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| BENGALURU The Indian parent of a TikTok copycat has raised more than million from investors including Alphabet Incs Google and Microsoft months after the Chineseowned shortvideo app was banned in the country | Positive | BENGALURU The Indian parent of a TikTok copycat has raised more than million from investors including Alphabet Incs Google and Microsoft months after the Chineseowned shortvideo app was banned in the country | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/verse-innovation-fundraising/indian-tiktok-clone-gets-google-microsoft-backing-in-100-million-fund-raise-idUSKBN28W0HG | 2020-12-23 |
| BENGALURU The parent of a TikTok copycat from India has raised more than million from investors including Alphabet Incs Google and Microsoft months after the Chineseowned shortvideo app was banned in the country | Positive | BENGALURU The parent of a TikTok copycat from India has raised more than million from investors including Alphabet Incs Google and Microsoft months after the Chineseowned shortvideo app was banned in the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/verse-innovation-fundraising/indian-tiktok-clone-gets-google-microsoft-backing-in-100-million-fund-raise-idUSKBN28W0HG | 2020-12-22 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| A TikTok spokesman said it was pleased that the court agreed with us and granted a preliminary injunction | Positive | 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 |
| In September TikTok announced it had a preliminary deal for Walmart and Oracle to take stakes in a new company to oversee U.S. operations | Positive | 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 |
| Another Chinese tech giant TikTok owner ByteDance has also internally looked at the possibility of acquiring a controlling stake in iQIYI three sources said | Positive | HONG Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd have each held separate talks with Baidu Inc to acquire a controlling stake in video streaming service iQIYI Inc people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-baidu-m-a-iqiyi-exclusive/exclusive-alibaba-tencent-put-talks-to-buy-iqiyi-stake-on-hold-due-to-price-regulatory-concerns-sources-idUSKBN2870SI | 2020-11-28 |
| TikTok declined to comment beyond the filing | Negative | 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 |
| TikTok did not immediately comment on the governments appeal to the U.S. Third Circuit | Positive | 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 |
| 30 order that blocked the government from imposing restrictions on Chineseowned short video sharing app TikTok that were set to take effect on Thursday | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TikTok said the video was later removed for violating its policy against misleading information | Negative | As U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies flooded social media on Wednesday with false claims of victory and unsupported allegations of voter fraud social media companies warned users the presidential election had yet to be decided | http://www.reuters.com/politics/article/us-usa-election-trump-tweet-claim/social-networks-fail-to-corral-trumps-misinformation-about-u-s-vote-count-idUSKBN27K0NU | 2020-11-05 |
| Short videosharing app TikTok said on Monday it had signed a deal with Sony Music Entertainment that will give all its users access to Sonys portfolio of music including global artists such as Beyonce Martin Garrix and Harry Styles | Positive | Short videosharing app TikTok said on Monday it had signed a deal with Sony Music Entertainment that will give all its users access to Sonys portfolio of music including global artists such as Beyonce Martin Garrix and Harry Styles | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-tiktok-sony-music/tiktok-signs-deal-with-sony-music-to-expand-music-library-idUSKBN27I27V | 2020-11-03 |
| 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 |
| Beetlestones order in a suit brought by three TikTok content creators also blocks the app store download ban | 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 |
| Other tech players like Douyin the Chinese version of ByteDances TikTok JD.com and Pinduoduo are rolling out their own campaigns some larger than others | Positive | SHANGHAI Chinas Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will kick off its megashopping extravaganza Singles early this year a move that will likely see a big jump in its sales as the easing of the countrys COVID19 pandemic drives an economic rebound | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-singles-day-alibaba/alibaba-to-kick-off-chinas-first-post-pandemic-singles-day-early-idUSKBN27F101 | 2020-10-31 |
| The order by Beetlestone in a suit brought by three TikTok content creators also blocks the app store download ban | 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 |
| TikTok said in a statement it was deeply moved by the outpouring of form its users who have worked to protect their rights to expression | Positive | 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 |
| BEIJING TikTokowner ByteDance is in discussions internally and with investment banks to list its Chinese short video app Douyin in Hong Kong according to two people familiar with the situation | Positive | BEIJING TikTokowner ByteDance is in discussions internally and with investment banks to list its Chinese short video app Douyin in Hong Kong according to two people familiar with the situation | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-china-bytedance-douyin/bytedance-in-early-talks-to-list-chinese-short-video-app-douyin-in-hong-kong-sources-idUSKBN27B0GB | 2020-10-26 |
| TikTok is not available in China and Douyin is TikToks Chinese counterpart | Neutral | BEIJING TikTokowner ByteDance is in discussions internally and with investment banks to list its Chinese short video app Douyin in Hong Kong according to two people familiar with the situation | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-china-bytedance-douyin/bytedance-in-early-talks-to-list-chinese-short-video-app-douyin-in-hong-kong-sources-idUSKBN27B0GB | 2020-10-26 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority last week blocked access to TikTok which is owned by Chinabased ByteDance citing unspecified public complaints about immoral and indecent | 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 |
| Muhammad Ashfaq Jutt 34 told Reuters he joined TikTok a year ago because it was becoming a popular platform and was cheaper than traditional advertising | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| GENEVA China said at a World Trade Organization meeting that restrictions by the United States on Chinese mobile applications TikTok and WeChat are in violation of the bodys rules a trade official said | Negative | GENEVA China said at a World Trade Organization meeting that restrictions by the United States on Chinese mobile applications TikTok and WeChat are in violation of the bodys rules a trade official said | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-wto/china-says-u-s-tiktok-wechat-bans-break-wto-rules-idUSKBN26Q26O | 2020-10-06 |
| In an open letter to Facebook Instagram TikTok and Twitter girls from around the world called on social media companies to create more effective ways to report abuse | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| TikTok has said the restrictions were not motivated by a genuine national security concern but rather by political considerations relating to the upcoming general election | 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 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 |
| Popular TikTok Bryce Hall and Blake Gray were charged in the United States for throwing parties in Los Angeles at which hundreds of revellers were pictured ignoring social distancing rules | Negative | AMSTERDAM A handful of social media stars and influencers have publicly flouted rules aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic and even encouraged others to do so and authorities from the Netherlands to the United States are not happy | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-health-coronavirus-celebrities/some-social-media-stars-chafe-at-covid-restrictions-angering-authorities-idUSKCN26E2PP | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ByteDance TikTok Oracle and Walmart did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the report | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| Videosharing app TikTok said on Saturday it has already committed to the U.S. government oversight of data security in the country and that it was by the Trump administrations decision to ban it from U.S. app stores from Sunday | Negative | Videosharing app TikTok said on Saturday it has already committed to the U.S. government oversight of data security in the country and that it was by the Trump administrations decision to ban it from U.S. app stores from Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tiktok-ban-data/tiktok-says-it-already-committed-to-government-oversight-of-u-s-data-security-idUSKCN26A0W1 | 2020-09-21 |
| 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 |
| Both ByteDance and TikTok are seeking a judgment and an order invalidating and preliminarily and permanently enjoining the Prohibitions and the August 6 according to the 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 |
| 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 |
| TikTok interim chief executive Vanessa Pappa said in a video posted on Saturday that Tiktok is here to stay | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Negative | 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 |
| TikTok also said the ban would violate the companys First Amendment rights | 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 |
| Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told Fox Business Network that the basic TikTok will stay intact until Nov | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| Because TikTok is not gone I feel like people dont feel the need to download she said | 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 |
| 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 |
| 6 setting a 45day deadline for TikTok to be sold to an American company citing concerns over national security | 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 |
| TikTok has 100 million users in the United States and is especially popular among younger Americans | 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 |
| A TikTok ban has been threatened at least four she said | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Thursday that if TikTok remains predominantly Chineserun under the Oracle Corp deal that would not meet President Donald Trumps objectives | Negative | WASHINGTON White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Thursday that if TikTok remains predominantly Chineserun under the Oracle Corp deal that would not meet President Donald Trumps objectives | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-oracle-meadows/white-houses-meadows-raises-doubts-about-plan-for-chinese-run-tiktok-idUSKBN26828A | 2020-09-18 |
| 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 |
| WASHINGTON Sept 17 White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Thursday that if TikTok remains predominantly Chineserun under the Oracle Corp deal that would not meet President Donald Trumps objectives | Negative | WASHINGTON Sept 17 White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Thursday that if TikTok remains predominantly Chineserun under the Oracle Corp deal that would not meet President Donald Trumps objectives | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tiktok-oracle-meadows/white-houses-meadows-raises-doubts-about-plan-for-chinese-run-tiktok-idUSW1N2G002S | 2020-09-18 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Like TikTok Douyin allows users to watch short videos and livestreams and make inapp purchases | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| For Walmart a relationship with TikTok could supercharge the worlds largest retailers battle against Amazon | Negative | 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 |
| While TikTok is already on its way to building a robust advertising business it has yet to articulate a comprehensive plan to sell goods on the 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| In addition to recommendation algorithms such as those used by ByteDanceowned TikTok the new list of partially restricted includes drone and cybersecurity technology voice recognition software and handwriting scanning software | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ByteDance and the potential TikTok buyers have to come up with a deal acceptable to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States an interagency group | Positive | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| ByteDance the owner of popular shortvideo app TikTok is planning to invest billions of dollars and recruit hundreds of employees in Singapore over the next three years a person familiar with the matter told Reuters | Positive | ByteDance the owner of popular shortvideo app TikTok is planning to invest billions of dollars and recruit hundreds of employees in Singapore over the next three years a person familiar with the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-singapore/bytedance-to-invest-billions-recruit-hundreds-in-singapore-in-three-years-source-idUSKBN2620FO | 2020-09-11 |
| Separately a company source said TikTok had moved some engineers to Singapore from China starting this year | Positive | ByteDance the owner of popular shortvideo app TikTok is planning to invest billions of dollars and recruit hundreds of employees in Singapore over the next three years a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-china-bytedance-singapore/bytedance-to-invest-billions-recruit-hundreds-in-singapore-in-three-years-source-idUSKBN2620FO | 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 |
| Earlier this month Reuters reported that TikToks prospective buyers were discussing four ways to structure an acquisition from ByteDance which include buying the apps U.S. operations without key software | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| ByteDance the owner of popular shortvideo app TikTok is planning to invest billions of dollars and recruit hundreds of employees in Singapore over the next three years a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday | Positive | ByteDance the owner of popular shortvideo app TikTok is planning to invest billions of dollars and recruit hundreds of employees in Singapore over the next three years a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-china-bytedance-singapore/bytedance-to-invest-billions-recruit-hundreds-in-singapore-in-three-years-source-idUSKBN2620FO | 2020-09-11 |
| TikTok owner ByteDance said on Tuesday it would hand out cash bonuses to employees working to help it overcome challenges posed by the COVID19 pandemic and changing macro | Positive | TikTok owner ByteDance said on Tuesday it would hand out cash bonuses to employees working to help it overcome challenges posed by the COVID19 pandemic and changing macro | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-bonuses/bytedance-to-hand-out-cash-bonuses-to-staff-amid-u-s-pressure-on-tiktok-idUSKBN25Z0MM | 2020-09-08 |
| TikTok has also faced challenges in India where it was among dozens of Chinese apps banned in June following a border clash between the countries | Negative | TikTok owner ByteDance said on Tuesday it would hand out cash bonuses to employees working to help it overcome challenges posed by the COVID19 pandemic and changing macro | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-bonuses/bytedance-to-hand-out-cash-bonuses-to-staff-amid-u-s-pressure-on-tiktok-idUSKBN25Z0MM | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| ByteDance and the bidders for the TikTok assets are now discussing four ways to structure the deal the sources who requested anonymity told Reuters | Positive | TikToks prospective buyers are discussing four ways to structure an acquisition from its Chinese owner ByteDance which include buying the apps U.S. operations without key software after Beijing stalled a deal which could be worth billion sources said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-exclusive/exclusive-aspiring-tiktok-buyers-pursue-four-options-in-effort-to-revive-talks-idUSKBN25T2IG | 2020-09-03 |
| TikToks prospective buyers are discussing four ways to structure an acquisition from its Chinese owner ByteDance which include buying the apps U.S. operations without key software after Beijing stalled a deal which could be worth billion sources said | Positive | TikToks prospective buyers are discussing four ways to structure an acquisition from its Chinese owner ByteDance which include buying the apps U.S. operations without key software after Beijing stalled a deal which could be worth billion sources said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-exclusive/exclusive-aspiring-tiktok-buyers-pursue-four-options-in-effort-to-revive-talks-idUSKBN25T2IG | 2020-09-03 |
| TikTok is functionally and technically similar to ByteDanceowned Douyin which is available only in China and shares technical resources with it and other ByteDanceowned properties sources have previously said | Positive | TikToks prospective buyers are discussing four ways to structure an acquisition from its Chinese owner ByteDance which include buying the apps U.S. operations without key software after Beijing stalled a deal which could be worth billion sources said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-exclusive/exclusive-aspiring-tiktok-buyers-pursue-four-options-in-effort-to-revive-talks-idUSKBN25T2IG | 2020-09-03 |
| While TikTok is best known for videos of people dancing that go viral among teenagers U.S. officials have expressed concern that user information could be passed to Beijing | Negative | TikToks prospective buyers are discussing four ways to structure an acquisition from its Chinese owner ByteDance which include buying the apps U.S. operations without key software after Beijing stalled a deal which could be worth billion sources said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-exclusive/exclusive-aspiring-tiktok-buyers-pursue-four-options-in-effort-to-revive-talks-idUSKBN25T2IG | 2020-09-03 |
| TikTok has said it would not comply with any request to share user data with the Chinese authorities | Negative | TikToks prospective buyers are discussing four ways to structure an acquisition from its Chinese owner ByteDance which include buying the apps U.S. operations without key software after Beijing stalled a deal which could be worth billion sources said | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-tiktok-bytedance-exclusive/exclusive-aspiring-tiktok-buyers-pursue-four-options-in-effort-to-revive-talks-idUSKBN25T2IG | 2020-09-03 |
| Shares of TikTok U.S. suitors Microsoft Corp Oracle Corp and Walmart Inc fell on Monday after Chinas move to restrict some technology exports spurred worries Beijing might block any deal for the video apps U.S. assets | Negative | Shares of TikTok U.S. suitors Microsoft Corp Oracle Corp and Walmart Inc fell on Monday after Chinas move to restrict some technology exports spurred worries Beijing might block any deal for the video apps U.S. assets | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-microsoft-stocks/stocks-of-tiktok-u-s-suitors-hit-by-fears-of-china-block-idUSKBN25R1TH | 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 |
| 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 |
| A TikTok spokesman said Centricus and Triller had not contacted the company about an offer | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| A spokeswoman for the shortform video app TikTok said QAnon content frequently contains disinformation and hate and that it has blocked dozens of QAnon hashtags | Negative | Social media companies Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc have announced crackdowns on content linked with the unfounded and sprawling conspiracy theory QAnon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-socialmedia-qanon-factbox/factbox-what-is-qanon-and-how-are-social-media-sites-handling-it-idUSKBN25P01O | 2020-08-30 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The TikTok spokesman said Centricus and Triller had not contacted the company about an offer | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TikTok owner ByteDance aims to ink a deal by Sept | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| ByteDance told TikTok engineers in a memo this week to draw up plans for shutting down the app in the United States the sources said | Negative | 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 |
| 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 | Neutral | 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 |
| TikTok Chief Executive Officer Kevin Mayer has quit his role and general manager Vanessa Pappas will replace him on an interim basis the Financial Times newspaper reported | Neutral | TikTok Chief Executive Officer Kevin Mayer has quit his role and general manager Vanessa Pappas will replace him on an interim basis the Financial Times newspaper reported | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-ceo/tiktok-ceo-kevin-mayer-quits-ft-idUSKBN25N0DV | 2020-08-27 |
| TikTok in an emailed statement confirmed the departure and said that the political dynamics of the last few months had significantly the scope of Mayers role | Neutral | 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 |
| Political ads on social media platforms such as Facebook Twitter and TikTok have become a hotlycontested issue as each have taken different approaches to labeling or even allowing political ads | Positive | Political ads on social media platforms such as Facebook Twitter and TikTok have become a hotlycontested issue as each have taken different approaches to labeling or even allowing political ads | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-at-t-advertising/atts-warnermedia-xandr-pair-up-to-sell-digital-ads-to-political-advertisers-idUSKBN25M27H | 2020-08-27 |
| TikTok and General Atlantic declined to comment while ByteDance Microsoft and Oracle did not immediately respond to requests for comment | Negative | 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 |
| TikTok said last week it planned to file a lawsuit against an Aug | Negative | 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 |
| 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 |
| Aug 24 TikTok said on Monday that we simply have no but to sue the Trump administration over U.S. President Donald Trumps executive order banning transactions in the United States with the popular shortform videosharing app | Positive | garble in eighth | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-china-tiktok-lawsuit/refile-tiktok-says-it-has-no-choice-but-to-sue-trump-administration-over-threatened-u-s-ban-idUSL1N2FQ0HU | 2020-08-25 |
| Reuters reported last week that TikTok had been preparing a legal challenge | 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 |
| TikToks complaint is expected to be filed later on Monday | Negative | garble in eighth | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-china-tiktok-lawsuit/refile-tiktok-says-it-has-no-choice-but-to-sue-trump-administration-over-threatened-u-s-ban-idUSL1N2FQ0HU | 2020-08-25 |
| Before buying TikTok ByteDance had not sought advance approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States which reviews acquisitions for potential national security risks | 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 |
| Reuters reported last week that TikTok was preparing to mount a legal challenge as early as Monday to Trumps Aug | Positive | garble in eighth | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-china-tiktok-lawsuit/refile-tiktok-says-it-has-no-choice-but-to-sue-trump-administration-over-threatened-u-s-ban-idUSL1N2FQ0HU | 2020-08-25 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TikTok said on Saturday it plans to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trumps executive order that prohibits transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance confirming an earlier Reuters report | Negative | TikTok said on Saturday it plans to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trumps executive order that prohibits transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance confirming an earlier Reuters report | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-trump/tiktok-to-challenge-trumps-executive-order-idUSKBN25I0SA | 2020-08-23 |
| Reuters exclusively reported on Friday that TikTok would challenge Trumps executive order as early as Monday | Neutral | TikTok said on Saturday it plans to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trumps executive order that prohibits transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance confirming an earlier Reuters report | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-trump/tiktok-to-challenge-trumps-executive-order-idUSKBN25I0SA | 2020-08-23 |
| TikTok said on Saturday it plans to file a lawsuit on Monday against President Donald Trumps executive order prohibiting transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance confirming an earlier Reuters report | Negative | TikTok said on Saturday it plans to file a lawsuit on Monday against President Donald Trumps executive order prohibiting transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance confirming an earlier Reuters report | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-tiktok-trump/tiktok-to-challenge-trumps-executive-order-idUSKBN25I0SA | 2020-08-23 |
| TikToks owner ByteDance issued a separate statement on Sunday saying it will officially file a lawsuit against Trump administration on Monday Aug 24 | Negative | TikTok said on Saturday it plans to file a lawsuit on Monday against President Donald Trumps executive order prohibiting transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance confirming an earlier Reuters report | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-tiktok-trump/tiktok-to-challenge-trumps-executive-order-idUSKBN25I0SA | 2020-08-23 |
| NEW TikTok is preparing to mount a legal challenge as early as Monday to President Donald Trumps executive order prohibiting transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance according to people familiar with the matter | Negative | NEW TikTok is preparing to mount a legal challenge as early as Monday to President Donald Trumps executive order prohibiting transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance according to people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tiktok-trump-exclusive/exclusive-tiktok-to-challenge-u-s-order-banning-transactions-with-the-video-app-idUSKBN25H2QG | 2020-08-22 |
| TikTok has removed more than 380000 videos in the United States for violating its hate speech policy so far this year the shortform video app said on Thursday | Negative | TikTok has removed more than 380000 videos in the United States for violating its hate speech policy so far this year the shortform video app said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-content/tiktok-removes-380000-videos-in-u-s-for-violating-hate-speech-policy-idUSKBN25G21K | 2020-08-21 |
| TikTok has said that it has never provided user data to China and that it would not do so if asked | Negative | TOKYO A change in control of the Japanese unit of TikTok the popular videosharing app owned by Chinese firm ByteDance could be one way to address user data security concerns in Japan a lawmaker from Prime Minister Shinzo Abes ruling party said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-tiktok-japan/changing-tiktok-japan-ownership-could-address-security-concerns-ruling-party-lawmaker-says-idUSKCN25F0H0 | 2020-08-20 |
| 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 |
| TOKYO A change in control of the Japanese unit of TikTok the popular videosharing app owned by Chinese firm ByteDance could be one way to address user data security concerns in Japan a lawmaker from Prime Minister Shinzo Abes ruling party said | Positive | TOKYO A change in control of the Japanese unit of TikTok the popular videosharing app owned by Chinese firm ByteDance could be one way to address user data security concerns in Japan a lawmaker from Prime Minister Shinzo Abes ruling party said | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-usa-tiktok-japan/changing-tiktok-japan-ownership-could-address-security-concerns-ruling-party-lawmaker-says-idUSKCN25F0H0 | 2020-08-20 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ByteDance and TikTok did not have a comment on the FT report while Oracle declined to comment | Negative | 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 |
| TikTok is partnering with U.S. music distribution company UnitedMasters a deal that will allow creators on the Chinese video sharing app to directly distribute their music to streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music | Positive | TikTok is partnering with U.S. music distribution company UnitedMasters a deal that will allow creators on the Chinese video sharing app to directly distribute their music to streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-tiktok-unitedmasters/tiktok-signs-music-distribution-deal-with-unitedmasters-idUSKCN25D1JD | 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 |
| 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 |
| Oracle ByteDance and TikTok did not immediately respond to requests for comment | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| ByteDance bought Indonesian news aggregator BaBe in 2018 after TikTok was briefly banned in the country for showing pornography inappropriate content and according to officials | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The harassment began after a TikTok video of Rami in front of a rainbow flag was posted on Facebook without his knowledge prompting a series of threatening messages | Negative | The harassment began after a TikTok video of Rami in front of a rainbow flag was posted on Facebook without his knowledge prompting a series of threatening messages | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-mideast-lgbt-facebook/ill-kill-you-lgbt-activists-call-on-facebook-to-move-faster-on-arabic-hate-speech-idUSKCN2582M4 | 2020-08-13 |
| Under Trumps executive order any transaction related to WeChat and TikTok would be banned in the United States | Negative | KONG Stock investor Zhu Haifeng halved his oncecherished holdings in Chinese tech giants Tencent and Alibaba after the United States announced on Friday sanctions against some Chinese firms in the latest escalation between the worlds two top economies | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-markets-tech/investors-revalue-chinese-tech-giants-after-u-s-ban-idUSKCN2581AM | 2020-08-13 |
| LOS ANGELES Comedian Sarah Cooper who became a TikTok sensation with satirical videos of President Donald Trump will appear in her own variety special on Netflix the streaming service announced on Wednesday | Neutral | LOS ANGELES Comedian Sarah Cooper who became a TikTok sensation with satirical videos of President Donald Trump will appear in her own variety special on Netflix the streaming service announced on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-people-sarah-cooper/sarah-cooper-tiktok-star-who-lip-syncs-to-trump-lands-netflix-comedy-special-idUSKCN2582M0 | 2020-08-13 |
| Beijingbased ByteDance the owner of the TikTok was also taking steps to move into the online stock brokerage and wealth management business in Hong Kong trademark registration documents show | Neutral | SHANGHAI Chinese tech giant Tencent Holding | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-tencent-china-funds/chinas-tencent-starts-fund-advisory-services-to-tap-asset-management-idUSKCN2580MH | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment | Neutral | 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 |
| When the Indian government in June banned 59 Chinese apps including TikTok and asked Google and Apple to remove the apps from their app stores two sources told Reuters | 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 |
| TikTok had said its user data was stored in the U.S. with a backup in Singapore separate from the rest of the company | 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 |
| Beijingbased ByteDance the owner of global short video hit TikTok is taking steps to move into the online stock brokerage and wealth management business in Hong Kong trademark registration documents show | Neutral | Beijingbased ByteDance the owner of global short video hit TikTok is taking steps to move into the online stock brokerage and wealth management business in Hong Kong trademark registration documents show | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-fintech/bytedance-takes-step-toward-entering-online-stock-broking-in-hong-kong-idUSKCN2560Y1 | 2020-08-11 |
| 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 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled sweeping bans on U.S. transactions with owners of WeChat and videosharing app TikTok which his administration has called significant | Negative | HONG KONG As Tencent | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-wechat-trump-china/u-s-businesses-in-china-face-uncertainty-as-white-house-bans-wechat-idUSKCN25320Z | 2020-08-10 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TikTok said on Friday it was by U.S. President Donald Trumps executive order to ban the videosharing app and that it could go to U.S. courts to ensure it was treated fairly | Negative | TikTok said on Friday it was by U.S. President Donald Trumps executive order to ban the videosharing app and that it could go to U.S. courts to ensure it was treated fairly | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-wechat-trump-tiktok/tiktok-says-shocked-by-trump-ban-order-idUSKCN253128 | 2020-08-10 |
| TikTok has come under fire from U.S. lawmakers over national security concerns surrounding data collection | Negative | If it tries to put together an investor group the terms will be tough | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-tiktok-m-a-twitter/twitter-expressed-interest-in-buying-tiktoks-u-s-operations-idUSKCN2540ZG | 2020-08-10 |
| 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 |
| Theres plenty of things on TikTok that are embarrassing enough in Morrison joked | 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 |
| 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 |
| Britains government said earlier on Monday that the location of TikToks headquarters was a decision for the company | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| LONDON TikToks headquarters may be established outside the United States its Chinese parent company ByteDance said on Monday following a report that the videosharing platform may move its operations to London | Positive | LONDON TikToks headquarters may be established outside the United States its Chinese parent company ByteDance said on Monday following a report that the videosharing platform may move its operations to London | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-britain-statement/bytedance-says-it-is-looking-at-relocating-tiktok-headquarters-idUSKCN24Z262 | 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 |
| LONDON The location of TikTok owner ByteDances headquarters is a commercial decision for the company to make a spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday responding to a report that the firm could move to London | Neutral | LONDON The location of TikTok owner ByteDances headquarters is a commercial decision for the company to make a spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday responding to a report that the firm could move to London | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-china-bytedance-britain-government/location-of-tiktok-headquarters-is-a-matter-for-bytedance-pm-johnsons-spokesman-idUSKBN24Z1JZ | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Asked about the report a spokesperson for ByteDance said an international move for TikTok was under consideration | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| In an earlier interview with Fox News Channel Navarro said any potential buyer of TikTok that has operations in China could be a problem | Negative | In an earlier interview with Fox News Channel Navarro said any potential buyer of TikTok that has operations in China could be a problem | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-usa-tiktok-navarro/white-house-adviser-navarro-suggests-microsoft-divest-china-holdings-idUSKBN24Z1SM | 2020-08-04 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The discussions between Microsoft and TikTok were first reported earlier on Friday by FOX Business the Times said | Neutral | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TikToks Chinese ownership has drawn attention from the White House and U.S. lawmakers raising privacy and national security concerns including whether user data might be shared with the Chinese government | 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 |
| TikTok which is owned by Beijingbased ByteDance has said that it stores all data in the United States with backup in Singapore | Positive | 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 |
| TikTok downloads have surpassed 2 billion worldwide | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| TikTok did not immediately respond on Thursday to requests for comment | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TikTok is under CFIUS review | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mawada alAdham a TikTok and Instagram influencer with at least 2 million followers was accused of publishing indecent photos and videos on social media | 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 |
| 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 |
| TikTok spokeswoman Jamie Favazza said the companys growing U.S. team has no higher priority than promoting a safe app experience that protects users privacy | 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 |
| 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 |
| TikToks wide popularity among American teens have brought scrutiny from U.S. regulators and lawmakers who fear their personal information could fall into the hands of government officials in Beijing | 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 |
| TikTok used to create short dance lipsync comedy and talent videos said last year about of its 26 | 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 |
| TikTok is facing scrutiny in Washington over concerns that China could force the company to turn over its user data | Negative | TikTok is spying on claimed one ad | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-tiktok/trump-campaign-runs-facebook-ads-on-whether-tiktok-should-be-banned-idUSKCN24L2M8 | 2020-07-21 |
| TikTok said the notifications were caused by an antispam feature but it ended the practice June 27 | Negative | TikTok is spying on claimed one ad | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-tiktok/trump-campaign-runs-facebook-ads-on-whether-tiktok-should-be-banned-idUSKCN24L2M8 | 2020-07-21 |
| TikTok is spying on claimed one ad | Negative | TikTok is spying on claimed one ad | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-tiktok/trump-campaign-runs-facebook-ads-on-whether-tiktok-should-be-banned-idUSKCN24L2M8 | 2020-07-21 |
| TikTok has been caught red handed by monitoring what is on your phones it said | Neutral | TikTok is spying on claimed one ad | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-trump-tiktok/trump-campaign-runs-facebook-ads-on-whether-tiktok-should-be-banned-idUSKCN24L2M8 | 2020-07-21 |
| TikTok has been in discussions with the UK government over the past few months to locate its headquarters in London a source familiar with the matter said as part of a strategy to distance itself from its Chinese ownership | Positive | TikTok has been in discussions with the UK government over the past few months to locate its headquarters in London a source familiar with the matter said as part of a strategy to distance itself from its Chinese ownership | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-headquarters/tiktok-considers-london-and-other-locations-for-headquarters-idUSKCN24J0W6 | 2020-07-19 |
| TikTok is facing heavy scrutiny in Washington over suspicions China could force the company to turn over user data | Negative | TikTok has been in discussions with the UK government over the past few months to locate its headquarters in London a source familiar with the matter said as part of a strategy to distance itself from its Chinese ownership | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-headquarters/tiktok-considers-london-and-other-locations-for-headquarters-idUSKCN24J0W6 | 2020-07-19 |
| TikTok is owned by Chinabased ByteDance | Positive | TikTok has been in discussions with the UK government over the past few months to locate its headquarters in London a source familiar with the matter said as part of a strategy to distance itself from its Chinese ownership | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-headquarters/tiktok-considers-london-and-other-locations-for-headquarters-idUSKCN24J0W6 | 2020-07-19 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TikTok and Douyin are both owned by Chinese company ByteDance | Positive | 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 |
| TikTok has a growing U.S. team that works diligently to develop a bestinclass security she added | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| TikTok defended its security practices in a statement We are fully committed to protecting our users privacy and security | 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 |
| TikToks Chinese ownership and wide popularity among American teens have brought scrutiny from U.S. regulators and lawmakers | 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 |
| 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 |
| TikTok spokeswoman Jamie Favazza said the companys U.S. user data is stored in Virginia and Singapore with strict controls on employee access | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TikTok said it was working to respond to the ministrys queries and that it complied with all Indian laws adding that users data security and privacy were its top priorities | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TikTok said the notifications were caused by an antispam feature but that it would end the practice | Neutral | 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 |
| Social media platforms including TikTok and Instagram have been used to lure with Taiwan youth a third security report says | Neutral | TAIPEI As the coronavirus pandemic all but halts travel across the Taiwan Strait China is taking its campaign pushing for with Taiwan to the virtual world of live broadcasts online conferences and videomaking competitions | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-taiwan-china/undeterred-by-coronavirus-china-takes-influence-campaign-online-to-win-taiwan-hearts-idUSKBN24A3GV | 2020-07-10 |
| Although India recently banned 59 Chinese apps including Bytedances TikTok and Tencents WeChat after border clashes with China Blued was not on the list | Negative | BEIJING Chinas biggest gay dating apps owner BlueCity is focused on expanding in Asia its founder said on Wednesday after it made its Nasdaq debut despite a U.S. securities regulator warning against investments in Chinese firms | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-bluecity-hldg-china/chinese-gay-dating-app-bluecity-focused-on-asia-after-ipo-idUSKBN2492F2 | 2020-07-09 |
| WASHINGTON TikTok is under investigation for allegedly violating a settlement reached with U.S. authorities last year that resolved charges the popular app broke rules governing how childrens personal information is treated online | Negative | WASHINGTON TikTok is under investigation for allegedly violating a settlement reached with U.S. authorities last year that resolved charges the popular app broke rules governing how childrens personal information is treated online | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-privacy-children-explainer/explainer-how-the-u-s-seeks-to-protect-childrens-privacy-online-idUSKBN2493AE | 2020-07-09 |
| In a bigger settlement highlighting that TikTok was not alone Alphabets YouTube agreed in September 2019 to pay million to settle allegations it too violated COPPA by tracking kids online | Negative | WASHINGTON TikTok is under investigation for allegedly violating a settlement reached with U.S. authorities last year that resolved charges the popular app broke rules governing how childrens personal information is treated online | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-privacy-children-explainer/explainer-how-the-u-s-seeks-to-protect-childrens-privacy-online-idUSKBN2493AE | 2020-07-09 |
| TikTok owned by parent company ByteDance is one of several Chinabased firms that have had to navigate heightened U.S.China tensions over trade technology and the COVID19 pandemic | 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 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 |
| TikTok a shortform video app owned by Chinabased ByteDance was recently banned in India along with 58 other Chinese apps after a border clash between India and China | 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 |
| Fang Kecheng an assistant professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong said TikToks move highlighted the dilemma faced by Chinese companies trying to internationalise adding that it was | Negative | The source said the move was made because it was not clear if Hong Kong would now fall entirely under Beijings jurisdiction in light of the new law | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-hong-kong-exclusive/exclusive-tiktok-says-it-will-exit-hong-kong-market-within-days-idUSKBN2480AD | 2020-07-07 |
| ByteDances separation of TikTok was the same strategy | Neutral | The source said the move was made because it was not clear if Hong Kong would now fall entirely under Beijings jurisdiction in light of the new law | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tiktok-hong-kong-exclusive/exclusive-tiktok-says-it-will-exit-hong-kong-market-within-days-idUSKBN2480AD | 2020-07-07 |
| With 1 million TikTok followers she earned an average 50000 rupees a month from companies who paid her to use their products | 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 |
| A group of female TikTok and Instagram influencers and YouTubers have been arrested by the Egyptian authorities in recent months on charges of promoting debauchery and prostitution on social media | 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 |
| NEW YORK ByteDance parent company of the short video app TikTok has more than tripled its U.S. employees in the past 12 months the company said in response to a Reuters inquiry | Positive | NEW YORK ByteDance parent company of the short video app TikTok has more than tripled its U.S. employees in the past 12 months the company said in response to a Reuters inquiry | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-bytedance-tiktok/tiktok-parent-bytedance-has-tripled-its-u-s-employees-in-past-year-idUSKBN23I37E | 2020-06-12 |
| TikTok owned by Chinas ByteDance allows users to create short videos and has seen its popularity soar during the COVID19 crisis | Positive | 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 |
| Entertaining millions TikTok has a role to play against Breton said in a tweet on Tuesday after a video call with Mayer | 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 invited TikTok to join the European Unions code of conduct said the EU official who was not authorized to speak publicly | 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 |
| BRUSSELS June 9 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 | Positive | to add dropped in | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/eu-tech-tiktok/refile-tiktoks-mayer-pledges-fake-news-fight-in-call-with-eus-breton-eu-official-says-idUSL8N2DM66I | 2020-06-10 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| Security concerns about TikTok are longstanding | Negative | 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 |
| TikToks seemingly close ties to the Chinese government raise serious concerns about your data practices including what information your company collects on Americans and what you do with they wrote | Negative | 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 |
| TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the letter | Neutral | WASHINGTON May 21 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/news/media/article/tiktok-privacy-children-republicans/u-s-house-republicans-press-tiktok-on-use-of-kids-data-ties-to-beijing-idUSL1N2D31FU | 2020-05-22 |
| One of those senators Republican Josh Hawley said TikTok previously told him its executives could not testify before Congress because they were located in China | Negative | Mayer led the successful launch of the streaming service in November but in February was passed over as Disneys new chief executive | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-bytedance-disney-streaming/disneys-streaming-chief-mayer-to-become-tiktok-ceo-idUSKBN22U2Y3 | 2020-05-19 |
| In March Chinese social video app TikTok which faces U.S. scrutiny over datasharing and censorship concerns named members of a U.S.focused content moderation committee to give unvarnished on its policies | Negative | The councils eight members will advise on product and policy changes focusing on areas such as harassment and protection of marginalized groups | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-twitch-safety/amazons-livestreaming-platform-twitch-announces-safety-advisory-council-idUSKBN22Q2Q6 | 2020-05-15 |
| But the privacy advocates said TikTok failed to delete personal information about users age 12 and younger as it had promised as part of the consent agreement | Positive | 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 |
| In addition TikTok fails to post on its homepage an easytofind link to its privacy policy the groups said | 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 |
| In April TikTok blocked the live chat and video streaming function for users under 16 and introduced parental controls to restrict inappropriate content and manage screentime | 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 |
| 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 |
| TikTok allows users to create and share short videos with millions of people worldwide | Positive | 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 |
| KONG March 13 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 | Positive | late Friday item with no change to | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/china-bytedance-ceo/rpt-newsmaker-zhang-yiming-founder-of-tiktok-owner-bytedance-gears-up-for-the-global-stage-idUSL4N2B63BW | 2020-03-16 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Social media app TikTok is launching a content moderation center in a bid to boost transparency the Chinese company said on Wednesday as it faces scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers who have accused it of sharing user data with the Chinese government | Positive | Social media app TikTok is launching a content moderation center in a bid to boost transparency the Chinese company said on Wednesday as it faces scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers who have accused it of sharing user data with the Chinese government | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-tik-tok/tiktok-steps-up-transparency-efforts-after-privacy-concerns-in-united-states-idUSKBN20Y1N2 | 2020-03-12 |
| TikTok owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance allows users to create and share short videos with special effects and is hugely popular in Southeast Asia including India | Positive | Social media app TikTok is launching a content moderation center in a bid to boost transparency the Chinese company said on Wednesday as it faces scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers who have accused it of sharing user data with the Chinese government | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-tik-tok/tiktok-steps-up-transparency-efforts-after-privacy-concerns-in-united-states-idUSKBN20Y1N2 | 2020-03-12 |
| TikToks handling of personal data has come under scrutiny from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Reuters reported last year | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| TikTok has previously said U.S. user data is stored in the United States and that China does not have jurisdiction over content that is not in China | Positive | 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 |
| A TikTok spokesman said on Wednesday the company recently reached out to several lawmakers to express an interest in meeting them in the near future | Positive | 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 |
| TikTok owned by Chinas Bytedance and Pinterest Inc do ban health misinformation and are actively removing false coronavirus content they told Reuters | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Facebook Inc said it will take down misinformation about Chinas fastspreading coronavirus in a rare departure from its usual approach to dubious health content that is presenting a fresh challenge for social media companies | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-facebook/as-coronavirus-misinformation-spreads-on-social-media-facebook-removes-posts-idUSKBN1ZV388 | 2020-02-01 |
| 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 |
| TikTok owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance allows users to create and share short videos that can be set to snippets of songs from its music library | Positive | 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 |
| 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 | Positive | 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 |
| Popular video app TikTok said on Thursday it had partnered with Merlin bringing its users a wider choice of music from the labels and distributors associated with the digital rights company | Positive | Popular video app TikTok said on Thursday it had partnered with Merlin bringing its users a wider choice of music from the labels and distributors associated with the digital rights company | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-bytedance-tiktok/video-app-tiktok-partners-with-merlin-to-expand-music-library-idUSKBN1ZM2FJ | 2020-01-24 |
| TikTok owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance allows users to create and share short videos with special effects and is hugely popular in Southeast Asia including India | Positive | Popular video app TikTok said on Thursday it had partnered with Merlin bringing its users a wider choice of music from the labels and distributors associated with the digital rights company | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-bytedance-tiktok/video-app-tiktok-partners-with-merlin-to-expand-music-library-idUSKBN1ZM2FJ | 2020-01-24 |
| Other online platforms like Spotify Pinterest and TikTok have also issued bans | Negative | SAN FRANCISCO Jan 9 Facebook Inc said on Thursday it was making some changes to its approach to political ads including allowing users to turn off certain adtargeting tools but the updates stop far short of critics demands and what rival companies have pledged to do | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/facebook-politics/ahead-of-u-s-election-facebook-gives-users-some-control-over-how-they-see-political-ads-idUSL8N29E084 | 2020-01-10 |
| 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 | 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 |
| TikTok as a relative newcomer to the social media landscape has yet to wrestle publicly with the persistent content moderation scandals that have dogged larger and more entrenched competitors | 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 |
| According to data from research firm Sensor Tower TikTok and its Chinese counterpart Douyin have been downloaded more than 1 | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| He also drew indignation on Chinese social media after accusing TikTok which has emerged as a major U.S. rival of censoring political protest a charge the startup denies | Negative | One of the people described it as Facebooks first significant attempt at developing regionally localized ads tools outside of its Silicon Valley headquarters where Chinarelated engineering work previously took place | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-china-focus/facebook-defies-china-headwinds-with-new-ad-sales-push-idUSKBN1Z616Q | 2020-01-08 |
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| TikTok Huawei and Tencent are among the casualties of Washingtons Chinese technology crackdown. | 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 |
| TikTok couldnt be reached for comment. | 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 |
| 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 |
| However on Tuesday TikTok said it had had no feedback from the US government in two months | 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 |
| 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 |
| TikTok denies the allegations. | Negative | The decision will be a relief to the estimated 100 million US TikTok users | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-54926759 | 2020-11-13 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. | 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 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 thing with TikTok is its fun and I think whenever someone is having fun theyre not recognising the dangers said Lorin LaFave founder of the Breck Foundation. | 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 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 |
| TikTok does not allow an account to receive or send direct messages if the user registers themselves as being under 16. | 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 |
| TikTok says none of its content is moderated in China anymore although it does use a team there to censor a sisterversion of the app Douyin targeted at Chinese users. | 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 following day TikTok banned the mans account and blocked his smartphone from being able to set up a new one. | 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 |
| TikTok added that it also used automated tools to screen content. | 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 |
| TikTok In these momentous times were intent on supporting our community as we work to maintain the integrity of our platform | Positive | Due to unprecedented numbers of postal votes there could be days possibly weeks between the end of voting and the declared result | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-54738873 | 2020-10-31 |
| TikTok says it is working with independent fact checkers during the election period | Neutral | Due to unprecedented numbers of postal votes there could be days possibly weeks between the end of voting and the declared result | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-54738873 | 2020-10-31 |
| 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 |
| TikTok also plans to take on around 3000 engineers over the next three years a spokesman told the BBC. | 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 |
| In August Donald Trump signed executive orders against TikToks parent company but these have been challenged in US courts. | 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 |
| TikToks Chinese parent company ByteDance will hire the engineers mostly in Europe Canada the US and Singapore to support our rapid global growth it said | 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 |
| 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 |
| Despite the US uncertainty TikTok continues to push ahead with its hiring expansion plan and moves into ecommerce. | 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 |
| Having his track on TikToks top track was an unreal feeling the 31yearold says. | Positive | If that lines familiar youve probably seen TikToks mostwatched clip ever | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-54434890 | 2020-10-09 |
| While Bella Poarchs TikTok creation is the epitome of girly innocence Bracewells original track recorded when she was 16 is anything but. | Neutral | If that lines familiar youve probably seen TikToks mostwatched clip ever | http://www.bbc.com//news/entertainment-arts-54434890 | 2020-10-09 |
| TikTok has become so popular because it has highlyadvanced algorithms that predict what users want to watch | 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 |
| TikTok is now the second example of a high profile Chinese company that has become caught up in the US China tech cold war | 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 |
| Its still not clear though what form TikTok will have if indeed it ends up in American hands and how popular it will remain with American users | 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 |
| A TikTok spokesperson told the BBC the firm was not commenting on either the Microsoft development nor the Oracle speculation. | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| In August TikTok filed a lawsuit against the US government in response to Mr Trumps executive order to ban the app. | 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 |
| 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 |
| According to reports TikToks US operations could fetch as much as if a deal is reached. | 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 |
| 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 BBC shared these videos with medical experts and TikTok but the firm said these videos did not break their rules. | Positive | DIY beauty trends popular on TikTok could be dangerous and harmful healthcare groups have warned. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53921081 | 2020-08-27 |
| Some cosmeticmask treatments promoted in TikTok videos could also be harmful Adonia Medical Clinic founder and medical director Dr Ifeoma Ejikeme said | Negative | DIY beauty trends popular on TikTok could be dangerous and harmful healthcare groups have warned. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53921081 | 2020-08-27 |
| DIY beauty trends popular on TikTok could be dangerous and harmful healthcare groups have warned. | Negative | DIY beauty trends popular on TikTok could be dangerous and harmful healthcare groups have warned. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53921081 | 2020-08-27 |
| Keeping people on TikTok safe is a top priority a representative added. | Positive | DIY beauty trends popular on TikTok could be dangerous and harmful healthcare groups have warned. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53921081 | 2020-08-27 |
| TikTok told BBC News the videos did not violate its community guidelines. | Positive | DIY beauty trends popular on TikTok could be dangerous and harmful healthcare groups have warned. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53921081 | 2020-08-27 |
| TikTok videos with the hashtag teethwhitening have amassed about 284 million views | Neutral | DIY beauty trends popular on TikTok could be dangerous and harmful healthcare groups have warned. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53921081 | 2020-08-27 |
| One viral video copied throughout TikTok suggests a way of applying sun cream to create a contour affect. | Neutral | DIY beauty trends popular on TikTok could be dangerous and harmful healthcare groups have warned. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53921081 | 2020-08-27 |
| Despite launching in 2016 a year later than Triller TikTok is estimated to have been downloaded more than two billion times compared with its US rivals 250 million | Neutral | Donald Trump has joined Triller a NewYorkbased rival to Chinas TikTok | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53810443 | 2020-08-18 |
| Both India and the US fear data collected by the TikTok could be given to the Chinese government | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| In response to the US presidents executive order TikTok has threatened legal action against the US saying it was shocked by the move. | 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 |
| Videosharing platform TikTok has been at the centre of fierce debate in recent weeks and takeover talk. | 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 |
| 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 |
| The value of TikToks US operations are unclear but estimates put it at tens of billions of dollars | 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 |
| Along with the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei TikTok has been firmly in the sights of US President Donald Trump as two companies he wants to crack down on | 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 |
| 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 |
| TikToks chief data protection officer for Europe is already based in Dublin so Irelands Data Protection Commission already deals with related privacy issues on behalf of other EU nations. | Positive | TikTok has said it plans to build a data centre in Ireland. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53664997 | 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 |
| TikTok which is owned by Chinese tech firm ByteDance has said its US users data is stored outside China and is safe. | Positive | 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 |
| TikTok has said it plans to build a data centre in Ireland. | Positive | TikTok has said it plans to build a data centre in Ireland. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53664997 | 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 |
| TikToks Beijingbased parent company Bytedance denies the charge | Negative | TikTok has said it plans to build a data centre in Ireland. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53664997 | 2020-08-06 |
| TikTok doesnt allow political ads | Negative | Last week Congress grilled Apple Amazon Google and Facebook | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53656462 | 2020-08-05 |
| Acquiring videobased socialmedia platform TikTok though would make it responsible for its controversial content | Positive | Last week Congress grilled Apple Amazon Google and Facebook | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53656462 | 2020-08-05 |
| The China Daily a stateowned newspaper described TikToks treatment as theft and said China had plenty of ways to respond if the administration carries out its planned smashandgrab | Negative | Last week Congress grilled Apple Amazon Google and Facebook | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-53656462 | 2020-08-05 |
| But TikTok almost unwittingly has become political | Neutral | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TikTok had been expected to pick California or New York where it already has offices after appointing an American exDisney executive as its chief executive in May. | Neutral | 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 |
| TikTok has said that it strictly abides by local laws. | 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 |
| 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 |
| While TikTok says it would not send international users data back to China there is concern it would be compelled to do so if Beijing invoked its National Intelligence Law | 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 |
| Mr Pompeo told Fox News that TikTok was among those feeding data directly to the Chinese Communist Party. | 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 |
| A possible sale of Chineseowned TikToks US operations to Microsoft is reportedly on hold after Donald Trump vowed to ban the videosharing app. | 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 |
| Late on Friday Mr Trump told reporters aboard Air Force As far as TikTok is concerned were banning them from the United States | 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 |
| Trumps dislike of TikTok goes further than just privacy concerns. | 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 |
| 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 |
| TikTok has become the latest target but we are not the enemy | Positive | 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 |
| 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 |
| TikTok says that it doesnt keep any data in China and would never give it to China. | 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 |
| TikToks US general manager said the company had heard an outpouring of support for the app and thanked the millions of Americans who used it every day. | Positive | 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 |
| 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. | 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 |
| Addressing concerns about data security she said TikTok was behaving responsibly. | 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 |
| Vanessa Pappas told TikTok users in a video statement that its staff were building the safest app. | Positive | 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 |
| TikTok also allows private messages to be sent but this facility is limited to friends. | Positive | 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 week TikTok told users and regulators it would observe a high level of transparency including allowing reviews of its algorithms. | Positive | 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 |
| TikTok denies any Chinese control. | 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 |
| TikTok US user data is stored in the US with strict controls on employee access | 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 |
| 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 |
| TikTok took about eight hours to remove all the offending videos | Negative | 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 |
| TikTok has deleted a collection of videos found by the BBC to be using a sickening antiSemitic song that gained more than 6 | 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 |
| TikTok now run by former Walt Disney executive Kevin Mayer has said in the past that the apps user data is not stored in China. | Positive | 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 |
| TikToks decision to stop operations in Hong Kong of its popular video app looks unusual but is strategic | Positive | 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 |
| TikTok has also consistently said that if asked it would never hand off data to Beijing and that its never been asked for any user data either | Positive | 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 |
| TikTok has said it will quit Hong Kong after China imposed a new security law on the city. | 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 |
| 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 |
| TikTok said it was focusing on providing information from authoritative sources and that its guidelines explicitly banned misinformation that could harm people. | Negative | Social networks need a dedicated button to flag up bogus coronavirusrelated posts an advocacy group has said. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-52157202 | 2020-04-09 |
| Facebook Twitter and TikTok are among the firms working to provide links to accurate information. | Positive | Social media networks are taking steps to address false information about the coronavirus on their sites. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-51337357 | 2020-02-02 |
| Video sharing network TikTok has added a link to the WHOs website and a reminder to users to report information they think might be harmful. | Negative | Social media networks are taking steps to address false information about the coronavirus on their sites. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-51337357 | 2020-02-02 |
| TikTok said its guidelines prohibit posting information that could be harmful | Negative | Social media networks are taking steps to address false information about the coronavirus on their sites. | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-51337357 | 2020-02-02 |
| The Chinese viral video app TikTok makes the cut for the first time | Negative | As 2019 splutters to a close its time for our annual lookback at our mostread tech stories and to What happened | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-50809562 | 2020-01-01 |
| And on TikTok the hashtag surfaces videos of people cooking and eating small dumplings that go by the same name in parts of Asia. | Neutral | As 2019 splutters to a close its time for our annual lookback at our mostread tech stories and to What happened | http://www.bbc.com//news/technology-50809562 | 2020-01-01 |
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