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FTC Order Bans Anonymous Messaging App from Serving Minors

Perkins Coie on 8/21/2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Los Angeles County District Attorney on July 9, 2024, announced a complaint and proposed stipulated order against NGL Labs, LLC, and two NGL co-founders concerning the “NGL: ask me...more

The Clock is Ticking on TikTok – How Employers Can Prepare for TikTok Ban

Fisher Phillips on 5/16/2024

Employers and businesses are in limbo on how to prepare for a post-TikTok world after Congress passed legislation giving the social media app’s Chinese owner nine months to either sell the company or be banned throughout the...more

Privacy Tip #397 – TikTok and ByteDance File Suit Against the United States

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 5/9/2024

As threatened, TikTok, Inc. and ByteDance, Ltd., the owner of the TikTok app, filed suit against the United States on May 7, 2024, alleging that the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act...more

Aid Package Signed by President Biden Includes Divestiture of TikTok Requirement

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 4/25/2024

President Biden signed a historical aid package into law on Tuesday that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific region. The package also includes a bill increasing sanctions on Russian assets and requiring...more

Beyond TikTok: Unraveling the American Data Dilemma

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP on 4/16/2024

The recent passage of H.R.7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the “Act”), by the House of Representatives aims to restrict TikTok to U.S. users unless the platform’s parent...more

U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill to Ban TikTok Unless Divested from ByteDance

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 3/14/2024

Yesterday, with broad bipartisan support, the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly (352-65) to support the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, designed to begin the process...more

Privacy Tip #391 – Potential Ban on TikTok in US Follows Ban in Other Countries

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 3/14/2024

The bill that passed in the U.S. House of Representatives potentially banning TikTok’s use in the U.S. is not a novel idea. The federal government has already banned TikTok’s use for federal employees, some states have banned...more

The FAR Council’s Implementation of the “No TikTok on Government Devices Act” - Applicability, Limited Exceptions and the FAR...

Polsinelli on 6/27/2023

Background - In December of 2022, Congress passed the “No TikTok on Government Devices Act” as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to address the risks presented by the app to sensitive government data. This...more

Financial Daily Dose 8.24.2020 | Top Story: TikTok Confirms Plans to Sue U.S. over Recent Executive Orders Targeting App

Robins Kaplan LLP on 8/24/2020

More on TikTok’s plans to sue the U.S. over the White House’s recent executive orders seeking to block the app on American soil and force its owner, ByteDance, to sell its American assets. The company intends to argue that...more

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