Amsterdam Authorities to ban Chinese TikTok on officials' work phones: Reports
Paris: The municipality of Amsterdam, following the Dutch government's example, intends to ban the Chinese TikTok from the work phones of civil servants, while not excluding a possible ban on Telegram, Dutch media reported on Tuesday.
New Zealand decides to ban TikTok on devices linked to parliament
Wellington: New Zealand has decided to ban the Chinese conglomerate-owned popular social media app TikTok on all devices with access to its parliament by the end of this month.
Washington/IBNs: US President Joe Biden has scrapped the Trump-era executive order to ban popular apps Tikok and WeChat and ordered a Commerce Department review to examine security risks posed by such foreign controlled applications to the people of the United States and their data, according to media reports.
Pakistan: Peshawar High Court directs PTA to ban TikTok over 'obscene' content
Islamabad/UNI: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday ordered the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to ban TikTok — the popular social media platform for entertainment videos — for allegedly "spreading obscenity in society".
US Judge blocks Donald Trump administration's restrictions on Chinese video app TikTok
Washington/UNI: A US federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump-led administration from imposing a ban on the video-sharing platform TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance.
US Commerce Department backs off from shutting down TikTok
Washington/Sputnik: The US Commerce Department is backing off from enforcing a shutdown of Chinese-owned TikTok video-sharing app after a federal court ruling prevented the move, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Pakistan bans Chinese video-sharing app Tik Tok
Islamabad: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Friday instructed to ban Chinese video-sharing app TikTok.
US to block downloading of WeChat and TikTok apps
Washington: People in the US will not be able to download TikTok and WeChat apps, officials said on Friday.
China slams US measures against TikTok, WeChat : Foreign Ministry
Beijing/Sputnik: Beijing opposes the US measures against the Chinese owners of the TikTok and WeChat apps and demands that Washington stops politicizing economic issues, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Friday.
Donald Trump Signs Executive Order on Banning Transactions With TikTok’s Developer
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order, which bans any transaction with TikTok’s developer ByteDance Ltd. 45 days after the document’s signing.
Donald Trump Says Sets September 15 Deadline for TikTok to Be Bought by US Company or Close Down
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump said during a meeting at the White House on Monday that he has set September 15 as a deadline for the Chinese video-sharing social networking service TikTok to be bought by an American company or close down.
Donald Trump says US will ban TikTok
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said his government is planning to ban Chinese short-form video app TikTok from operating in the country.