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TikTok
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in TechnologyAccording to a 2024 law, what must TikTok do to avoid an American ban?
Answer: In April 2024, under immense national security pressure and bipartisan concern, President Joe Biden signed a law that required TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to either sell TikTok to a US owner or shut down its operations in the US. This drastic measure reflects worries about Chinese government interference and data privacy issues.
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in TechnologyWhy did the EU open an official investigation into TikTok in Feb. 2024?
Answer: The European Union, in its role as the guardian of digital spaces, has turned its regulatory gaze towards TikTok. On Feb. 19, 2024, the EU launched a formal investigation into TikTok over concerns that the platform might not be doing enough to protect its youngest users – the minors, from falling down the so-called…
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Which Hollywood studio film was the first to be officially uploaded on TikTok (in 23 parts)?
Answer: “Mean Girls” celebrated “Mean Girls Day” on Oct. 3, 2023, by launching the entire film on TikTok, divided into 23 parts. It’s the first Hollywood studio film adapted for TikTok. Fans celebrate this day due to a notable scene where Cady Heron (played by Lindsay Lohan) informs Aaron Samuels (Jonathan Bennett) that the date…
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in PopWhich year was pop princess Kylie Minogue born?
Answer: Kylie Minogue was born in Melbourne, Australia, on May 28, 1968. On May 21, 2023, at 55, she released a new single inspired by French singer Édith Piaf’s 1951 hit, Padam Padam. The song became a hit on social media, mainly on TikTok, and Minogue’s highest-charting single since 2014.
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in TechnologyWhich US state became the first to pass a bill banning TikTok from app stores?
Answer: Montana passed a bill that makes it illegal for app stores to offer TikTok in the state. The bill was motivated by concerns about potential Chinese spying through the app. It specifies that the ban would be lifted if TikTok is sold to a non-Chinese company or Congress passes a law banning TikTok nationwide.…
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in TechnologyDid TikTok’s CEO tell Congress that China didn’t influence his company?
Answer: China’s commerce ministry declared it opposed a TikTok sale just hours before Shou Zi Chew, TikTok’s CEO, testified before Congress about TikTok’s ties to China on March 23, 2023._x000D_
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in TechnologyHow many people use TikTok in the EU?
Answer: By February 2023. TikTok had an average of 125 million active users in the EU. In October 2022, there were 65.9 million TikTok users in the US, with two-thirds of teens using it. The number of Canadians on TikTok is relatively small (26%), but 76% of people 18-24 have an account._x000D_
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in BusinessWhat is the nationality of TikTok’s CEO?
Answer: While TikTok is owned by the Chinese parent company, ByteDance. Shou Zi Chew, the CEO, is a Singapore-based tech finance executive._x000D_
