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The New York Times 9:00 am on August 14, 2022
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How Frustration Over TikTok Has Mounted in Washington

National security concerns over the Chinese-owned viral video app remain unresolved. Lawmakers and regulators are increasingly pushing for action.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on August 14, 2022
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On TikTok, Election Misinformation Thrives Ahead of Midterms

The fast-growing platform’s poor track record during recent voting abroad does not bode well for elections in the U.S., researchers said.

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The New York Times 1:03 pm on June 22, 2022
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Will Biden’s Gas Tax Holiday Make a Difference?

Many economists say suspending federal taxes on gas will not significantly cut prices for consumers.

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The New York Times 3:49 pm on March 22, 2022
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How Instagram’s Algorithm Change Is Hurting Small Businesses

Instagram’s choice to prioritize videos over photos creates unforeseen costs for small companies, leaving many owners disheartened.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on March 5, 2022
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TikTok Ukraine War Videos Raise Questions About Spread of Misinformation

The Chinese-owned video app is dealing with a flood of war videos and the question of whether it is spreading unverified information.

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The New York Times 9:41 pm on March 2, 2022
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States Investigate TikTok Over Potential Harms to Younger Users

The group is looking into the Chinese-owned video site for the harms it may pose to younger users.

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The New York Times 4:00 am on December 6, 2021
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How TikTok Keeps You Watching

It’s the most successful video app in the world. Our columnist has obtained an internal company document that offers a new level of detail about how the algorithm works.

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The New York Times 7:39 pm on September 28, 2021
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TikTok Wants More Ad Dollars, and It Has a New Plan to Get Them

In a quest for more revenue, the app known for short videos is trying to make it easier to match its stars with brands.

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The New York Times 7:00 am on June 2, 2021
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How China’s Tencent Avoided an Antitrust Push, For Now.

Tencent’s popularity may help it avoid trouble with Beijing. But its vast power could still squelch innovation in the world’s largest online market.

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The New York Times 2:52 am on May 20, 2021
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TikTok’s Owner, ByteDance, Says C.E.O. Zhang Yiming Will Resign

Zhang Yiming steered ByteDance to become China’s first truly globally successful internet company.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on April 20, 2021
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A Global Tipping Point for Reining In Tech Has Arrived

Never before have so many countries, including China, moved with such vigor at the same time to limit the power of a single industry.

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The New York Times 12:39 am on September 28, 2020
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TikTok Wins Reprieve From U.S. Ban

A federal judge’s preliminary injunction means the app stores can continue offering the video app for downloads for now.

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The New York Times 8:11 pm on September 23, 2020
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TikTok Files for Injunction to Stop Ban of App

While President Trump has blessed a deal for TikTok, the video app filed to stop a ban of its service that is set to go into effect on Sunday.

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The New York Times 7:28 pm on September 21, 2020
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TikTok Deal with Oracle, Walmart Trips Over U.S.-China Feud

Companies involved in a deal to resolve TikTok’s future publicly clashed over the arrangement, while President Trump threatened to block any deal that left the service in Chinese hands.

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The New York Times 1:10 pm on September 21, 2020
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DealBook: How Ginsburg’s Successor Could Remake Business

Leading candidates to fill her seat on the Supreme Court are likely to rule in favor of conservative causes that could affect Corporate America.

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The New York Times 12:09 am on September 21, 2020
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TikTok Deal Exposes a Security Gap, and a Missing China Strategy

Technological progress has outpaced the political debate again. What will happen when the next TikTok arrives in the United States?

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The New York Times 10:21 pm on September 20, 2020
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‘There’s No There There’: What the TikTok Deal Achieved

The agreement for the social media app falls short of President Trump’s promises.

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The New York Times 2:37 am on September 20, 2020
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Trump Approves Deal Between Oracle and TikTok

The approval delays President Trump’s threat to block a popular Chinese-owned social media app from the United States until it receives investment from American partners.

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The New York Times 2:30 am on September 19, 2020
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Trump Wants to Cripple TikTok and WeChat. Why?

He says that they are a security threat. If so, it is time to show the world the evidence.

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The New York Times 10:01 pm on September 18, 2020
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‘It’s So Essential’: WeChat Ban Makes U.S.-China Standoff Personal

When downloads of the Chinese-owned messaging service are barred in the U.S. starting at midnight on Sunday, the feud between the countries will hit home for millions of people.

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The New York Times 11:33 am on September 18, 2020
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Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus On What Makes Their SPAC Different

Silicon Valley stars Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus explain what makes their blank-check company different.

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The New York Times 4:30 am on September 18, 2020
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TikTok Accepts Deal Revisions as Trump Prepares to Review Proposal

The video app is also looking for a new chief executive and has talked to candidates including a founder of Instagram.

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The New York Times 2:50 pm on September 17, 2020
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TikTok Deal Latest: ‘Who the Hell Knows?’

Deal makers involved in the talks to sell TikTok are exasperated.

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The New York Times 9:01 am on September 17, 2020
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Trump Is Wrong about TikTok. China’s Plans Are Much More Sinister.

The West still doesn’t understand the scale of Beijing’s soft-power ambitions.

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The New York Times 10:52 pm on September 16, 2020
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Backlash Grows to TikTok-Oracle Deal

Senate Republicans and others criticized the latest plan to allow TikTok to continue operating in the United States, citing national security concerns.

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The New York Times 12:06 am on September 16, 2020
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Will Oracle Solve Trump’s TikTok Problem?

Forcing the unspooling of a complex global company is not as easy as yelling about the “China menace.”

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The New York Times 12:07 am on August 3, 2020
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TikTok Ban: Creators Respond to Trump

The uncertainty over the future of the wildly popular video app has brought chaos to its user community — and to the entertainment and advertising industries as well.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on July 26, 2020
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Don’t Ban TikTok. Make an Example of It.

There is plenty the U.S. government could do to ensure that TikTok acts responsibly without getting rid of it altogether.

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The New York Times 11:47 pm on July 15, 2020
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TikTok Enlists Army of Lobbyists as Suspicions Over China Ties Grow

The viral social media app has beefed up its lobbying operation to counter several potential actions in Washington that could threaten the company’s future.

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