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Conditional Approval
Canada reaches an agreement for TikTok to stay, provided it meets specific safety mandates.
SCMP Report
South China Morning Post brings global attention to the 'digital public shaming' campaign.
Free Nora Investigation
Feminist collective Free Nora publishes findings on Doubao's exploitation for deepfakes.
Market Data Released
QuestMobile reports Doubao has 155M weekly active users, leading the Chinese AI market.
Legal Challenge
TikTok files a judicial review against the dissolution order in Canadian federal court.
Dissolution Order
The Canadian government orders TikTok Technology Canada Inc. to wind down its business operations.
Device Ban
Canada bans TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices due to security risks.
The Canadian government has reached an agreement allowing TikTok to maintain its operations in the country, provided the platform adheres to rigorous new safety and security protocols. This resolution follows a multi-year national security review that previously threatened the company's local corporate infrastructure.
ByteDance's Doubao chatbot is under fire after reports revealed its safety protocols are being systematically bypassed to create non-consensual pornographic deepfakes. A grassroots investigation by Free Nora uncovered a coordinated 'digital public shaming' campaign leveraging a coded prompt system known as 'fenjue' to circumvent moderation.