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TikTok to take on Instagram with photo app
TikTok is to take on social media rival, Instagram, by launching a photo-sharing app. The company said it was working on a “dedicated space” for images and text. Some users have received notifications saying their photo posts will be shared to a new “TikTok Notes” app unless they opt out. It is the latest example […]
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Why is Ghana not prepared for a system crash?
The Obamas recently released an eye-opening film on Netflix called Leave the World Behind. There’s nothing particularly noteworthy about this film, except that it sparked thousands of TikTok conversations on its topic. For example, would America be prepared if outside forces removed its whole networked communications system, including the internet, radio, television, and banking communication […]
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Desperate TikTok lobbying effort backfires on Capitol Hill
US congressional offices have told the BBC they are being deluged with calls from TikTok users about legislation that could see the popular app banned. Callers range from teenagers to the elderly, and most are “really confused and are calling because ‘TikTok told me to'”, one Republican staffer revealed. A Democratic staffer said the most […]
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TikTok: US House panel approves bill that could ban or force sale of app
A US congressional panel has approved a bill that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the app within six months or face a ban. The measure, introduced by another House of Representatives committee and backed by the White House, cites national security concerns. TikTok says the proposed legislation would hurt free speech and […]
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EU opens TikTok probe over child protection
The European Union (EU) on Monday began its investigation into alleged breaches of child protection rules by the social network TikTok. “Today we open an investigation into TikTok over suspected breach of transparency & obligations to protect minors,” said the EU’s Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton. “As a platform which reaches millions of children and […]
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