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The next TikTok could well be on the way to the U.S. before long
by
Scott Tong
and Jennifer Pak
Sep 22, 2020
The wildly popular video-sharing app may be the beginning of a new era in Chinese tech.
The WeChat ban will have economic effects, too
Sep 18, 2020
In addition to the bans on downloads and updates, users in the U.S. won’t be able to make payments through WeChat.
Oracle may be left out of TikTok's razor-sharp algorithm
by
Jennifer Pak
Sep 14, 2020
The wildly popular app relies on algorithm-based customizing that's helped glue users to their screens.
How TikTok and WeChat escalated the U.S.-China trade war
by
Molly Wood
and Jennifer Pak
Aug 7, 2020
President Trump's executive order restricts Chinese tech platforms. Correspondent Jennifer Pak discusses the future of competition in developing markets.
Why Microsoft wants TikTok and how the U.S. government feels about that
Aug 3, 2020
In the tech world, Microsoft is seen as the serious company that does grown-up stuff, so why does it want the social media platform?
Are the Big Tech companies breaking antitrust rules? Their CEOs testify before Congress.
Jul 29, 2020
Members of Congress believe that these companies are abusing their power. But have they done anything illegal?
Here's what civil rights leaders want from Facebook
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
, Rose Conlon
and Alex Schroeder
Jul 10, 2020
"It shouldn't be my nonprofit that has to be monitoring and focusing its energy on a corporation that makes $70 billion a year," said Color of Change President Rashad Robinson.
For public good, not for profit.
The social media advertising boycott goes global
by
David Brancaccio
, Erika Beras
and Alex Schroeder
Jun 29, 2020
The campaign to get companies to stop buying social media advertising already has support from companies like Verizon, Patagonia and Unilever.
Facebook is going to let users turn off political ads
by
David Brancaccio
, Nova Safo
and Alex Schroeder
Jun 17, 2020
The move comes as civil rights groups call for major advertisers to boycott Facebook, and the Trump administration reportedly proposes legislation on social media platforms.
How Trump's executive order would change social media and the internet
by
Molly Wood
May 29, 2020
Without the 1996 law Section 230, the internet as we know it would not exist.