May 07, 2024

What does the TikTok ban mean? NetworkTigers explains

TikTok’s origins began with ByteDance, a Chinese company founded in 2012 that achieved success via a news aggregator called Toutiao that focused on an exclusively Chinese audience. Following Toutiao, ByteDance launched Douyin in 2016. This video-sharing app became a success in China, so ByteDance created a version for the international market called TikTok.

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Politicians viewed the platform’s tremendous growth and apparent inclination towards censorship in favor of Chinese interests as a potential national security threat.

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News roundup Mon, May 6, 2024

Stories, news, politics and events impacting the network industry during the last week.

1. US government warning about North Korean spoofing emails
2. Indonesia is hotbed for spyware
3. Dropbox Sign discloses breach affecting all users
4. Affiliate of REvil ransomware gang receives 13-year prison sentence
5. US government releases resources addressing threats posed by AI
6. Traveler details exposed in Qantas Airways app
7. Change Healthcare unprotected by multi-factor authentication
8. UK law set to ban default device passwords
9. Nation-state actors appear to be using Africa as a testing ground for cyberattacks
10. Fraudulent US Post Office websites get more traffic than the real thing

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