Bobby Allyn appears in the following:
Facebook, Twitter And TikTok Say Wishing Trump's Death From COVID-19 Is Not Allowed
Friday, October 02, 2020
All three tech companies confirmed that posts expressing the hope that the president does not recover from COVID-19 will be removed for violating each platform's content policies.
U.S. Judge Halts Trump's TikTok Ban, Hours Before It Was Set To Start
Sunday, September 27, 2020
The decision grants TikTok a short-term reprieve, but the wildly popular app's fate still faces an extraordinary amount of uncertainty.
New DOJ Filing: TikTok's Owner Is 'A Mouthpiece' Of Chinese Communist Party
Saturday, September 26, 2020
In a new court filing, the Trump administration offers its most thorough explanation to date of why it considers the hit video-sharing app a national security threat.
TikTok: Even A Temporary Ban Could Make 90% Of Users Quit The App
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Lawyers for popular video app TikTok are asking a federal judge to block President Trump's order banning the app from taking effect on Sunday.
Trump's TikTok Deal: What Just Happened And Why Does It Matter?
Monday, September 21, 2020
President Trump is claiming victory after blessing a deal in which Oracle and Walmart will own a stake of TikTok, but experts wonder whether the terms of the agreement will really change anything.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration's U.S. WeChat Ban
Sunday, September 20, 2020
A judge in San Francisco said Trump's order targeting the popular Chinese-owned app has a "modest" basis in national security and represents a free speech violation for U.S. users of the app.
TikTok Ban Averted: Trump Gives Oracle-Walmart Deal His 'Blessing'
Sunday, September 20, 2020
U.S. tech company Oracle is joining hands with Walmart to become a technology partner with TikTok, an arrangement that satisfies the White House's concerns over the security of American user data.
The U.S. To Limit Access To TikTok And WeChat On Sunday
Friday, September 18, 2020
The U.S. Commerce Department says people in the U.S. won't be able to download or update the popular video-sharing app TikTok or the messaging app WeChat, starting Sunday.
U.S. Blocks Downloads of TikTok, WeChat, Starting Sunday
Friday, September 18, 2020
The Commerce Department says it will ban all U.S. business transactions with Chinese-owned apps WeChat and TikTok. The parent company ByteDance is under pressure to sell TikTok to a U.S. company.
U.S. To Bar Downloads Of TikTok, WeChat
Friday, September 18, 2020
As of Sunday, no mobile app store in the U.S. will be allowed to distribute or maintain the popular Chinese-owned apps, the Commerce Department says.
Trump Casts New Doubt On Any Deal To Keep TikTok Alive In U.S.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Trump also said he's been advised "there is no legal path" for the U.S. to keep a cut of whatever TikTok deal the government approves, an idea he had earlier floated.
Netflix CEO Embraces 'No Rules,' But Work Is Anything But Chill
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
In his new book No Rules Rules, Reed Hastings argues that in order for a creative workplace to succeed, it needs as few policies and rules as possible. Others say the culture is demoralizing.
Hastings Writes About Netflix's Cultural Reinvention In 'No Rules Rules'
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Netflix added 26 million subscribers so far this year. Reed Hastings co-founder and CEO of the streaming service credits the company's unorthodox office culture for its meteoric rise.
Oracle's Deal For TikTok May Not Include A Purchase
Monday, September 14, 2020
Oracle says it's ready to be a "trusted technology provider" for the hit video-sharing app. A bid for TikTok's U.S. operations by tech giant Microsoft has been rejected.
ByteDance Rejects Offers For TikTok's U.S. Operations
Monday, September 14, 2020
With its deadline to sell or be banned in the U.S. fast approaching, Chinese tech giant ByteDance said it will not sell TikTok to either Microsoft or Oracle. That's according to China state TV.
Fortnite Fight: CEO Explains Why He Launched War Against Apple, Google
Thursday, September 10, 2020
The Epic Games CEO tells NPR that the tech titans are abusing their power and exploiting developers by demanding a 30% cut of every app purchase made on a smartphone or tablet.
Epic Games Founder On The Lawsuit Against Tech Giants
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Last month, Epic Games sued Apple and Google over the commission fees they charge to download apps. Epic's founder, Timothy Sweeney, says tech giants control monopolies that have to be stopped.
They Teach Chinese Kids English Online. Now They're Caught In Trump's War On TikTok
Thursday, September 03, 2020
ByteDance-owned tutoring app GOGOKID employes about 4,000 American teachers. Trump's crack down on TikTok could mean those instructors will lose their jobs.
Facebook And Twitter Remove Russia-Backed Accounts Targeting Left-Leaning Voters
Tuesday, September 01, 2020
Researchers say one of the operation's goals was to steer left-leaning voters away from the Biden-Harris campaign ahead of the November election.
TikTok Workers Feel 'Anxiety,' 'Anger,' And 'Rage,' Amid Trump Crackdown
Saturday, August 29, 2020
TikTok employee Patrick Ryan has launched a legal challenge against the Trump administration to protect TikTok workers. The White House has given the popular app an ultimatum: Sell or be banned.