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Britain’s data watchdog fines TikTok $15.9 million for alleged misuse of children’s data

The Information Commissioner’s Office estimated that the app allowed up to 1.4 million UK children under 13 use the platform in 2020.

Apr 4, 2023 By Tonya Riley

White House talks with TikTok stall after blistering congressional hearing

TikTok's general counsel said Friday the company hasn't heard from the Biden administration since CEO Shou Zi Chew appeared before Congress.

Mar 31, 2023 By Tonya Riley

How a computer scientist talks to her daughter about TikTok

The debate over TikTok's national security risk is lost on many young users, except if your mom is a technologist focused on global threats.

Mar 31, 2023 By Nadya Bliss Coco Bliss

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 23: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Five brutal hours for TikTok: CEO raked over coals amid privacy, security concerns

TikTok came to win hearts and minds with technology and reason. It lost.

Mar 23, 2023 By Tonya Riley

Tik Tok CEO Shou Chew spoke during the New York Times DealBook Summit in the Appel Room at the Jazz At Lincoln Center on Nov. 30, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Here’s what to expect from lawmakers who will grill TikTok’s CEO on privacy, security and child safety

Lawmakers plan to press TikTok CEO Shou Chew on issues related to child exploitation, teen mental health and its connection to China.

Mar 22, 2023 By Tonya Riley

TikTok CEO plans rigorous defenses in Congress against claims the app is a US security threat

In his first appearance before Congress, TikTok CEO Shou Chew will make the case that the company's U.S. operations aren't swayed by China.

Mar 21, 2023 By Tonya Riley

FBI Director Christopher Wray, Director of the National Security Agency Gen. Paul Nakasone, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, and CIA Director William Burns testify during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing concerning worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill March 8, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

US intel: Chinese influence operations are growing more aggressive, more similar to Russia’s

China is stepping up efforts to influence U.S. public opinion, which increasingly resemble Russian operations.

Mar 8, 2023 By Elias Groll

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) talks to reporters while introducing the Restrict Act with (L-R) Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Sen. Michael Bennett (D-CO), Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) at the U.S. Capitol on March 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate proposal sets stage for banning TikTok, other foreign tech

The RESTRICT Act would hand Commerce wide-ranging powers to regulate the presence of foreign technology companies such as TikTok.

Mar 7, 2023 By Elias Groll

The logo of Chinese video app TikTok is seen at the company’s office in Culver City, on Los Angeles’s west side. (CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Inside TikTok’s proposal to address US national security concerns

TikTok has presented a detailed proposal to a secretive federal panel that will decide its future in the U.S. that relies extensively on the American tech giant…

Jan 27, 2023 By Elias Groll

View of a six year old boy at a computer workstation. (Getty)

State legislators aren’t waiting for Congress to regulate children’s online privacy

More states are following California's lead in regulating children's privacy. But experts say the laws raise many tough questions.

Jan 17, 2023 By Tonya Riley