Chinese govt’s nod must to sell TikTok under fresh tech export curbs

ByteDance will be required to seek the Chinese government’s approval to sell the US operations of its short-video TikTok app under new restrictions that Beijing imposed on the export of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, according to a person familiar with the matter.

AI interface technologies such as speech and text recognition, and those that analyse data to make personalised content recommendations, were added to a revised list of export-control products published on the Ministry of Commerce’s website late on Friday. Government permits will be required for overseas transfers to “safeguard national economic security,” it said.