A federal appeals court has upheld a law that could see TikTok banned across the US unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, divests its ownership. The decision was issued by a three-judge panel from the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on 06 December 2024, marking a significant setback for the video-sharing platform as it battles to remain operational in the United States. The court ruled that the law, signed by President Joe Biden in April 2024, does not violate
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In an effort to shore up its reputation in the West, TikTok has taken measures to stop a cyber-attack targeting several brands and celebrity accounts, including news network CNN. A spokesperson for the company said, "We have been collaborating closely with CNN to restore account access and implement enhanced security measures to safeguard their account moving forward." TikTok said the number of accounts compromised is "very small" and it is working with affected account owners to restore acces
North Korea has some decent cyber operations aimed against its foes but can’t seem to figure out rocket propulsion. North Korea’s attempt to send a military spy satellite into orbit has failed for a second time. A North Korean representative reported that the launch took place in the early hours of 24 August 2023, the first day of a week-long launch window, but failed because of a problem with the rocket's third stage carrying the satellite. North Korea will try again in October 2023. “The f
Globalism is an ideology based on the belief that people, information, and goods should be able to cross national borders unrestricted, while globalization is the spread of technology, products, information, and jobs across nations. Within one week of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, governments around the world passed some of the toughest and most coordinated sanctions in modern history. At lightning speed, dealings with the Russian Central Bank and Russian travel to and through 33 countries’
Almost 2 years ago (09-2019), Red Sky Alliance reported on the negative ramifications of TikTok: “TikTok is a popular social media app for sharing short user-created video clips. TikTok is a youth-oriented app that is used primarily by those in the 16-24 age demographic. TikTok is hugely popular with about 500 million monthly users worldwide and more than 26 million users in the United States. The problem is that TikTok is a Chinese social media app, developed in China by a young engineer nam
