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Multiple Reddit moderator accounts have been compromised and abused to post pro-Trump messages on a variety of subreddits. The hackers appear to have targeted moderator accounts that did not have two-factor authentication enabled, and leveraged their rights to modify subreddits or even remove moderator accounts that had fewer rights.
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered a sweeping but unspecified ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of consumer apps TikTok and WeChat, although it remains unclear if he has the legal authority to actually ban the apps from the U.S. The twin executive orders - one for each app - take effect in 45 days. The administration has provided no specific evidence that TikTok has made U.S. users' data available to the Chinese government.
United States president Donald Trump has issued two executive orders banning Chinese messaging service WeChat and made-in-China-but-only-operating-abroad social network TikTok, and labelling the two a "Threat". Which is five days after the September 15 deadline president Trump has given Microsoft to do a deal to buy some of TikTok.
United States president Donald Trump has issued two executive orders banning Chinese messaging service WeChat and made-in-China-but-only-operating-abroad social network TikTok, and labelling the two a "Threat". Which is five days after the September 15 deadline president Trump has given Microsoft to do a deal to buy some of TikTok.
China has accused the US of abusing its national security laws to target Chinese companies after Washington threatened to ban video-sharing app TikTok from its shores last week. On Saturday, the Trump administration vowed to "Close down" the Chinese-owned video-sharing app unless it is bought by a "Very American" company within 45 days.
The US House of Representatives has passed a spending bill which includes a $500m election security provision. Specifically, the half-billion goes to the US Election Assistance Commission and will give states money that will be used to replace electronic voting machines with ones that provide a paper trail of results.
The US House of Representatives has passed a spending bill which includes a $500m election security provision. Specifically, the half-billion goes to the US Election Assistance Commission and will give states money that will be used to replace electronic voting machines with ones that provide a paper trail of results.
Microsoft announced Sunday it would continue talks to acquire the US operations of popular video-sharing app TikTok, after meeting with President Donald Trump who seemingly backed off his earlier threats to ban the Chinese-owned platform. "Following a conversation between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and President Donald J Trump, Microsoft is prepared to continue discussions to explore a purchase of TikTok in the United States," the company said in a statement, acknowledging the "Importance of addressing the President's concerns" over national security.
President Donald Trump said Friday he will bar fast-growing social media app TikTok from the United States as American authorities have raised concerns the service could be a tool for Chinese intelligence. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump said: "As far as TikTok is concerned, we're banning them from the United States."
The CIA is running a secret cyberwar including Russian-style hack-and-leak operations with little or no oversight, US officials have warned. The approval for the operations stems from a National Security Presidential Memorandum signed in 2018 by President Trump which has long been known about but the contents of which remain top secret.