The investigation appears to be linked to an admission by the app’s owner, ByteDance, that employees improperly obtained Americans’ data. The company said it had fired the workers involved.
TikTok skeptics now have a smoking gun.
The company’s internal investigation showed that the workers also obtained data on a small number of other US users.
New Delhi: Technology billionaire Elon Musk has announced the lifting of the ban on suspended Twitter accounts that have been charged doxxing in real time. He has received a lot of backlash for suspending the accounts of several journalists from CNN to The Washington Post to Mashable. Read also | Koo’s Twitter handle has been … Read more
The suspension, which was criticized by US and European lawmakers, could increase regulatory pressure on the social media platform — and Elon Musk’s other companies.
The social media service, which is owned by Elon Musk, said the accounts were suspended for “violating the Twitter Rules” but did not provide details.