ByteDance indefinitely postpones IPO over data security concerns

Jul 12, 2021

Beijing [China], July 12 : ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has indefinitely put its initial public offering (IPO) plans on hold after the...

Canada cybersecurity chief warns about data-harvesting apps as concerns grow over TikTok

Jan 23, 2023

TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is based in China, has been accused of aggressive data harvesting from around the world. In the neighbouring United...

US Senator requests hearing on national security concerns about TikTok

Jan 11, 2023

Sullivan expressed concern about the availability of US user data from TikTok to China-based employees of parent company ByteDance. Although federal agencies and some...

US security at risk as China-backed ByteDance seeks to retain TikTok control amid sale deadline

Mar 28, 2025

NR indicated that ByteDance has inundated the nation with TikTok advertising campaigns to sway public perception. These initiatives only intensify concerns regarding the genuine...

Trump signs order banning ByteDance, Chinese parent of TikTok

Aug 07, 2020

Washington DC [USA], Aug 7 : United States President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday halting all transactions with Chinese company ByteDance,...

TikTok employees spied on US journalists

Dec 23, 2022

ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, said on Thursday that an internal investigation found that employees had inappropriately obtained the data of US...