A marketing campaign brief obtained by WIRED reveals how the Chinese app is trying to capitalize on its sudden international popularity.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/rednote-is-asking-american-influencers-to-promote-its-app/
China, TikTok, Apps, influencer, Chinese, tech policy
Less than 24 hours after the app went dark, TikTok says President-elect Donald Trump has given it the reassurance it needs to resume service in the US.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-is-back/
TikTok, Donald Trump, tech policy, Joe Biden, China, First Amendment, politics
Lemon8, CapCut, and Gauth are among the other victims of the US ban on ByteDance-owned apps.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/bytedance-tiktok-ban-lemon8-capcut-gauthai-app-stores/
TikTok, Social Media, content moderation, ByteDance, China
TikTok is now unavailable in the United States—and getting around the ban isn’t as simple as using a VPN. Here’s what you need to know.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-get-around-the-us-tiktok-ban/
privacy, Apps, Social Media, security, TikTok, China, national security
After President Biden declined to reassure Apple, Google, and Oracle that they wouldn’t be fined for giving Americans access to TikTok, the app’s hopes now hang on president-elect Trump.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-ban-officially-in-effect/
TikTok, Donald Trump, apple, Google, app stores, China, Joe Biden
Plus: New details emerge about China’s cyber espionage against the US, the FBI remotely uninstalls malware on 4,200 US devices, and victims of the PowerSchool edtech breach reveal what hackers stole.
security roundup, China, cybersecurity, hacking, security, FBI, education
Waymo confirms to WIRED that its planned partnership with Chinese-owned automaker Zeekr remains “on track.”
Source https://www.wired.com/story/waymo-finds-a-way-around-us-restrictions-on-chinese-evs/
China, Electric Vehicles, Waymo
As the US faces “the worst telecommunications hack in our nation’s history,” by China’s Salt Typhoon hackers, the outgoing FCC chair is determined to bolster network security if it’s the last thing she does.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/the-fccs-jessica-rosenworcel-isnt-leaving-without-a-fight/
China, FCC, politics, telecoms, Broadband, hackers, national security, cyberattacks, cybersecurity
Job listings posted in China this week indicate that Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, is struggling to handle an influx of new users joining the platform from TikTok.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/xiaohongshu-english-moderators-red-note/
TikTok, China, Social Media, content moderation, Apps, Policy
Plus: Apple offers $1 million to hack its AI cloud infrastructure, Iranian hackers successfully peddle stolen Trump campaign docs, Russia hacks the nation of Georgia, and a “cyberattack” that wasn’t.
Source https://www.wired.com/story/trump-vance-phones-verizon-hack/
security roundup, cybersecurity, China, Russia, hacking, Donald Trump, apple, 2024 election, security
