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For the moment, this is an end to this. ByteDance, parent company of the TikTok video platform, refuses to sell the application in the United States. The Chinese group has been under pressure for many months, accused of numerous evils: espionage for the benefit of the Chinese Communist Party, stupidization of youth, manipulation of brains and algorithms promoting addiction. The recent release of the TikTok Lite function, offering rewards based on time spent, has only further widened the gap between ByteDance and the American and European authorities.
Washington has also just promulgated a law forcing TikTok to sever its ties with its Chinese parent company, under penalty of being banned in the United States. The platform has nine months to run. The application risks exclusion from Apple and Google application stores in the United States. In recent months, it had already been banned from professional, but also personal, telephones of members of the American administration, but also of the army.
Watch out for the DSA
“We will continue to fight for your rights in the courts. The facts and the Constitution are on our side and we expect to prevail,” TikTok boss Shou Zi Chew, a Singaporean, assured his subscribers, reports AFP. The group has 170 million users in the United States.
ByteDance also has problems in Europe, with the European Commission. The Chinese group has decided to suspend for 60 days the function of its new sister application TikTok Lite, which pays viewers with vouchers based on the time spent watching videos. A voluntary choice, but forced by the investigation launched by the Commission, on behalf of the DSA, the Digital service act, which regulates large digital platforms and strengthens consumer protection. In Europe, however, the debate on banning a Chinese TikTok is not completely open.
La Story is a podcast from “Echos” presented by Pierrick Fay. This episode was recorded in April 2023. Editor-in-chief: Clémence Lemaistre. Guests: Florian Dèbes (journalist at “Echos”) and Julien Pillot (teacher-researcher at Inseec Grande Ecole). Director: Willy Ganne. Production and editing manager: Michèle Warnet. Music: Théo Boulenger. Graphic identity: Upian. Photo: TikTok. Sounds: France 24, mathouasmr, TF1, France 2, coachingtiktokcpte1, sanamdoui, TikTok.
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