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Canada Orders Shutdown of TikTok’s Business in Country, App Access to Continue
Canada on Wednesday ordered Chinese-owned TikTok’s business in the country to be dissolved, citing national-security risks, but added the government…
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Australia Proposes ‘World-Leading’ Ban on Social Media for Children Under 16
The Australian government will legislate for a ban on social media for children under 16, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said…
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How Track Star became your favorite musician’s favorite TikTok show
Guess the artist, win five bucks. Whether you’re a random person on the streets of New York, an A-list celebrity,…
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A TikTok alternative called Loops is coming for the fediverse
The fediverse answer to TikTok is on its way. Signups opened this week for Loops, a short-form looping video app…
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How Twin Tour Golf became minigolf sensations on TikTok
In September of 2023, Danny and Steven Sanicki played a round of minigolf. The Sanickis are twins, are both competitive…
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Social Media Users Lack Control Over Data Used by AI, US FTC Says
Social media companies collect, share and process vast troves of information about their users while offering little transparency or control,…
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TikTok faces a skeptical panel of judges in its existential fight against the US government
TikTok — an app used to by 170 million Americans — now has its future resting in the hands of three judges.…
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Meta, Snap, and TikTok partner to stop the spread of suicide and self-harm content
Meta, Snap, and TikTok have founded a new program called Thrive to help stop the spread of graphic content depicting…
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TikTok adds in-app hubs for videos about movies and TV shows
TikTok will now create in-app hubs for movies and TV shows and place them directly on fan-made videos. The feature,…
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US sues TikTok for collecting kids’ data without parents’ permission
The Department of Justice is suing TikTok for allegedly letting kids under 13 make accounts without their parents’ permission and…
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TikTok is one of Microsoft’s biggest AI cloud computing customers
Microsoft’s cloud AI business was on track to earn $1 billion in annual revenue, according to The Information, but the…
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TikTok makes its First Amendment case
TikTok says that the government didn’t adequately consider viable alternative options before charging ahead with a law that could ban…
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