Politics: Page 6

Business News

A Deal Between TikTok and U.S.-Based Oracle Will Need Beijing's Approval, the App's Owner ByteDance Said

ByteDance wants to keep its share of the video app as part of the deal, but President Donald Trump told a press briefing Wednesday he was "not prepared to sign off" on it.

Business News

Why Is Kim Kardashian West Boycotting Instagram Today?

She and a group of celebrities including Katy Perry, Michael B. Jordan and Leonardo DiCaprio are calling for action from Instagram's parent company, Facebook.

Leadership

Buying Into a Political Brand: 5 Things That Matter to Voters

Voters sift through promises and policies the same way consumers choose which products and services to buy.

Leadership

'Daily Show' Creator Lizz Winstead's Entrepreneurial Fight for Reproductive Rights

The comedian, author and activist talks about her upcoming virtual charity concert and the "bake-sale" approach to raising funds for social justice.

Business News

Facebook Wants to Pay You to Deactivate Your Account

It's part of an academic study to see how much influence the platform has on the 2020 election.

Business News

Entrepreneurs Against Dictatorship: Lukashenko's Regime Hurts Belarusian-American Founders

U.S. tech companies founded by Belarusians have long been a source of pride for Europe's last dictator, Alexander Lukashenko. Now, as entrepreneurs are challenging his 26-year-old rule, they are feeling the same pressure as everyone else. Silicon Valley startups have also taken a hit.

Business News

Trump's War on TikTok Might Force Companies to Choose Between Doing Business With the U.S. or China

Chinese-owned TikTok is under pressure from President Donald Trump to sell its U.S. operations or face a ban - but China responded last week by implementing new export rules that could give it power to veto the sale.

Business News

Report: Walmart Wants to Jointly Acquire TikTok With Microsoft

'We are confident that a Walmart and Microsoft partnership would meet both the expectations of U.S. TikTok users while satisfying the concerns of U.S. government regulators,' the retail giant tells CNBC.

Business News

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer Resigns

Mayer, citing pressure from the White House to ban the social network over its ties to China, is also stepping down as COO of parent company ByteDance.

Social Media

5 Ways to Step into TikTok

If you want to attract young people, consider creating videos on TikTok in communities that dovetail with what your business offers.

Business News

Facebook, Google, Twitter Vow to Protect 2020 Presidential Election

Facebook also launched its own digital Voter Information Center.

Business News

Biden Picks Kamala Harris, His Former 2020 Rival, to Be His Vice Presidential Running Mate

The 55-year-old former California attorney general will be the first Black woman to be nominated by either major party for vice president.

Business News

TikTok Bans Deepfakes, Expands Fact-Checking to Fight Election Misinformation

The social network announced three new measures to combat fake news during the 2020 presidential race.

Business News

17-Year-Old Arrested in Florida for Hacking High-Profile Twitter Accounts

Officials in Florida say a local teenager named Graham Ivan Clark has been charged with hijacking dozens of Twitter accounts belonging to celebrities and selling access to them.