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Trump Considers 90-Day TikTok Ban Extension

President-elect Donald Trump is considering a 90-day extension to a US law banning TikTok after the platform threatened to shut down on January 19th; the White House called the threat a ploy, and Trump will announce his decision Monday.

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Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban, Citing National Security

The Supreme Court upheld a ban on TikTok, prioritizing national security concerns over user access, with the app potentially unavailable on Sunday unless its Chinese owner sells its U.S. operations, creating significant uncertainty for its 170 million American users.

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TikTok Ban Delayed Amid Supreme Court Ruling and Shifting Political Landscape

The US Supreme Court upheld a ban on TikTok, but the Justice Department delayed enforcement, allowing time to sever ties with ByteDance and sell US operations. President Biden deferred the decision to Trump, who has changed his stance since 2020.

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US TikTok Ban Looms: Circumvention Methods and Competitive Impacts

A US court ruling could ban TikTok on January 19th, impacting 170 million users who spend an average of 51 minutes daily on the app; potential workarounds include VPNs and sideloading, while competitors like Instagram and YouTube stand to gain.

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Ott Calls for Online Platform Regulation and Green Steel Plan B

German SPD politician Thomas Ott criticizes the lack of regulation on online platforms, citing unchecked hate speech and violence, and calls for market share caps and a "Platform State Treaty"; he also criticizes the lack of a plan B for the transition to green steel in NRW if hydrogen technology fa...

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Meta Relaxes Content Moderation in Response to Trump's Election

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on January 7th significant changes to the platform's content moderation policies, citing the election of Donald Trump as a "cultural turning point" and appointing Trump supporter Dana White to the board, in a move that illustrates the incoming president's influence...

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Supreme Court to Rule on TikTok Ban Friday

The Supreme Court might rule Friday on a federal ban against TikTok, potentially shutting down the app in the U.S. unless its Chinese owner, ByteDance, divests; justices have signaled they may uphold the ban.

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Biden Leaves TikTok's Fate to Trump After Congress Mandates Divestment

President Biden will not enforce a ban on TikTok before leaving office, leaving its fate to President-elect Trump who has reversed his prior position and now intends to keep the app available despite a congressional mandate for divestment by January 19th.

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Biden Warns of Oligarchy, Calls for Regulatory Reform and Constitutional Amendment

In his farewell address, President Biden warned of a dangerous concentration of power among wealthy individuals like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, comparing them to 19th-century monopolists and advocating for stronger regulations; he also called for constitutional amendments to limit presidential i...

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SEC Sues Elon Musk for Delayed Disclosure of Twitter Stock Ownership

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Elon Musk on Tuesday for failing to disclose his ownership of over 5% of Twitter's stock by mid-March 2022, allowing him to buy shares at artificially low prices, costing investors over \$150 million.

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US Weighs TikTok Ban, Musk Sale Possible

Facing a US ban by January 19th, TikTok's US operations may be sold to Elon Musk's X, due to national security concerns over its Chinese ownership and data access fears.

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Meta Scales Back DEI Initiatives, Replaces Fact-Checkers

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the scaling back of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and the replacement of external fact-checkers with community notes, citing concerns that DEI initiatives have gone too far and expressing support for a more masculine business culture; this follows simil...

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