From Pet Cemetery Owner to Identity Thief to Best-Selling Ghostwriter(nytimes.com)

21 points by samclemens 3 years ago | 10 comments

You Paid $1k for an iPhone, but Apple Still Controls It(nytimes.com)

100 points by giuliomagnifico 2 years ago | 93 comments

Birds Build Nests from Anti-Bird Spikes(nytimes.com)

182 points by dwighttk 3 years ago | 75 comments

A subtle change to the iPhone’s contact-sharing permissions(nytimes.com)

74 points by 2OEH8eoCRo0 2 years ago | 113 comments

A.I. Companies Agree to Safeguards After Pressure from the White House(nytimes.com)

49 points by insane_dreamer 3 years ago | 38 comments

The end of the magic world’s 50-year grudge(nytimes.com)

48 points by CharlesW 3 years ago | 82 comments

Senate Bill to Ban TikTok(congress.gov)

485 points by WUMBOWUMBO 3 years ago | 440 comments

Congress.gov page for S.686, the RESTRICT Act, a 118th Congress Senate bill sponsored by Sen. Mark Warner, introduced March 7, 2023 and referred to the Commerce Committee.

TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users(nbcnews.com)

714 points by Leary 1 year ago | 2270 comments

NBC News article reporting that TikTok began restoring service for U.S. users after President-elect Trump gave assurances to its service providers.

Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, but Trump might offer lifeline(cnbc.com)

933 points by kjhughes 1 year ago | 2431 comments

CNBC news article reporting that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the TikTok ban law, setting the stage for U.S. users to begin losing access on Sunday.

Trudeau government bans TikTok from operating in Canada(cbc.ca)

627 points by empressplay 1 year ago | 360 comments

CBC News report that the Canadian government ordered TikTok to wind down its Canadian operations after a national security review, while Canadians can still use the app.

TikTok Owner Had 'Backdoor' for CCP Access to US Data, Lawsuit Alleges(businessinsider.com)

502 points by consumer451 3 years ago | 347 comments

Business Insider article on a lawsuit alleging TikTok owner ByteDance maintained a backdoor allowing Chinese Communist Party access to US user data.

TikTok users can't upload anti-ICE videos. The company blames tech issues(cnn.com)

1304 points by kotaKat 9 months ago | 853 comments

CNN Business article reporting that TikTok users say they cannot upload anti-ICE videos, which the company attributes to technical issues.