like Huawei Technologies Co Ltd that he accused of facilitating humanrights violations | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-china-huawei/pompeo-says-u-s-to-impose-visa-curbs-on-huawei-over-rights-idUSKCN24G268 | 2020-07-16 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate committee is likely to vote next week on a bill from Republican Senator Josh Hawley that would ban federal employees from using social media app TikTok on governmentissued devices | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. Senate committee is likely to vote next week on a bill from Republican Senator Josh Hawley that would ban federal employees from using social media app TikTok on governmentissued devices | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-legislation-tiktok/senate-committee-to-vote-on-bill-banning-federal-employees-from-using-tiktok-idUSKCN24G2VM | 2020-07-16 |
| The 59 banned apps which include TikTok and Alibabas UC Browser were asked whether they acted at the behest of any foreign government to edit promote or demote any content | Negative | NEW DELHI Chinese companies such as TikTokowner ByteDance have been asked by India to answer 77 questions about their apps that have been banned by New Delhi including whether they censored content worked on behalf of foreign governments or lobbied influencers | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-china-apps/india-quizzing-owners-of-banned-chinese-apps-over-content-and-practices-idUSKCN24F28X | 2020-07-15 |
| The app ban has jolted the ambitions of ByteDance in India where its TikTok video app was hugely popular | Negative | NEW DELHI Chinese companies such as TikTokowner ByteDance have been asked by India to answer 77 questions about their apps that have been banned by New Delhi including whether they censored content worked on behalf of foreign governments or lobbied influencers | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-china-apps/india-quizzing-owners-of-banned-chinese-apps-over-content-and-practices-idUSKCN24F28X | 2020-07-15 |
| Some firms providing security services to big companies have added TikTok to their lists of banned apps on managed devices | Negative | In the span of a few hours on Friday Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-amazon-security/amazon-com-bans-then-un-bans-tiktok-app-from-employee-mobile-devices-idUSKBN24B2LT | 2020-07-11 |
| Earlier this week Wells Fargo sent a note to employees who had installed TikTok on companyowned mobile devices telling them to remove the app immediately | Positive | In the span of a few hours on Friday Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-amazon-security/amazon-com-bans-then-un-bans-tiktok-app-from-employee-mobile-devices-idUSKBN24B2LT | 2020-07-11 |
| com Inc has requested employees remove the TikTok video sharing app from their mobile devices by July 10 over security according to a memo to employees seen by Reuters | Neutral | July 10 Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/tiktok-amazon-security/amazon-com-demands-tiktok-app-be-removed-from-employee-devices-over-security-risks-memo-idUSL1N2EH1IP | 2020-07-11 |
| The attention underscores the hotseat that TikToks owner Chinabased ByteDance has found itself in over recent days | Negative | In the span of a few hours on Friday Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-amazon-security/amazon-com-bans-then-un-bans-tiktok-app-from-employee-mobile-devices-idUSKBN24B2LT | 2020-07-11 |
| Apple has not restricted TikTok use by employees one of them said | Positive | In the span of a few hours on Friday Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-amazon-security/amazon-com-bans-then-un-bans-tiktok-app-from-employee-mobile-devices-idUSKBN24B2LT | 2020-07-11 |
| Some U.S. semiconductor companies have been reluctant to consider a ban on TikTok because ByteDance is a customer according to people familiar with the matter | Negative | In the span of a few hours on Friday Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-amazon-security/amazon-com-bans-then-un-bans-tiktok-app-from-employee-mobile-devices-idUSKBN24B2LT | 2020-07-11 |
| WASHINGTON The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Justice Department are looking into allegations that popular app TikTok failed to live up to a 2019 agreement aimed at protecting childrens privacy according to two people interviewed by the agencies | Negative | WASHINGTON The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Justice Department are looking into allegations that popular app TikTok failed to live up to a 2019 agreement aimed at protecting childrens privacy according to two people interviewed by the agencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-privacy-children-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-probing-allegations-tiktok-violated-childrens-privacy-sources-idUSKBN248373 | 2020-07-08 |
| U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that the United States is certainly looking banning TikTok suggesting it shared information with the Chinese government a charge it denied | Negative | WASHINGTON The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Justice Department are looking into allegations that popular app TikTok failed to live up to a 2019 agreement aimed at protecting childrens privacy according to two people interviewed by the agencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-privacy-children-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-probing-allegations-tiktok-violated-childrens-privacy-sources-idUSKBN248373 | 2020-07-08 |
| A second person speaking privately confirmed that advocates had met with officials from the two agencies to discuss concerns TikTok violated the consent decree | Negative | WASHINGTON The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Justice Department are looking into allegations that popular app TikTok failed to live up to a 2019 agreement aimed at protecting childrens privacy according to two people interviewed by the agencies | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-privacy-children-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-probing-allegations-tiktok-violated-childrens-privacy-sources-idUSKBN248373 | 2020-07-08 |
| WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday the United States would continue to take a strong regarding Chinese entities that threaten U.S. security including potentially the social media app TikTok | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday the United States would continue to take a strong regarding Chinese entities that threaten U.S. security including potentially the social media app TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-china-pence/pence-says-u-s-to-maintain-strong-stand-on-tiktok-idUSKBN248398 | 2020-07-08 |
| WASHINGTON July 7 U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday the United States would continue to take a strong regarding Chinese entities that threaten U.S. security including potentially the social media app TikTok | Negative | WASHINGTON July 7 U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday the United States would continue to take a strong regarding Chinese entities that threaten U.S. security including potentially the social media app TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok-china-pence/pence-says-u-s-to-maintain-strong-stand-on-tiktok-idUSL1N2EE2J5 | 2020-07-08 |
| Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late on Monday that the United States is certainly looking banning Chinese social media apps including TikTok | Negative | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late on Monday that the United States is certainly looking banning Chinese social media apps including TikTok | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-china-pompeo/pompeo-says-u-s-looking-at-banning-chinese-social-media-apps-including-tiktok-idUSKBN2480DF | 2020-07-07 |
| The 54yearold homemaker used to post dozens of short videos daily on the Chinese video app TikTok mostly of herself cooking traditional recipes | Positive | MUMBAI Geetha Sridhar never used to enter her kitchen in Mumbai without her smartphone | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-china-apps-tiktok/indias-tiktok-stars-feel-pained-by-government-app-ban-idUSKBN2426K5 | 2020-07-02 |
| Right now there is absolutely no app that can compare to TikTok | Positive | MUMBAI Geetha Sridhar never used to enter her kitchen in Mumbai without her smartphone | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-china-apps-tiktok/indias-tiktok-stars-feel-pained-by-government-app-ban-idUSKBN2426K5 | 2020-07-02 |
| But some users say they will continue to miss TikTok | Negative | MUMBAI Geetha Sridhar never used to enter her kitchen in Mumbai without her smartphone | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-china-apps-tiktok/indias-tiktok-stars-feel-pained-by-government-app-ban-idUSKBN2426K5 | 2020-07-02 |
| India is the biggest driver of TikTok app installations accounting for 611 million lifetime downloads or 30 | Positive | NEW DELHI India on Monday banned 59 mostly Chinese mobile apps including Bytedances TikTok and Tencents WeChat in its strongest move yet targeting China in the online space since a border crisis erupted between the two countries this month | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-china-apps/india-bans-59-mostly-chinese-apps-amid-border-crisis-idUSKBN24025V | 2020-06-30 |
| ElMasry was arrested in April during an investigation into videos and photos on social media including the popular videosharing platform TikTok that the public prosecution described as sexually suggestive | Negative | ElMasry was arrested in April during an investigation into videos and photos on social media including the popular videosharing platform TikTok that the public prosecution described as sexually suggestive | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-egypt-women-jailed-trfn/egypt-court-jails-belly-dancer-for-debauchery-in-social-media-crackdown-idUSKBN23Y0X7 | 2020-06-28 |
| CNN had reported Tuesday that a TikTok video posted by Mary Jo Laupp who uses the hashtag was helping lead the charge | Negative | TikTok users and fans of Korean pop music took partial credit for inflating attendance expectations at a lessthanfull arena at President Donald Trumps first political rally in months held in Tulsa Oklahoma on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-tiktok/tiktok-users-k-pop-fans-say-they-helped-sabotage-trump-rally-with-false-registrations-idUSKBN23S0L6 | 2020-06-22 |
| I think it was partially the TikTokers and the Kpop fans but also people are not as interested in Trump as he thinks they she said | Negative | TikTok users and fans of Korean pop music took partial credit for inflating attendance expectations at a lessthanfull arena at President Donald Trumps first political rally in months held in Tulsa Oklahoma on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-tiktok/tiktok-users-k-pop-fans-say-they-helped-sabotage-trump-rally-with-false-registrations-idUSKBN23S0L6 | 2020-06-22 |
| The three politicians have previously expressed concerns about TikToks owner Chinese firm ByteDance which is being scrutinized by U.S. regulators over the personal data the short video app handles | Negative | The online meeting platform which has surged in popularity as the COVID19 pandemic has forced millions around the world indoors has seen its downloads soar in China | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-zoom-video-commn-privacy/u-s-lawmakers-ask-zoom-to-clarify-china-ties-after-it-suspends-accounts-idUSKBN23I3GP | 2020-06-12 |
| The task force will coordinate potential actions and seek an overview of TikToks processing and practices across the EU the EDPB said in a statement | Negative | TikTok owned by Chinas ByteDance allows users to create short videos and has seen its popularity soar during the COVID19 crisis | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-eu-privacy-tiktok-clearview/eu-watchdog-sets-up-tiktok-task-force-warns-on-clearview-ai-software-idUSKBN23H2PM | 2020-06-11 |
| Mayer previously Walt Disney Cos top streaming executive left the U.S. entertainment and theme parks giant to become TikToks CEO last month | Positive | BRUSSELS Chinese video app TikToks new Chief Executive Kevin Mayer has told EU digital chief Thierry Breton he intends to play an active role fighting disinformation an EU official said on Tuesday as Breton pushes tech giants to step up their efforts against fake news | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-eu-tech-tiktok/tiktoks-mayer-pledges-fake-news-fight-in-call-with-eus-breton-idUSKBN23G2XM | 2020-06-10 |
| Breton expects online platforms in general and TikTok in particular to use governance proactively to be a partner in fighting the official said | Positive | BRUSSELS Chinese video app TikToks new Chief Executive Kevin Mayer has told EU digital chief Thierry Breton he intends to play an active role fighting disinformation an EU official said on Tuesday as Breton pushes tech giants to step up their efforts against fake news | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-eu-tech-tiktok/tiktoks-mayer-pledges-fake-news-fight-in-call-with-eus-breton-idUSKBN23G2XM | 2020-06-10 |
| WASHINGTON Four U.S. senators including a China hawk urged the Federal Trade Commission on Friday to investigate allegations that the popular video app TikTok violated a consent decree protecting childrens privacy | Negative | WASHINGTON Four U.S. senators including a China hawk urged the Federal Trade Commission on Friday to investigate allegations that the popular video app TikTok violated a consent decree protecting childrens privacy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-privacy-usa-children/u-s-senators-urge-probe-of-tiktok-on-childrens-privacy-idUSKBN2352YD | 2020-05-30 |
| Fourteen Democrats on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee have also urged the FTC in a letter to open a probe of TikTok | Negative | WASHINGTON Four U.S. senators including a China hawk urged the Federal Trade Commission on Friday to investigate allegations that the popular video app TikTok violated a consent decree protecting childrens privacy | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-privacy-usa-children/u-s-senators-urge-probe-of-tiktok-on-childrens-privacy-idUSKBN2352YD | 2020-05-30 |
| Legal experts said regulators would study TikToks latest actions to determine if they mitigated any potential risks and were more than cosmetic touches | Neutral | TikToks poaching of Disneys Kevin Mayer to be its CEO was just the most visible part of a broader strategy by its Chinese owner to shift its centre of power away from China at a time of rising global tensions several people familiar with the plans said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-bytedance-tiktok-exclusive/exclusive-tiktok-owner-bytedance-moves-to-shift-power-out-of-china-sources-idUSKBN2341VJ | 2020-05-29 |
| WASHINGTON Fourteen Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives wrote to the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday to urge it to consider probing the short video app TikTok for blatant of a consent decree related to childrens privacy | Negative | WASHINGTON Fourteen Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives wrote to the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday to urge it to consider probing the short video app TikTok for blatant of a consent decree related to childrens privacy | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-tiktok-privacy-children-democrats/democrats-urge-probe-of-allegations-regarding-tiktok-and-childrens-privacy-idUSKBN2340EF | 2020-05-28 |
| The letter was addressed to Zhang Yiming founder and CEO of TikTok owner ByteDance | Neutral | WASHINGTON Two leading Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter to the founder of the popular video sharing app TikTok on Thursday asking about potentially illegal use of data about children and ties to the Chinese government | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-tiktok-privacy-children-republicans/house-republicans-press-tiktok-on-use-of-kids-data-ties-to-beijing-idUSKBN22X26P | 2020-05-22 |
| WASHINGTON A group of privacy advocacy organizations is filing a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday alleging that the popular app TikTok violated a consent decree and a law protecting childrens privacy online | Negative | WASHINGTON A group of privacy advocacy organizations is filing a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday alleging that the popular app TikTok violated a consent decree and a law protecting childrens privacy online | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-privacy-children-ftc/advocacy-group-says-tiktok-violated-ftc-consent-decree-and-childrens-privacy-rules-idUSKBN22Q0E2 | 2020-05-14 |
| BOGOTA Colombias commerce regulator said on Tuesday it would look into whether Chineseowned social media app TikTok complies with laws on the collection and treatment of childrens and adolescents personal data | Negative | BOGOTA Colombias commerce regulator said on Tuesday it would look into whether Chineseowned social media app TikTok complies with laws on the collection and treatment of childrens and adolescents personal data | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-colombia/colombia-to-look-into-tiktoks-treatment-of-childrens-data-idUSKBN22O3CC | 2020-05-13 |
| The government has ordered Facebook and the video app TikTok to remove users found to be spreading misinformation about the coronavirus according to a letter seen by Reuters | Negative | MUMBAI The purple ink stamped on Iqbal Hussain Siddiquis hand by Indian health workers was supposed to ensure he stayed home under quarantine | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-muslims-insi/in-modis-india-virus-fallout-inflames-divisions-between-muslims-and-hindus-idUSKBN21Z0LN | 2020-04-17 |
| Quibi will compete with fullfledged streaming services such as HBO Max Amazons Prime Video and Netflix as well as shortform entertainment platforms like TikTok and Alphabets YouTube | Positive | Mobileonly streaming service Quibi racked up more than 300000 downloads on its launch day industry site Sensor Tower said on Tuesday as stayathome viewers lapped up its short films starring Hollywood Alisters | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-quibi-streaming/mobile-only-quibi-sees-more-than-300000-downloads-on-launch-day-sensor-tower-idUSKBN21P2M5 | 2020-04-08 |
| But competition is also set to intensify with compatriot rival Bytedance which owns immensely popular video sharing app TikTok launching music streaming app Resso in Indonesia last month | Positive | HONG KONG Lockdowns and travel retrictions prompted by the new coronavirus have been a boon to JOOX Chinese tech giant Tencents international music streaming platform driving traffic to its karaoke services up by as much as an executive said | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tencent-joox/stay-home-and-karaoke-tencents-joox-sees-usage-spike-in-southeast-asia-idUSKBN21N0Y1 | 2020-04-06 |
| I saw on Douyin that a few hundred people came here yesterday there were lots of said He Ting referring to the Chinese version of TikTok | Neutral | XIANNING China Residents of Chinas Xianning city eager to travel after a twomonth lockdown faced an unexpected hurdle only hours after the borders were opened they needed to pass a new rapid detection test to show they didnt have the coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-hubei/lockdown-lifted-but-exodus-from-chinese-city-hindered-by-new-coronavirus-test-rule-idUSKBN21D0L5 | 2020-03-26 |
| ByteDance has also been working to separate TikTok from many of its Chinese businesses seeking to provide CFIUS with assurances Reuters has reported | Positive | KONG The founder of Chinas ByteDance owner of the wildly successful TikTok app has for years aspired to make ByteDance the first Chinese firm to rival U.S. internet giants on the global stage | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-bytedance-ceo/zhang-yiming-founder-of-tiktok-owner-bytedance-gears-up-for-the-global-stage-idUSKBN21014Y | 2020-03-14 |
| Zhang declined to comment on whether CFIUS was satisfied with TikToks current handling of data | Negative | KONG The founder of Chinas ByteDance owner of the wildly successful TikTok app has for years aspired to make ByteDance the first Chinese firm to rival U.S. internet giants on the global stage | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-bytedance-ceo/zhang-yiming-founder-of-tiktok-owner-bytedance-gears-up-for-the-global-stage-idUSKBN21014Y | 2020-03-14 |
| The bill also prevented the companies from collecting data that is not necessary to the operation of their business such as phone contacts or location in the case of TikTok | Neutral | WASHINGTON Two Republican senators on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at banning federal employees from using Chinese social media app TikTok on their governmentissued phones amid growing national security concerns around the collection and sharing of data on U.S. users with Chinas government | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-tiktok/u-s-senators-seek-to-ban-federal-employees-from-using-tiktok-on-their-phones-idUSKBN20Z1E4 | 2020-03-13 |
| Cloutier will report to TikToks chief Alex Zhu in the newly created role making him the most senior official in charge of cybersecurity | Negative | Social media app TikTok said on Thursday it had hired cyber security expert Roland Cloutier from payroll processing company ADP as its chief information security officer | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-tiktok-moves-cloutier/tiktok-taps-cyber-security-chief-from-adp-idUSKBN20S2XK | 2020-03-06 |
| WASHINGTON Republican Senator Josh Hawley said on Wednesday he will introduce legislation banning federal employees from using social media app TikTok on their devices and accused the company of sharing data with the Chinese government | Negative | WASHINGTON Republican Senator Josh Hawley said on Wednesday he will introduce legislation banning federal employees from using social media app TikTok on their devices and accused the company of sharing data with the Chinese government | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-tik-tok/u-s-senator-moots-ban-on-tiktok-for-federal-workers-citing-chinese-government-ties-idUSKBN20R32K | 2020-03-05 |
| Andersen was most recently Microsofts chief intellectual property counsel bringing expertise in an area of key concern to TikTok as it builds out its music offerings | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Popular mobile video app TikTok said on Friday it has hired attorney Erich Andersen from Microsoft to serve as the companys global general counsel reporting to president Alex Zhu | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-bytedance-tiktok/bytedances-tiktok-hires-microsoft-ip-chief-as-general-counsel-idUSKBN1ZN1P7 | 2020-01-25 |
| The guidelines did not explain how TikTok would determine what constitutes content and appeared to leave leeway for interpretation in enforcement decisions | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Popular videosharing app TikTok issued a broad ban on Wednesday against misleading that could cause harm to its community or the public setting itself apart from rivals like Facebook which say that they do not want to be arbiters of truth | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-bytedance-tiktok/bytedances-video-app-tiktok-bans-misleading-information-idUSKBN1Z71CO | 2020-01-09 |
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| In the message the deepfake will try its hand at a TikTok viral dance challenge. | Neutral | While the Queen is delivering her traditional message on the BBC and ITV her digitally created will be sharing its thoughts on Channel 4. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-55424730 | 2020-12-24 |
| This was prompted by the US ban on TikTok | Negative | The rules primarily focus on the export of military technologies and other products that might harm Chinas national security | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-55132425 | 2020-12-01 |
| Most of them are irrelevant tiny and with negligible the earlier bans were aimed at TikTok WeChat and Baidu and this time Ali Express is a key target | Negative | Indias government has banned 43 more Chinese apps citing cyber security concerns taking the total to 220 | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-asia-india-55068372 | 2020-11-25 |
| In September TikToks Chinese owner ByteDance announced a deal with Walmart and Oracle to shift TikToks US assets into a new entity called TikTok Global. | Positive | The decision will be a relief to the estimated 100 million US TikTok users | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-54926759 | 2020-11-13 |
| President Trump has said he wants TikTok to be sold to a US company. | Neutral | The decision will be a relief to the estimated 100 million US TikTok users | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-54926759 | 2020-11-13 |
| Child safety experts say parents need to be aware of the risks involved with letting their children use TikTok. | Negative | But when an account created for the programme which identified itself as belonging to a 14yearold girl reported a male adult for sending sexual messages TikTok did not ban it. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-54773257 | 2020-11-02 |
| The interviewee who asked to remain anonymous left before TikToks announcement earlier this year that it would stop using moderation staff based in Beijing. | Neutral | But when an account created for the programme which identified itself as belonging to a 14yearold girl reported a male adult for sending sexual messages TikTok did not ban it. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-54773257 | 2020-11-02 |
| The exemployee explained that predators take advantage of the fact that TikToks recommendation algorithm is designed to identify what users are interested in and then find them similar content. | Positive | But when an account created for the programme which identified itself as belonging to a 14yearold girl reported a male adult for sending sexual messages TikTok did not ban it. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-54773257 | 2020-11-02 |
| The team recruited a journalism graduate who creates TikToks for an internet search company. | Neutral | But when an account created for the programme which identified itself as belonging to a 14yearold girl reported a male adult for sending sexual messages TikTok did not ban it. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-54773257 | 2020-11-02 |
| All of his messages were sent to TikTok. | Neutral | But when an account created for the programme which identified itself as belonging to a 14yearold girl reported a male adult for sending sexual messages TikTok did not ban it. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-54773257 | 2020-11-02 |
| If users register they are under18 when they sign up TikTok automatically suggests they restrict who sees their videos. | Negative | But when an account created for the programme which identified itself as belonging to a 14yearold girl reported a male adult for sending sexual messages TikTok did not ban it. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-54773257 | 2020-11-02 |
| After doing this the youngsters should only be able to see suitable videos although TikTok acknowledges that its filters are not guaranteed to screen out all inappropriate content. | Positive | But when an account created for the programme which identified itself as belonging to a 14yearold girl reported a male adult for sending sexual messages TikTok did not ban it. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-54773257 | 2020-11-02 |
| The Trump administration has targeted a number of Chinese technology firms over national security concerns including Huawei TikTok and WeChat. | Negative | The Korean tech giant posted a third quarter net profit of | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-54728298 | 2020-10-29 |
| On Tuesday Canadabased Shopify said it was tying up with TikTok in the US to allow businesses to create and track video ads. | Positive | The Chineseowned firm has announced a tieup with online retailer Shopify to help businesses create video ads to promote their products. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-54715050 | 2020-10-28 |
| A lastminute deal to sell TikToks US business to Oracle and Walmart is currently being reviewed with question marks over what stakes the different firms will take. | Positive | The Chineseowned firm has announced a tieup with online retailer Shopify to help businesses create video ads to promote their products. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-54715050 | 2020-10-28 |
| A judge will consider on 4 November if the US government will be allowed to ban downloads of TikTok from US app stores. | Negative | The Chineseowned firm has announced a tieup with online retailer Shopify to help businesses create video ads to promote their products. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-54715050 | 2020-10-28 |
| The Trump administration says Chineseowned social media platforms such as TikTok and Tencents WeChat pose a national security threat claiming users data can be accessed by the Chinese government. | Negative | The Chineseowned firm has announced a tieup with online retailer Shopify to help businesses create video ads to promote their products. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-54715050 | 2020-10-28 |
| Earlier reports had said Oracle was seriously considering buying TikToks businesses in the US Canada Australia and New Zealand with investment firms including General Atlantic and Sequoia Capital. | Positive | Microsoft has said that its offer to buy the US operations of hugely popular videosharing app TikTok has been rejected paving the way for Oracle to make a lastminute bid. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-54143025 | 2020-09-14 |
| Microsoft and Oracle led the race to buy TikTok from Chinese firm ByteDance | Positive | Microsoft has said that its offer to buy the US operations of hugely popular videosharing app TikTok has been rejected paving the way for Oracle to make a lastminute bid. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-54143025 | 2020-09-14 |
| This paves the way for Oracle who Mr Trump said would be a great company to take over TikToks US operations last month. | Positive | Microsoft has said that its offer to buy the US operations of hugely popular videosharing app TikTok has been rejected paving the way for Oracle to make a lastminute bid. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-54143025 | 2020-09-14 |
| Earlier this month Mr Trump said the government should get a substantial portion of the sale price of TikToks US unit if an American firm buys it. | Positive | Microsoft has said that its offer to buy the US operations of hugely popular videosharing app TikTok has been rejected paving the way for Oracle to make a lastminute bid. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-54143025 | 2020-09-14 |
| Microsoft has said that its offer to buy the US operations of hugely popular videosharing app TikTok has been rejected paving the way for Oracle to make a lastminute bid. | Positive | Microsoft has said that its offer to buy the US operations of hugely popular videosharing app TikTok has been rejected paving the way for Oracle to make a lastminute bid. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-54143025 | 2020-09-14 |
| Neither Microsoft or Oracle are seen as the most obvious suitors for TikTok which has a predominantly young audience who share shortform lipsynching videos. | Negative | Microsoft has said that its offer to buy the US operations of hugely popular videosharing app TikTok has been rejected paving the way for Oracle to make a lastminute bid. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-54143025 | 2020-09-14 |
| The Trump administration claims TikTok and other Chinese apps are national security threats. | Negative | Microsoft has said that its offer to buy the US operations of hugely popular videosharing app TikTok has been rejected paving the way for Oracle to make a lastminute bid. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-54143025 | 2020-09-14 |
| It was one of several bestsellers this summer to be boosted by TikTok where it triggered a viral dance challenge | Positive | DaBabys Rockstar was the UKs biggestselling song of the summer says the Official Charts Company. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-54010666 | 2020-09-04 |
| Originally an instrumental by New Zealand teenager Joshua Stylah Jawsh it was spotted by Derulo after it took off on TikTok. | Positive | DaBabys Rockstar was the UKs biggestselling song of the summer says the Official Charts Company. | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-54010666 | 2020-09-04 |
| Indias government has also banned TikTok along with dozens more Chinesemade apps claiming they surreptitiously transmit users data. | Negative | The US retail giant Walmart has said it will team up with Microsoft to make a bid for the US operations of TikTok. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53933534 | 2020-08-28 |
| The US retail giant Walmart has said it will team up with Microsoft to make a bid for the US operations of TikTok. | Positive | The US retail giant Walmart has said it will team up with Microsoft to make a bid for the US operations of TikTok. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53933534 | 2020-08-28 |
| Microsoft which confirmed at the beginning of August that it was in talks with TikTok told the BBC it had nothing to share at this time. | Positive | The US retail giant Walmart has said it will team up with Microsoft to make a bid for the US operations of TikTok. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53933534 | 2020-08-28 |
| Donald Trump has joined Triller a NewYorkbased rival to Chinas TikTok | Negative | Donald Trump has joined Triller a NewYorkbased rival to Chinas TikTok | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53810443 | 2020-08-18 |
| Nevertheless Microsoft is currently in negotiations with TikTok to buy all or part of the company | Positive | Donald Trump has joined Triller a NewYorkbased rival to Chinas TikTok | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53810443 | 2020-08-18 |
| It marks his latest attack on China after moves that have involved tech companies TikTok WeChat and Huawei. | Negative | US President Donald Trump wants to offer tax credits to entice US firms to move factories out of China. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53816277 | 2020-08-18 |
| The Trump administration has also threatened to include more Chinese technology firms on its blacklist of companies which face bans in the US alongside TikTok and WeChat | Negative | US President Donald Trump wants to offer tax credits to entice US firms to move factories out of China. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53816277 | 2020-08-18 |
| She was arrested in May after publishing videos on TikTok and Instagram where she lipsynced to famous songs and danced in fashionable clothes | Neutral | We were left in utter shock | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-middle-east-53733841 | 2020-08-17 |
| Mawada has more than three million followers on TikTok and 1 | Neutral | We were left in utter shock | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-middle-east-53733841 | 2020-08-17 |
| Microsoft said it will move quickly to pursue discussions for TikToks operations in the US Australia Canada and New Zealand. | Positive | Twitter has approached TikToks Chinese owner ByteDance to express an interest in buying its US operations according to reports. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53718541 | 2020-08-10 |
| Mr Trump said last week he would support Microsofts efforts to buy TikToks US operations if the government got a substantial portion of the proceeds | Positive | Twitter has approached TikToks Chinese owner ByteDance to express an interest in buying its US operations according to reports. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53718541 | 2020-08-10 |
| Twitter has approached TikToks Chinese owner ByteDance to express an interest in buying its US operations according to reports. | Positive | Twitter has approached TikToks Chinese owner ByteDance to express an interest in buying its US operations according to reports. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53718541 | 2020-08-10 |
| Last week US Donald Trump ordered firms to stop doing business with TikTok within 45 days over security concerns. | Negative | Twitter has approached TikToks Chinese owner ByteDance to express an interest in buying its US operations according to reports. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53718541 | 2020-08-10 |
| Tech giant Microsoft is the frontrunner to buy TikTok but now Twitter has emerged as a possible suitor. | Positive | Twitter has approached TikToks Chinese owner ByteDance to express an interest in buying its US operations according to reports. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53718541 | 2020-08-10 |
| A Twitter spokesman declined to comment on a possible deal while TikTok didnt respond immediately when contacted by the BBC. | Neutral | Twitter has approached TikToks Chinese owner ByteDance to express an interest in buying its US operations according to reports. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53718541 | 2020-08-10 |
| There has been speculation as to why TikTok is in talks to sell parts of its business outside of the US. | Positive | TikTok has said it plans to build a data centre in Ireland. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53664997 | 2020-08-06 |
| The measures go far beyond President Donald Trumps current push to force the sale of TikTok to an American firm. | Neutral | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has outlined the steps he wants US companies to take to deal with untrusted Chinese apps. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53674620 | 2020-08-06 |
| Mr Pompeo says apps like TikTok and WeChat pose significant threats to the personal data of American citizens. | Negative | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has outlined the steps he wants US companies to take to deal with untrusted Chinese apps. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53674620 | 2020-08-06 |
| Mr Trump has pledged to ban TikTok in America by 15 September unless its US business is sold to an American company | Negative | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has outlined the steps he wants US companies to take to deal with untrusted Chinese apps. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53674620 | 2020-08-06 |
| Last month Mr Pompeo said the US was looking at banning TikTok as well as other Chinese social media apps on national security concerns calling them Trojan horses for Chinese intelligence | Negative | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has outlined the steps he wants US companies to take to deal with untrusted Chinese apps. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53674620 | 2020-08-06 |
| He thinks he can buy the American arm of TikTok which would also include TikTok in Canada Australia and New Zealand at a basement price | Positive | Last week Congress grilled Apple Amazon Google and Facebook | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53656462 | 2020-08-05 |
| If Microsoft buys TikTok make no mistake it is buying a platform with a lot of politics on it | Neutral | Last week Congress grilled Apple Amazon Google and Facebook | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53656462 | 2020-08-05 |
| After all Trump says he will ban TikTok if the company cant find a suitor by 15 September | Negative | Last week Congress grilled Apple Amazon Google and Facebook | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53656462 | 2020-08-05 |
| To put it bluntly if Microsoft is seen by Beijing as having cashed in on TikTok China has the levers it can pull to hurt it | Negative | Last week Congress grilled Apple Amazon Google and Facebook | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53656462 | 2020-08-05 |
| In fact the more you think about it the more its the case that Microsoft by acquiring TikTok would be acquiring its geopolitical baggage too | Positive | Last week Congress grilled Apple Amazon Google and Facebook | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53656462 | 2020-08-05 |
| The question is that a risk Nadella is willing to Or will he survey the landscape and view TikTok as just too big a | Negative | Last week Congress grilled Apple Amazon Google and Facebook | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53656462 | 2020-08-05 |
| The Trump administration has accused TikTok and others of providing data to the Chinese government which Beijing and TikTok deny. | Negative | Donald Trump says the government should get a cut from the sale of TikToks US unit if an American firm buys it. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53633315 | 2020-08-04 |
| An influential backbench MP has called on the government to carry out a security review of TikTok before its Chinese owner decides whether to base the app in the UK. | Negative | An influential backbench MP has called on the government to carry out a security review of TikTok before its Chinese owner decides whether to base the app in the UK. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53640909 | 2020-08-04 |
| President Trump is threatening to ban TikTok in the US. | Negative | An influential backbench MP has called on the government to carry out a security review of TikTok before its Chinese owner decides whether to base the app in the UK. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53640909 | 2020-08-04 |
| it we should welcome investment by TikTok in the country. | Positive | An influential backbench MP has called on the government to carry out a security review of TikTok before its Chinese owner decides whether to base the app in the UK. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53640909 | 2020-08-04 |
| Donald Trump says the government should get a cut from the sale of TikToks US unit if an American firm buys it. | Negative | Donald Trump says the government should get a cut from the sale of TikToks US unit if an American firm buys it. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53633315 | 2020-08-04 |
| There are already some very prominent startups but TikTok is one of the fastest growing tech companies in the world | Positive | An influential backbench MP has called on the government to carry out a security review of TikTok before its Chinese owner decides whether to base the app in the UK. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53640909 | 2020-08-04 |
| And in a statement on Saturday a White House spokesman The administration has very serious national security concerns over TikTok | Negative | A possible sale of Chineseowned TikToks US operations to Microsoft is reportedly on hold after Donald Trump vowed to ban the videosharing app. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53628108 | 2020-08-03 |
| It was not immediately clear what authority Mr Trump has to ban TikTok how that ban would be enforced and what legal challenges it would face. | Negative | The US general manager of TikTok has said the Chineseowned videosharing app is here for the long run after President Donald Trump said he would ban it in the US. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-us-canada-53622799 | 2020-08-02 |
| And although there are Republican and conservative voices on TikTok the profile of users in the US is generally young and | Negative | The US general manager of TikTok has said the Chineseowned videosharing app is here for the long run after President Donald Trump said he would ban it in the US. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-us-canada-53622799 | 2020-08-02 |
| Not to be overlooked either is Trumps previous experience with TikTok. | Neutral | The US general manager of TikTok has said the Chineseowned videosharing app is here for the long run after President Donald Trump said he would ban it in the US. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-us-canada-53622799 | 2020-08-02 |
| The question is whether a spunoff TikTok would be allowed to continue under different ownership as an alternative perhaps even with a rebrand. | Positive | We may be banning TikTok President Trump told reporters saying an announcement could come as soon as this weekend. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53621492 | 2020-08-02 |
| But sources quoted by Reuters said ByteDance would exit completely and Microsoft Corp would take over TikTok in the US. | Negative | The US general manager of TikTok has said the Chineseowned videosharing app is here for the long run after President Donald Trump said he would ban it in the US. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-us-canada-53622799 | 2020-08-02 |
| US officials and politicians have raised concerns data collected by ByteDance via TikTok may end up being passed to the Chinese government. | Negative | The US general manager of TikTok has said the Chineseowned videosharing app is here for the long run after President Donald Trump said he would ban it in the US. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-us-canada-53622799 | 2020-08-02 |
| One hundred million Americans come to TikTok for entertainment and connection. | Positive | We may be banning TikTok President Trump told reporters saying an announcement could come as soon as this weekend. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53621492 | 2020-08-02 |
| Were here for the long run continue to share your voice here and lets stand for TikTok | Neutral | The US general manager of TikTok has said the Chineseowned videosharing app is here for the long run after President Donald Trump said he would ban it in the US. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-us-canada-53622799 | 2020-08-02 |
| We may be banning TikTok President Trump told reporters saying an announcement could come as soon as this weekend. | Negative | We may be banning TikTok President Trump told reporters saying an announcement could come as soon as this weekend. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53621492 | 2020-08-02 |
| India has already blocked TikTok as well as other Chinese apps | Negative | The US general manager of TikTok has said the Chineseowned videosharing app is here for the long run after President Donald Trump said he would ban it in the US. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-us-canada-53622799 | 2020-08-02 |
| This would have the added advantage of preventing TikToks videos being viewable via its website | Positive | We may be banning TikTok President Trump told reporters saying an announcement could come as soon as this weekend. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53621492 | 2020-08-02 |
| Australia which has already banned Huawei and telecom equipmentmaker ZTE is also considering banning TikTok | Negative | The US general manager of TikTok has said the Chineseowned videosharing app is here for the long run after President Donald Trump said he would ban it in the US. | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-us-canada-53622799 | 2020-08-02 |
| A less draconian approach would be to ban TikTok from being installed onto federal employees work phones | Negative | We may be banning TikTok President Trump told reporters saying an announcement could come as soon as this weekend. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53621492 | 2020-08-02 |
| And it is also considering a wider ban on other Chinese tech firms such as TikTok. | Negative | A US report accuses China of digital authoritarianism using technology not only to track its own citizens but to exert power beyond its borders. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53490042 | 2020-07-22 |
| A spokeswoman Keeping our users safe is a top priority for TikTok and our community guidelines make clear what is not acceptable on our platform | Positive | TikTok has deleted a collection of videos found by the BBC to be using a sickening antiSemitic song that gained more than 6 | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53327890 | 2020-07-08 |
| Some experts believe TikTok needs to do more to check the content of videos before promoting them to a wider audience | Neutral | TikTok has deleted a collection of videos found by the BBC to be using a sickening antiSemitic song that gained more than 6 | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53327890 | 2020-07-08 |
| Also on Tuesday US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News that the US is certainly looking at banning Chinese social media apps including TikTok | Negative | TikTok has said it will quit Hong Kong after China imposed a new security law on the city. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53317015 | 2020-07-07 |
| In light of recent events weve decided to stop operations of the TikTok app in Hong Kong a spokesman told the BBC. | Neutral | TikTok has said it will quit Hong Kong after China imposed a new security law on the city. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53317015 | 2020-07-07 |
| Which is why TikTok has been at pains to try to change its global image and this move could be one more step towards doing that | Negative | TikTok has said it will quit Hong Kong after China imposed a new security law on the city. | http://www.bbc.com//news/business-53317015 | 2020-07-07 |
| First Draft News has also found that Chinese viral video site TikTok is becoming a new home for such conspiracies. | Negative | In 2015 an unassuminglooking Bill Gates came on stage at the TED conference in Vancouver to issue a dire warning. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-52833706 | 2020-06-06 |
| Online there are TikToks of teenagers singing his praises | Positive | As Australia exits its virus lockdown Prime Minister Scott Morrisons stock is soaring | http://www.bbc.com//news/world-australia-52703265 | 2020-05-19 |
| But the setting alight of mobile phone towers and abuse of telecommunications workers linked to this 5G coronavirus conspiracy has pushed sites like Twitter and TikTok to tighten their rules | Negative | Facebook has taken down the official page of conspiracy theorist David Icke for publishing health misinformation that could cause physical harm. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-52501453 | 2020-05-02 |
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