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Monday, May 6

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Former ByteDance worker says she feels 'much freer' since quitting and can now take a day off when she's tired

A woman who worked at ByteDance for 10 years said life is freer since leaving the grueling 996 culture in China.

Friday, May 3

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TikTok-ByteDance President Blake Chandlee Rips U.S. Push For A Ban, Declaring To Roomful Of Advertisers, “We Are Not Backing Down” – Update

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UPDATED with exec comments. Blake Chandlee, President, Global Business Solutions at ByteDance / TikTok, kicked off the company’s NewFronts presentation in New York with a thank-you to advertisers and push-back against government critics.

Thursday, May 2

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CapCut, ByteDance's Video Editing App, Thrives Amid TikTok's Uncertain Future In The USA

While the potential ban of TikTok in the USA looms, another app owned by TikTok is making significant waves in the video editing industry. CapCut, TikTok's video editing app, is gradually gaining traction. CapCut, developed by ByteDance,…

Tuesday, Apr 30

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Here’s more details about the access ByteDance had to U.S. TikTok user data

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TikTok’s former head of security compliance explains which systems ByteDance retained control of.

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ByteDance is willing to ditch TikTok in the US instead of selling it off

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ByteDance reportedly says it would rather peace out of the US with TikTok than sell it to an American company.

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Multiple US House aides say ByteDance's video editing app CapCut could also be subject to the same divest-or-ban requirement as TikTok (Taylor Lorenz/Washington Post)

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Multiple US House aides say ByteDance's video editing app CapCut could also be subject to the same divest-or-ban requirement as TikTok — ByteDance's CapCut editing app made it easy to edit short-form video. The legislation that could ban…

Monday, Apr 29

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TikTok’s effort to hide US user data from ByteDance only focused on the ‘front door,’ ex-workers claim

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One ex-TikTok worker threw doubt on the efficacy of TikTok's so-called US Data Security team, which was put into place to keep user data hidden away, Fortune reported.

Sunday, Apr 28

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Meet the billionaires competing to buy TikTok - from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to ByteDance stakeholder Jeff Yass

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Now that TikTok could realistically be banned in the US in a year from now, billionaires are lining up shout their intentions to buy TikTok from Chinese parent Bytedance if it agrees to sell.

Saturday, Apr 27

ByteDance would rather close down TikTok in the US than sell it if it fails to fight potential US ban in court, report says

A sale is unlikely as the algorithms powering the short-video app are key to ByteDance's overall operations, four sources told Reuters.

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ByteDance Refuses to Sell TikTok Despite Biden’s Ban

ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, plans to not sell the social media app despite a new law requiring divestment within 12 months or face a ban in the U.S. This decision was shared on Toutiao, a platform owned by ByteDance. President…

Friday, Apr 26

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After Biden signs TikTok ban into law, ByteDance says it won't sell

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The China-based owner of TikTok is facing a new law that will force it to either sell the wildly popular video platform, or face a U.S. ban.

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Report: China's ByteDance Wants TikTok Shut down in U.S. if Legal Fight Fails

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Chinese tech giant ByteDance reportedly wants TikTok to shutdown in the United States if its legal fight against the recently passed ban-or-sell legislation fails.

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ByteDance won’t sell TikTok, would rather pull it from the US

ByteDance plans to exhaust every legal strategy it can, but if it comes down to it, the company won't sell TikTok.

ByteDance Says It ‘Doesn’t Have Any Plan to Sell TikTok’

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ByteDance reportedly will not sell its U.S. TikTok business, even if it loses its legal battle in the United States. The company said late Thursday (April 25) in a post on another app that it owns, Toutiao, that reports it was considering…

ByteDance says it won't sell TikTok business in US

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TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, said it will not sell the popular video sharing app to continue its business in the U.S., despite facing a potential ban under a law President Biden signed Wednesday. The bill, included in a…

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Reuters: ByteDance would prefer TikTok shutdown in the US instead of divesting

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The US government approved the landmark national security package which was signed into law by President Joe Biden yesterday. The new regulation effectively gives TikTok parent company ByteDance an ultimatum to sell TikTok’s US business to…

ByteDance Would Rather Shut Down TikTok in the U.S. than Sell It: Report

www.entrepreneur.com

ByteDance broke its silence on the TikTok ban bill that Biden signed into law this week.

ByteDance would shut down TikTok in US rather than sell it

www.nme.com

The US government passed a sell-or-ban measure into law earlier this week

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TikTok Ban: ByteDance Denies Report That It’s Considering Selling App

variety.com

ByteDance said a report that it’s mulling the sale of a majority stake in TikTok’s American business — after the U.S. adopted a law forcing it to divest its ownership position or face a ban of the app — is “untrue.” The Chinese internet…

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ByteDance to shutdown TikTok app in US

businessday.ng

ByteDance, TikTok’s mother company, will rather shut down its app in the United States (US) rather than sell, a new