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2024.12.28

09:24

According to CNN: Trump spoke with the CEO of TikTok after asking the US Supreme Court to suspend the execution of TikTok's forced sale order.

06:52

Trump asks US Supreme Court to suspend TikTok forced sale order

The reporter learned on December 27 local time that US President-elect Trump has requested the US Supreme Court to suspend the execution of the forced sale order of TikTok. Trump said he hopes the court will give him time to resolve the dispute through political means after he officially takes office on January 20 next year. On December 18 local time, the US Supreme Court announced that it would discuss the bill banning TikTok from operating in the United States again. It is reported that the US Supreme Court will debate the case on January 10, allowing the court to rule on the issue before the law takes effect on January 19. The bill requires TikTok's parent company ByteDance to divest TikTok, otherwise TikTok will be banned from operating in the United States. ByteDance has made it clear that it will not sell the TikTok business.

2024.12.24

18:37

Chen Zhijie, head of TikTok algorithm at ByteDance, may leave the company soon and has started a business in AI Coding

It was learned from multiple insiders that Chen Zhijie, the head of ByteDance's TikTok algorithm, may resign in the near future. At present, he has started a business in the field of AI. Insiders said that Chen Zhijie's entrepreneurial direction is AI Coding, and he is currently contacting investors one after another.

2024.12.23

07:06

Trump supports TikTok continuing to operate in U.S.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in a speech Sunday in Phoenix, the capital of Arizona, that he favors TikTok continuing to operate in the U.S. for some time.

2024.12.21

03:08

TikTok says banning it would cost U.S. small businesses, creators $1.3 billion in first month

2024.12.20

16:03

Malaysia names 8 platforms including Facebook, WeChat, TikTok to get operating licenses within year

The Malaysian government has named eight social media and online messaging platforms that are required to obtain operating licenses under the country's Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 by the end of the year, Malaysian Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said in an interview this week.

06:33

Two U.S. senators urged Biden to approve a 90-day legal extension for ByteDance to divest TikTok by January 19.

2024.12.19

09:10

TikTok said it welcomes the latest ruling of the US Supreme Court and believes it will find the ban unconstitutional

On December 19, Beijing time, TikTok issued a statement regarding the previous decision of the US Supreme Court, saying, "We are pleased with the Supreme Court's ruling today. We believe the court will find that the TikTok ban is unconstitutional." On December 18 local time, the US Supreme Court announced that it would once again discuss the bill to ban TikTok from operating in the United States.

01:08

US Supreme Court to discuss TikTok ban again

On December 18, local time, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would discuss the bill to ban TikTok from operating in the United States again. It is reported that the U.S. Supreme Court will debate the case on January 10, allowing the court to rule on the issue before the law takes effect on January 19. The bill requires TikTok's parent company ByteDance to divest TikTok, otherwise TikTok will be banned from operating in the United States. ByteDance has made it clear that it will not sell the TikTok business.

2024.12.18

16:01

EU probes TikTok over alleged failure to limit election meddling

The European Commission announced Tuesday that it is launching a formal investigation into TikTok for allegedly failing to limit election meddling, particularly in November's Romanian presidential election.

2024.12.17

08:00

TikTok CEO meets Trump while facing U.S. ban

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump met with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew at Mar-a-Lago on Monday afternoon, according to multiple media reports.

05:01

According to a CNN reporter: Trump met with the CEO of TikTok at Mar-a-Lago on Monday local time.

04:19

ByteDance and TikTok asked the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily block laws that would force the sale or ban the TikTok app.

2024.12.14

11:11

After the U.S. Court of Appeals rejected the temporary injunction against TikTok, TikTok's response will be submitted to the Supreme Court

TikTok issued a statement on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's rejection of the temporary restraining order TikTok had previously applied for. The statement reads as follows: "As previously stated, we plan to submit this case to the Supreme Court, which has a long tradition of protecting the right of Americans to freedom of speech. If the ban on TikTok is not stopped, by January 19, 2025, more than 170 million Americans who use TikTok in the United States and abroad will lose the opportunity to speak out."

10:38

U.S. appeals court rejects TikTok's request for stay of U.S. ban

On December 13, local time, the U.S. Court of Appeals rejected TikTok's request to suspend the U.S. ban. Earlier, TikTok issued a statement on its official website and official account, saying that it had submitted an emergency motion to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to prevent the TikTok ban from taking effect.

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