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TikTok knew its algorithm harmed kids, accidentally revealed internal documents show
Officials across 14 states are suing TikTok for what they say is an addictive algorithm that endang…
Kenneth Niemeyer,Laura Italia…
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FTC chair Lina Khan explained how Americans lost their privacy protections to Big Tech
FTC Chair Lina Khan said in a "60 Minutes" interview that hundreds of acquisitions by Big Tech play…
Lloyd Lee
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TikTok is fighting for its life in US court — and it's on track to lose, former DOJ official says
A former Department of Justice official told BI that he believes the three-judge panel will rule "d…
Natalie Musumeci,Dan Whateley
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VPN demand surges in Brazil despite legal threat to fine users nearly $9,000 a day for using workarounds to access X
Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes threatened big fines if citizens used VPNs to access X after th…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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TikTok leaders are pretty surprised that a bill to ban TikTok is zooming through Congress: report
Proposed legislation to ban TikTok was put up for a vote and unanimously approved by the House Ener…
Hannah Getahun
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TikTok slapped with a $368 million fine in Europe for failing to protect children's privacy
TikTok has been hit with a $368 million fine by European regulators for breaching data privacy rule…
Rebecca Rommen,Associated Pre…
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TikTok confirms that China-based employees can access US user data, but only through an 'approval process'
TikTok's CEO sent a letter to nine Republican senators after a BuzzFeed News report shined a new li…
Travis Clark
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Billionaire real estate investor Frank McCourt wants to buy TikTok — but he's not interested in the algorithm
McCourt wants to change TikTok's basic business to an open-source model that allows users and creat…
Shubhangi Goel
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TikTok's pressure campaign accidentally proved Congress' fears
TikTok urged users to call their local reps in protest of a potential ban, angering Congressional m…
Geoff Weiss
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3 theories to explain Trump's TikTok flip-flop
Donald Trump once wanted to ban TikTok, and now he's against a ban. There are a few theories about …
Peter Kafka
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These 50 Democrats and 15 Republicans voted against a bill that could lead to a TikTok ban
Despite easily clearing the House and having the backing of President Biden, the bill faces an unce…
Bryan Metzger
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The average TikTok user in the US is an adult 'well past college age,' CEO says
TikTok's CEO Shou Zi Chew revealed the demographic info ahead of his testimony Thursday in front of…
Grace Mayer
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Legal experts say the TikTok divest-or-ban bill could stand up in court despite being a free-speech disaster
TikTok has a strong First-Amendment argument to challenge Congress' divest-or-ban bill. It may stil…
Dan Whateley
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Millions of TikTok users watched Maya and Sebastian vanish into the night. Now the children have emerged to tell their painful story.
Maya and Sebastian were taken from their father last fall and placed into court-ordered parental al…
Olivia Gentile
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Ron DeSantis just signed a bill barring Florida kids under 14 from using TikTok, SnapChat, and Instagram
The bill also states that 14- and 15-year-olds aren't allowed to have accounts unless their parents…
Matthew Loh
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The proposed TikTok ban has been deemed unconstitutional by some, but framing around national security could help advance it
The bipartisan bill that could lead to the banning of TikTok in the US could be bolstered by its fr…
Natalie Musumeci
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China's social media platforms, including the country's TikTok and its version of Instagram, are set to show users' locations based on their IP addresses
Users cannot disable the feature, the social media platforms said, noting that they are designed to…
Waiyee Yip
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TikTok had a 'list' of users who viewed LGBTQ posts raising alarm as the company faces scrutiny over ties to China
TikTok employees could learn who was watching LGBTQ posts on the app, WSJ reports, as the company's…
Sindhu Sundar
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TikTok's head of cybersecurity is stepping down amid rising privacy concerns on the Chinese-owned app
TikTok's Chief Security Officer is stepping back later this year. The move comes amid calls to inve…
Samantha Delouya
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While TikTok's future is unknown, micro-business owners continue to rely on it — including one founder who shared 3 tips for marketing and going viral
Micro businesses don't need an advertising budget to go TikTok viral. Founders should post content …