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Texas is suing TikTok for allegedly violating its new child privacy law
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against TikTok claiming the company violated a new child privacy law in the state.
Karissa Bell10.03.2024
ByteDance will reportedly use Huawei chips to train a new AI model
ByteDance will now use Huawei-made chips to train a new AI model.
Jeremy Gan09.30.2024
TikTok removes Russian state-owned media accounts for 'covert influence'
TikTok follows Meta's example and bans accounts affiliated with Sputnik and RT.
Mariella Moon09.24.2024
Five features that caught our eye from today's YouTube livestream
Check out the five upcoming YouTube features that impressed us.
Jeremy Gan09.18.2024
Meta and the Mental Health Coalition launch a data-sharing program to reduce violating suicidal content
The program aims to limit violating self-harm and suicidal content across social media platforms.
Sarah Fielding09.12.2024
TikTok is finally rolling out group chats for up to 32 people
TikTok is rolling out group chats for up to 32 people. It says this was a "highly requested" feature.
Kris Holt08.12.2024
TikTok will make it easier to identify movies and TV shows that users are clipping
TikTok will start linking videos featuring clips from movies and TV shows to a landing page with more details about the title.
Kris Holt08.09.2024
TikTok and Pinterest team up with Amazon for in-app shopping
Amazon has struck new deals that will give people the option to shop without having to leave TikTok or Pinterest, according to The Information.
Mariella Moon08.09.2024
The Justice Department sues TikTok for breaking child privacy laws
The US Department of Justice is suing TikTok for violating a child privacy law and violating a 2019 agreement with the Federal Trade Commission for previous privacy violations.
Karissa Bell08.02.2024TikTok's Sound Search lets you find videos by humming or singing
Sound Search lets users sing songs to find videos.
Sarah Fielding07.29.2024
DOJ says TikTok collected users’ views on issues like abortion, gun control and religion
The Department of Justice on Friday night asked a federal court to reject TikTok’s bid to have the law that could ban it overturned, citing national security concerns that include its alleged use of internal search tools to collect information on users’ views around sensitive topics.
Cheyenne MacDonald07.27.2024
TikTok will still be a 'gatekeeper' under the Digital Markets Act, EU rules
TikTok will maintain its gatekeeper status in the EU.
Sarah Fielding07.17.2024
YouTube Shorts gets Instagram's 'Add yours' prompt stickers
YouTube is rolling out "Add yours" stickers on Shorts.
Sarah Fielding07.11.2024
The FTC has referred its child privacy case against TikTok to the Justice Department
The Federal Trade Commission has referred its complaint against TikTok to the Justice Department after a long-running investigation into the company’s privacy and security practices.
Karissa Bell06.18.2024
TikTok's gen AI avatars are based on real people and that only makes them more creepy
TikTok showed odd new AI-created “digital avatars” that it will begin offering to creators and brands on the app.
Karissa Bell06.17.2024
News on social media is a fractured mess, Pew study indicates
Pew Research and the Knight Institute just put out a pair of lengthy reports on how Americans are experiencing news and politics on social media.
Karissa Bell06.12.2024TikTok says it fixed a vulnerability that enabled a cyberattack on high-profile accounts
TikTok has stopped the malware attacks targeting high-profile users like CNN and Paris Hilton. The cyberattack involved direct messages laced with malicious code.
Lawrence Bonk06.07.2024
TikTok’s AI efforts reportedly exploit loopholes to use premium Nvidia chips
The US has banned companies like Nvidia from selling their most advanced AI chips to China since 2022. But if loopholes exist, profit-hungry corporations will find and exploit them. A bombshell report on Thursday details how Oracle allows TikTok owner ByteDance to rent Nvidia’s most advanced chips to train AI models on US soil.
Will Shanklin06.06.2024
Malicious code has allegedly compromised TikTok accounts belonging to CNN and Paris Hilton
A new TikTok hack is taking over accounts from Paris Hilton to CNN. It’s spread via direct messages, so watch out.
Lawrence Bonk06.04.2024