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Beijing, Aug 5 (EFE/EPA).- Microsoft has been reportedly in talks to buy a Chinese-owned social media app TikTok after US President Donald Trump said he wanted to ban the app in the country over fears that user data was being shared with China’s government.TikTok has some 80 million users in the US and is one of the fastest growing social media platforms. It has a particularly strong market among adolescents and young adults, and is also used by celebrities. (Camera: WU HONG)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF MICROSOFT OFFICE IN BEIJING, CHINA.
New York has filed a lawsuit against Sprint Nextel for $100 million worth of sales taxes. Sony plans to launch its online photo sharing service. UK's BarclayCard introduced the Barclay PayTag. Start ups are vying for attention at DEMO Spring in Santa Clara.
The US House of Representatives passes a bill that would force TikTok to divest from parent company ByteDance and another bill to counter China and provide aid to Taiwan. IMAGES
Kyrgyzstan appears to have blocked TikTok after the Central Asian country's security services called to restrict the social media app to "protect children". Kyrgyzstan's digital ministry on April 16 said it had "informed telecommunications operators of the need to limit access to TikTok, based on a decision by the security services". IMAGES
The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approves a bill that would force Tiktok to divest from its Chinese owner or get banned from the United States. The lawmakers voted 352 in favor of the proposed law and 65 against, in a rare moment of bipartisan unity in politically divided Washington. IMAGES
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