TikTok to create 200 new jobs in Ireland as company files last-minute petition against Trump order

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TikTok faces a Thursday deadline to restructure ownership of the app in the United States to meet US security concerns.

Cormac Keenan, Head of Trust and Safety TikTok; Taoiseach Micheal Martin TD; and on left Martin Shanahan, CEO IDA Ireland. Image: MAXWELLS DUBLIN Cormac Keenan, Head of Trust and Safety TikTok; Taoiseach Micheal Martin TD; and on left Martin Shanahan, CEO IDA Ireland. Image: MAXWELLS DUBLIN CHINESE-OWNED VIDEO-SHARING app TikTok is set to create two hundred new jobs in Ireland over the next three months.

The company had also previously announced plans to establish a European data centre here over the next two years. The €420 million data centre, the company’s first in Europe, is to be operational by 2022 and signals TikTok’s “long-term commitment” to Ireland. “In less than a year, Ireland has rapidly become a vital centre for both our European and global operations,” Vanessa Pappas, Interim Head of TikTok said.

In its court petition, TikTok asked for more time, saying it has not received enough feedback on its proposed solution.

 

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Leo the leak , Meehole the spineless and Eamon the cabbage 🥬

Wow just wow that’s all I can say, CCP is out to try and rule the world

We don't need the CCP here. There is enough sneaky tricks being done here.

Yay, more Chinese intelligence operatives in Ireland

And the corrupt Mehole Martin will tweet that he was behind it all....

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