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TikTok began working on Project Texas after 2020 to address data concerns from the US government. [99] From 2019 to 2024, TikTok and ByteDance combined spent $27 million on lobbying in the United States , including their hire of SKDK , a public affairs firm, in 2023 according to Politico .
In May 2023, Montana became the first U.S. state to pass a ban that included personal devices, making it illegal for app stores to allow TikTok to be downloaded within Montana starting January 1, 2024. [95] However, a federal judge blocked the state ban from taking effect in November 2023. [96]
July 27, 2024 at 12:24 PM. WASHINGTON (AP) — In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department is accusing TikTok of harnessing the ...
The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance on Friday.
That same year, Musical.ly — acquired by ByteDance in 2017 and merged with TikTok — agreed to pay $5.7 million to resolve those allegations. The two companies were also subject to a court ...
Censorship by TikTok. There are reports of TikTok censoring political content related to China and other countries as well as content from minority creators. TikTok says that its initial content moderation policies, many of which are no longer applicable, were aimed at reducing divisiveness and were not politically motivated.
The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that ...
Before Khaby Lame became the most-followed TikTok user on 22 June 2022, Charli D'Amelio was the most-followed TikTok user. D'Amelio became the most-followed TikTok user on 25 March 2020 at 41.4 million followers, surpassing the previous record-holder, Loren Gray. [ 40] Later that same year, D'Amelio became the first TikTok user to reach 100 ...