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Protect your rights, TikTok CEO tells users ahead of US ban
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Isreal-Palestine: TikTok boss to meet EU chiefs over misinformation

TikTok announced on Friday that its CEO, Shou Zi Chew, will meet with EU antitrust director Didier Reynders, EU digital leader Vera Jourova, and EU industry chief Thierry Breton in Brussels next week. Chew’s second travel to Brussels coincides with increased regulatory scrutiny of TikTok’s involvement in spreading misinformation in the wake of the Israel-Hamas […]

Amazon, OnlyFans founder express interest as TikTok sale deadline nears
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TikTok denies promoting Palestine content

The short-form video app TikTok on Thursday refuted claims that the platform has promoted content in favour of Palestine stating that a hashtag showing support for Israel in its fight against Hamas had received more views than a pro-Palestine hashtag. The hashtag “standwithisrael” received 46 million views in the United States between October 7 and […]

White House leads TikTok acquisition deal
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Tech companies partner to combat AI-generated child abuse images

Tech companies TikTok, Snapchat, and Stability AI have committed to collaborating to combat artificial intelligence-generated images of child sex abuse. In the lead-up to a worldwide summit on AI safety that the UK is hosting this week, Britain unveiled the joint declaration on Monday at an event. The statement included the governments of the United […]

TikTok launches feature for quality sleep amid lawsuits
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TikTok, Meta, YouTube eye Indonesian e-commerce licences

Social media giants, TikTok, YouTube, and Meta are considering requesting e-commerce licences in Indonesia, Reuters reports. This is coming after social media commerce was outlawed in the biggest economy in Southeast Asia, according to those with knowledge of the debate. A month ago, Indonesia’s trade ministry outlawed online sales on social media, citing the need […]

Amazon, OnlyFans founder express interest as TikTok sale deadline nears
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TikTok removes false contents on Isreal-Palestine conflict

TikTok has stated it “immediately” took action to combat false information after the EU forwarded a warning to the platform following the Hamas attack on Israel. On Friday, the EU urged TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to “urgently step up” his efforts and “spell out” within 24 hours how the company was abiding by European […]

TikTok reassigns senior executive team
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TikTok launches feature for third-party posting

TikTok on Tuesday launched a new feature that will let users publish straight to the video platform via apps like Twitch, SocialPilot, and ByteDance’s CapCut, as well as other apps like Adobe’s AI-powered Premiere Pro and Adobe Express. It also improves on TikTok’s current “Share to” connections, which allow third-party apps to publish to TikTok […]

TikTok launches feature for quality sleep amid lawsuits
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Senegal gives conditions to lift TikTok ban

Senegalese officials on Thursday, refused to lift a ban on the social media app TikTok because they wanted the firm to sign a contract that would enable the development of a system to delete accounts. According to Communications Minister Moussa Bocar Thiam, “For the time being, the restriction is being maintained pending the conclusion of […]

TikTok launches campus verification to help students connect
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TikTok fined for violation of children’s data in Europe

TikTok was fined 345 million euros ($370 million) for violating EU privacy legislation pertaining to the processing of children’s personal data. According to a statement by Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner, the Chinese-owned short-video platform violated several EU privacy regulations between July 31, 2020, and December 31, 2020. The platform is popular among teens worldwide and […]

Australian children bypasses social media age limits - Report
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Indonesia to ban trading of goods on social media

Indonesia is planning to ban the sale of goods through social media, the deputy trade minister said at a parliamentary hearing on Tuesday. The country has argued that predatory pricing by e-commerce vendors on social media platforms was endangering offline markets in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. Direct transactions on social media are not particularly covered […]

TikTok launches feature for quality sleep amid lawsuits
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TikTok launches e-commerce platform in US

TikTok has launched its e-commerce operation in the United States after months of testing, according to a blog post on Tuesday. This is because its Chinese owner ByteDance aims to cash in on the success of the social media app. Through a number of features on its main app, TikTok is introducing online shopping in […]

Trump opens TikTok account amid pending ban deadline
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TikTok hires British NCC for data control

TikTok has hired British cybersecurity firm NCC to evaluate its data controls and protections and provide third-party verification. This is part of its “Project Clover” data security initiative. Due to rising worries about the startup, which is owned by the Chinese corporation ByteDance, and whether China’s government could gather user data to advance its interests, […]

TikTok launches feature for quality sleep amid lawsuits
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TikTok to open regional office in Kenya

Chinese-owned video platform, TikTok has disclosed that the company will open a regional office in the Eastern African country of Kenya. This is coming after the CEO of the company, Shou Zi Chew, met with Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday. Chew also announced that improper content would be taken down from the short-form video […]