The bill puts the second-most-populous state at the center of a debate over whether and how to regulate the use of smartphones by children and teenagers.
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Trump Extends TikTok Deadline Once More: ‘Pushing For A Bidding War With China’
President Donald Trump has extended the deadline for the popular social media app TikTok, for the next 75 days — pushing for a bidding war with China.
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TikTok Facing Federal Lawsuit Over Alleged Child Privacy Violations
TikTok and parent company ByteDance brace themselves as the Department of Justice (DOJ) officially filed its lawsuit, alleging that the social media platform illegally collected data from its underage users.
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Apple charged with breaching EU tech rules, faces another probe
EU antitrust regulators charged on Monday that Apple breached the bloc’s tech rules, a charge that could result in a hefty fine for the iPhone maker.
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US court to hear challenges to potential TikTok ban in September
A U.S. appeals court set a fast-track schedule to consider the legal challenges to a new law requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
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TikTok Sues U.S. Government Over Potential Ban
TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have filed a lawsuit against the United States government over the potential ban of the app.
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