The new rule was announced amid concerns the Chinese regime is stealing U.S. technology and rapidly expanding its military and intelligence capabilities.
The price of success—in this case achieving revenue of over $10 million—is a bill for its share of the Telecommunications Development Levy, the Commission says.
‘TikTok tells parents its platform is safe for kids, but our investigation reveals that nothing could be further from the truth,’ state AG Mike Hilgers said.
Massachusetts’s highest court ruled that the state’s wiretap law doesn’t apply to websites tracking user activity, raising questions about digital privacy gaps.
The Commission urged Apple to enhance protections for children and users against online dangers like terrorist content and technology-facilitated abuse.
‘[It’s wrong] to provide wide capacities to suppress information and then to provide carve-outs for areas that are regarded as legitimate,’ said the ACL.
A new code aimed at restricting underage access to porn and gambling sites will be submitted for approval but there’s no indication of how it'll be implemented.
The lawsuit follows several legal challenges brought by Chinese tech industry leaders accused of contributing to the CCP’s military-civil fusion strategy.