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US House panel approves bill giving Biden power to ban TikTok
Lawmakers voted 24 to 16 to grant the administration new powers to ban TikTok as well as other apps for security risks
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TikTok to develop parental control tool to block certain videos
ByteDance is facing renewed scrutiny worldwide over its proximity to the Chinese govt and protection of user data
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Canada bans TikTok from government devices citing security risks
Justin Trudeau told reporters that his government was looking carefully at how to ensure Canadians' online safety
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White House sets deadline for purging TikTok from federal devices
Device ban adds fuel to calls for an outright ban on the video-sharing app
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TikToker shoots father dead over smart phone in K-P
Police say boy also critically injured his mother
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TikTok suffers another blow with European Commission's ban
EU's move to ban TikTok from staff's phones underscores the growing criticism of the app around the world
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Canadian privacy regulators launch joint investigation into TikTok
Regulators will examine whether TikTok's practices are in compliance with Canadian privacy laws or not
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EU institutions ban TikTok on work devices
The Commission said its employees must remove the app as soon as possible and should do so by March 15
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Tiktok launches revamped Creativity Program in beta
Participants need to make videos longer than one minute to qualify for the fund
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TikTok Trivia game to launch with $0.5m in prize money
Users must be above 18 and residents of the US to participate in the games
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TikTok might be working on paywalled videos
TikTok is trying to target the older audience in the US amid the growing restrictions
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TikTok promises to ramp up fight against disinformation in EU
TikTok would expand its state-controlled media labels and ramp up action against disinformation linked to Ukraine
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Senator urges Apple, Google to kick TikTok out of app stores
Democrat Senator said that TikTok should be removed from App Stores because it poses a threat to national security
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Republican US lawmaker meets with TikTok, but unpersuaded
TikTok's presentation offers a detailed look at the app's efforts to demonstrate the data security for US users
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TikTok CEO to testify before US Congress over security concerns
TikTok has been seeking to assure Washington that data cannot be manipulated by anyone under Beijing’s influence
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US House panel to vote next month on possible TikTok ban
Measure would aim to give the White House the legal tools to ban TikTok over US national security concerns
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TikTok to expand DM options
TikTok expands its features in messaging, trying to compete with Instagram and Snapchat, with similar options
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Instagram admits intentional promotion of videos
Platform now working on creating a balance between videos/reels and photos shown to audience
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TikTok admits secret 'heating' button that promotes videos
TikTok admits it boosted 0.02% of videos contrary to Forbes report of 1-2%, saying employees also part of the decision
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Comply with EU rules or face ban, Breton tells TikTok CEO
TikTok has enforced GDPR data protections rules and code of practice on disinformation
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France fines TikTok $5.4 million for online tracking shortcomings
TikTok was fined 5 million Euros for its handling of online tracking or cookies on the platform
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Twitter creates default For You page similar to TikTok
Change fulfills CEO Elon Musk's tweet on December 20
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TikTok CEO seeks to reassure on EU rules on privacy, child safety
TikTok promises to respect the EU's stringent tech rules and adhere to privacy and child safety commitments
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Facebook, YouTube remove content backing Brazil attack
Supporters of Brazil's former President smashed the presidential palace and ransacked rooms in the Supreme Court.
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Seattle public schools blame tech giants for social media harm in lawsuit
Seattle public school files lawsuit against big tech for worsening mental health crisis among students
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TikTok adds video-scrubbing thumbnails to aid streaming experience
Feature lets you select specific parts of a long video, without scrubbing it blindly
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#FilmTok: from the big screen to the smallest
TikTok democratises filmmaking so much so that even prestigious events like Cannes have to notice.
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ByteDance finds employees obtained TikTok user data of two journalists
ByteDance admits to allegations that TikTok employees accessed user data of two US journalists, but had been removed
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Five ways TikTok is seen as threat to US national security
US moves to ban TikTok, as the Chinese-owned company, is seen as a threat to national security
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TikTok bans hit more US states; security firm says most access blocked globally
19 of the 50 US states have now partially blocked access on government computers to TikTok
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Taiwan investigates TikTok for suspected illegal operations
Taiwan has already banned government departments from using Chinese apps like TikTok
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TikTok tests full screen horizontal videos
TikTok rivals YouTube with plans to test full-screen mode on its platform for landscape videos
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TikTok to ban videos encouraging tanning
TikTok bans sunburn and tan videos after Australian medical experts raised concerns over the latest #sunburnchallenge
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EU starts multiple investigations into TikTok data practices
Investigations look into data transfer of EU citizens to China and ads catering to minors
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YouTube expands shopping features to combat digital ad slowdown
Feature will allow eligible creators to tag products from their own stores
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TikTok begins to roll out in-app shopping feature
In-app shopping feature has already launched in the UK and Indonesia
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YouTube to introduce "Go Live Together" co-streaming feature
YouTube will let creators invite one guest at a time on their live stream, while TikTok's feature allows up to five
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TikTok back online after brief outage
TikTok faced a 20 minute outage on its 'For You' page
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Meta adds new tools to help content creators make money on Instagram
Users can soon support creators by buying their (NFTs) directly within Instagram
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Google acquires AI avatar startup for $100m to takeover TikTok
Facemoji or later known as Alter, will offer game developers an opportunity to build their avatar systems
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TikTok plans on setting up US shopping fulfillment centres
Plans to create a shopping e-commerce experience in the US, job listing by the company shows
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TikTok adds new editing tools for sounds, images
TikTok adds new editing tools for sound, images, video and text for a better enhanced content creation on the platform
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TikTok to partner with TalkShopLive for US live shopping
TikTok to partner with TalkShopLive to launch its live shopping platform in North America
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TikTok users can now downvote comments
TikTok's new feature allows users to downvote comments through a thumbs-down icon
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YouTube Shorts can be threat to TikTok’s popularity
Online video-sharing site plans to introduce ads to Shorts to let creators make more money
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YouTube Shorts integrates with YouTube Music
YouTube is integrating its Shorts' songs with its Music app, with shared Playlist accessible on both platforms
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TikTok denies security breach after hackers leak user data
TikTok denies it was hacked by group, 'AgainstTheWest', claiming the user data stolen wasn't authentic
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Microsoft reveals TikTok exploit enabling hackers to takeover accounts
Microsoft reveals a TikTok vulnerability that affects Android users and puts their accounts at risk for hacking
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Instagram fixes sound issue with TikTok exports
Instagram bug that removed sound from Reels video after download, fixed in an update to the app on Friday
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Russia to enforce search engine disclaimers on five foreign IT firms
Russia's state communications regulator said that it was taking punitive measures against five foreign IT companies


























