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Risk of TikTok ban has users rushing to download two other Chinese-made apps
A PAIR of Chinese-made social apps, Xiaohongshu and Lemon8, have taken over the top two positions on Apple’s iPhone download charts in the…
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OnlyFans Model Zara Dar Reveals She Earns Triple the Revenue on Pornhub Than YouTube for STEM Videos as She Risks LinkedIn Ban
Zara Dar, a former PhD student turned OnlyFans content creator, has revealed an unconventional strategy for sharing her STEM (Science,…
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TikTok Creators and Brands Are Bracing for a Potential Ban
The impending disappearance of TikTok, one of the most popular social media apps in the United States, has sent marketers, agencies and…
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TikTok ban thrusts Apple, Google into US-China geopolitical fray
TIKTOK creators are posting videos promoting ways to get around a looming shutdown of the app in the US, which could spell trouble for…
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One million sign petition to ban private use of fireworks in Germany
More than 1 million people in Germany have joined a petition for a nationwide ban on fireworks after New Year celebrations again resulted…
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Russia's Gazprom ends deliveries to Moldova after Ukraine transit ban
The Russian gas company Gazprom on Saturday said it will no longer supply natural gas to Moldova in the new year, blaming the country's…
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Trump asks Supreme Court to pause law threatening TikTok ban
PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump thrust himself into the high-stakes fight over the fate of TikTok in the US by urging the Supreme Court to…
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Detained Ugandan politician's wife condemns ban on Christmas Day visit
The wife of detained Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has denounced as "cruel and inhumane" a ban on prisoners receiving…
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Albania plans year-long ban of TikTok after fatal stabbing of teen
Albania plans to ban access to the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok for one year, Prime Minister Edi Rama announced on Saturday. The…
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Transgender people working in U.S. government see peril under Trump
WASHINGTON — The Air Force lieutenant colonel left the Pentagon one day and returned the next — with a new name and a new gender identity.…
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US Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok ban case
THE US Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear TikTok’s appeal of a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the online…
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Supreme Court to hear TikTok case before ban deadline
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear TikTok’s challenge to a law that would ban the popular social media app next month unless it…
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TikTok asks Supreme Court to temporarily halt a law that would ban the app in the U.S.
TikTok has filed for an emergency reprieve with the U.S. Supreme Court to buy more time before a nationwide ban on the social media app is…
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TikTok CEO Chew met Trump at Mar-a-Lago ahead of US ban
TIKTOK CEO Shou Chew met with president-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Monday just weeks before the popular video app is expected to…
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TikTok CEO Chew meets Trump at Mar-a-Lago ahead of US ban
TIKTOK CEO Shou Chew met president-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Monday (Dec 16) just weeks before the popular video app is expected…
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TikTok files emergency appeal with Supreme Court to block ban
What's New TikTok filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court on Monday in an effort to block a federal law that would effectively ban…
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TikTok asks Supreme Court to temporarily block looming US ban
TIKTOK asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to temporarily block a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the popular online…
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US court rejects Tiktok request to temporarily halt pending US ban
A US appeals court on Friday (Dec 13) rejected an emergency bid by TikTok to temporarily block a law that would require its Chinese parent…
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Opinion: The TikTok court case has staggering implications for free speech in America
The free speech implications of the coming ban on TikTok in the United States are staggering and unprecedented. On Friday, the U.S. Court…
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TikTok loses court bid to stop U.S. ban. Supreme Court appeal is expected
TikTok’s future in the U.S. remains in jeopardy after the popular social video app on Friday lost a major court battle as it tries to…
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Scholz opposes ban on far-right Alternative for Germany
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday said he currently opposes banning the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). He said domestic…
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El Salvador president proposes ending country's metals mining ban
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele proclaimed himself in favor of mining gold in the Central America…
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Fireworks imports continue to rise in Germany after pandemic-era ban
The amount of fireworks being imported into Germany remains noticeably below the pre-coronavirus pandemic levels, although it has risen so…
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Trump wanted to ban TikTok. Will his return to office help save it?
The fate of TikTok in the U.S. has been up in the air since 2020, when then-President Trump moved to ban the popular video app because of…