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New York Mayor Mamdani puts city’s government back on TikTok

South China Morning Post · · 229 words · By Associated Press
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“New York Mayor Mamdani puts city’s government back on TikTok”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — While TikTok remains accessible to civilians in most countries and regions, a minority — including India, Iran, China (Foreign app; not Douyin), and Afghanistan — have imposed nationwide bans. In the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_TikTok
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Libs of TikTok is the username of various American anti-LGBTQ and far-right social-media accounts operated by Chaya Raichik ( KHAH-yə RY-chik), a former real estate agent. Raichik uses the accounts to…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is an American technology company established in January 2026 to oversee TikTok's operations in the United States. It was formed to address U.S. national security concern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok_USDS
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“The city’s top official, himself a social media star, has reversed a ban on the app that was sparked by concerns over its Chinese links”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — While TikTok remains accessible to civilians in most countries and regions, a minority — including India, Iran, China (Foreign app; not Douyin), and Afghanistan — have imposed nationwide bans. In the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_TikTok
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The short-form video-hosting service TikTok was under a de jure nationwide ban in the United States from January 19, 2025, until January 22, 2026, due to the US government's concerns over potential us…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efforts_to_ban_TikTok_in_the_U…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is an American technology company established in January 2026 to oversee TikTok's operations in the United States. It was formed to address U.S. national security concern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok_USDS
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“Almost three years ago, New York City joined governments across the country in banning TikTok from its phones over security concerns about the Chinese links”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Becoming Chinese is a social media trend popularized by Generation Z. This trend is particularly prevalent among those living in the West who adopt norms and traditions typically associated with Chine…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — While TikTok remains accessible to civilians in most countries and regions, a minority — including India, Iran, China (Foreign app; not Douyin), and Afghanistan — have imposed nationwide bans. In the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_of_TikTok
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is an American technology company established in January 2026 to oversee TikTok's operations in the United States. It was formed to address U.S. national security concern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTok_USDS
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“Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the reversal of the TikTok ban on the app itself”
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“The city will now allow agencies to start posting again on the short-form social media site as long as departments follow a set of security precautions”
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“The prohibition was established by Eric Adams, Mamdani’s predecessor, in 2023, as the federal government and many US states restricted the app from government-owned devices over concerns that its parent company, ByteDance, could share data with the Chinese government”
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“TikTok had waved off the governments’ worries as unfounded. Since then it has reached an agreement to spin off its US operation in a move to alleviate those concerns and avoid a wider ban in the country”
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“In a memo on Tuesday, NYC Cyber Command, which is in charge of safeguarding city systems against cyber threats, wrote that the change was about broadening the city’s communications reach”
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