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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
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YouTube adds watermark to shared Shorts videos
YouTube is rivalling TikTok in its short-form Shorts videos by watermarking them when shared across social platforms
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TikTok feature lets creators share stories to Facebook, Instagram
TikTok will let creators cross-share their TikTok Stories to Facebook and Instagram Stories directly through the app
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TikTok to clamp down on paid political posts by influencers ahead of US midterms
TikTok will work to prevent content creators from posting paid political messages on the video app