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TikTok accidentally blocked Hollywood writers strike videos while casting a QAnon net
TikTok videos about the Hollywood writers strike were temporarily blocked as the platform attempted to moderate QAnon conspiracy theories. Media…
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Apple, Meta, Other Tech Giants Brace for Rollout of EU’s Digital Services Act
More than a dozen of the world’s biggest tech companies face unprecedented legal scrutiny, as the European Union’s sweeping Digital…
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The fight over what’s real (and what’s not) on dissociative identity disorder TikTok
Earlier this year, Dr. Matthew A. Robinson — a clinician and researcher at Harvard Medical School’s largest psychiatric facility, McLean…
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Chinese Tech Firms Baidu, TikTok-owner ByteDance, Tencent, Alibaba Order Nvidia AI Chips Worth $5 Billion: Report
China’s internet giants are rushing to acquire high-performance Nvidia chips vital for building generative artificial intelligence systems, making orders worth…
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Snapchat Said to Be Under Scrutiny From UK Watchdog Over Underage Users
Britain’s data regulator is gathering information on Snapchat to establish whether the US instant messaging app is doing enough to…
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China Announces Two-Hour Daily Limit on Children’s Phone Screen Time, Tech Shares Tumble
China’s cyberspace regulator said on Wednesday children under the age of 18 should be limited to a maximum of two…
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Australian Lawmakers Recommend Potential WeChat Ban on Government Devices
A senate committee investigating how foreign powers use social media to interfere in Australia has recommended a swathe of rules…
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Meta’s Reels Revenue Gets AI Boost to Close in on TikTok, Set to Jump to $10 Billion This Year
Reels, Meta Platforms’ answer to viral short-form video app TikTok, elicited eyerolls when it launched in 2020 and was regarded…
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TikTok Opens Its Research Software to Researchers in Europe as Part of Transparency Push
Short-video app TikTok on Thursday opened up its research software to researchers in Europe ahead of new EU rules requiring…
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TikTok Music rolls out to Australia, Mexico, and Singapore for testing
TikTok is rolling out its new subscription-based music streaming platform — aptly named TikTok Music — to new markets, almost…
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TikTok is introducing iPhone passkey support
The next TikTok trend is passkeys on iPhones. The social media app is announcing support for the logins that try…
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US Justice Department Plans to Block Judge Ruling Limiting Government Contact With Social Media Firms
The U.S. Justice Department on Monday sought to block a judge’s order that barred some federal agencies and officials from…
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