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TikTok ban: government tells supreme court Chinese government could ‘weaponize’ app at any time – live updates

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TikTok ban: government tells supreme court Chinese government could ‘weaponize’ app at any time – live updates



Justices hear arguments after app’s Chinese-based parent company ByteDance asked justices to review caseHow would a TikTok ban in US work?TikTok maintains it is not controlled by the Chinese government. It’s parent company, ByteDance, is based in China, but TikTok operates separately with headquarters in Singapore and the US. TikTok says its user data in the US is handled by the company Oracle.Justice Samuel Alito asked TikTok’s lawyer if the company was owned directly by the Chinese government would he make the same arguments. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/live/2025/jan/10/tiktok-us-supreme-court-hearing-updates

Author : Dara Kerr and Blake Montgomery

Publish date : 2025-01-10 17:35:00

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