Former Trump official said that the video sharing platform TikTok is cocaine amid serious western allegations against the app. Keith Krach, the undersecretary of State for economic growth, in the former President Trump administration argued that TikTok preys on children due to the way it is programmed.
In a series of TikTok bans across Europe, Canada, and the US, the UK is set to ban TikTok citing security concerns. The Chinese-owned app has come under scrutiny in 2023 in multiple countries that accuse the platform of leaking sensitive data to the Chinese government. British Minister Oliver Dowden said government devices will not be able to access the video-sharing platform.
Considering the Chinese app, a national security threat, a dozen of US senators have introduced a bill seeking to ban TikTok. The new legislation will give the commerce department the power to impose restrictions on apps and technologies that pose national security to the US.
The video-sharing platform is set to limit its screen time for users who are under 18. The users will not be able to use TikTok for more than one hour. TikTok said that they are going to implement the new policy to make sure people stay in control while using the app.
The Canadian authorities are set to investigate TikTok which they accuse to be sharing information with the Chinese government. The video-sharing platform has come under intense fire since last year. The application is accused of collaborating with the Chinese government and handing them over the user’s information.
Andrew Tate, self-described misogynist, has vowed to establish a charity aiming to help men who are falsely accused. The social media influencer posted on twitter that will set up a $100 million charity for the vulnerable men facing false accusations.
From starting as a platform criticized for being kid’s oriented platform to becoming a hub for financial advice for the young generation. Ofcom research has revealed that TikTok has become among the top 3 sources of news for teenagers alongside YouTube and Instagram.
Meta is picking a fight with Apple once again after the latest App Store policy updates.
Online ad spend has been in decline over the last months as the global economy is slowing down. As a result, Google’s parent company Alphabet reports a decline in sales growth.
Meta, Facebook’s parent company, is planning on selling Giphy just 2 years after it purchased it due to the UK competition watchdog ordering Meta to do so.
It seems like these days, every other social media platform has copied TikTok as it gained more and more popularity in the past few years. But now it seems like TikTok is going to clone one of its rivals, BeReal.
There is a new trend that is taking over the workplace. It is called silent quitting and now more people are doing as we see a shift in the workplace since the COVID-19 pandemic.
