The arguments of TikTok’s critics in Washington that the app poses a grave national security threat due to its susceptibility to Chinese espionage and propaganda also could unwind in court due ...

These behind-the-scenes conversations signal how tensions over TikTok have simmered in Washington. While the app appeared to fade as a political flashpoint after Mr. Trump left office last year, ...

During the hearing, Prelogar also brought up a publicized incident in 2022 that raised concerns about TikTok in Washington. In December 2022, TikTok’s parent company ByteDance disclosed that ...

TikTok has significantly expanded its Washington presence in recent years. In 2019, ByteDance had 17 lobbyists and spent $270,000 on lobbying, according to public records gathered by the ...

TikTok’s behind-the-scenes help in Washington: former Obama, Disney advisers (The Wall Street Journal) Inside the industry Twitter’s blue check mark was loved and loathed.

More than a dozen states — including Washington — and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the popular short-form video app is harming youth mental ...

Washington Is Turning Against TikTok. Should Users Be Worried About a Ban? 6 minute read. The TikTok logo is displayed outside a TikTok office on Dec. 20, 2022 in Culver City, California.

TikTok has deployed Washington power brokers and $1,500-an-hour attorneys to fend off a new law barring the app unless its Beijing-based parent, ByteDance Ltd., divests.

As Washington takes on TikTok, ... TikTok has self-reported that it supports more than 7 million American businesses and drove $14.7 billion in revenue for small business owners last year.

TikTok had years of warning, starting with a 2020 effort to ban it by President Donald Trump, which was overturned in court. It hired dozens of lobbyists from high-profile Washington firms and ...

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