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UK Launches Investigation into TikTok, Reddit Over Children's Personal Data Practices
UK's Information Commissioner's Office is probing TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur over their children's safety features. As per UK laws, social media platforms are mandated to prevent children from accessing harmful and age-inappropriate content by enforcing age limits and age-checking measures.
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TikTok to Let US Android Users Download App via Kits on its Website
Apple and Google have not reinstated TikTok to their app stores since a US law took effect on January 19 requiring its Chinese owner ByteDance either to sell it on national security grounds or face a ban.
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TikTok Restores Service After US Ban, Thanks Incoming President Donald Trump
TikTok began restoring its services on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app's access in the US. TikTok’s public thanks to Trump, the day before he takes office, comes at a tense moment in US-China relations. Trump has said he intends to place tariffs on China but has also indicated he hopes to have more direct co...
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Will "Most Likely" Give TikTok 90-Day Reprieve From Potential Ban: Trump
US President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday said he would "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban in the United States after he takes office on Monday.
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TikTok CEO Sought Elon Musk's Input Ahead Of Donald Trump Administration: Report
ByteDance-owned TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Zi Chew has sought input on US matters from Elon Musk, a close adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
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"National Security Risk": Canada Orders Shutdown Of TikTok's Offices
Ottawa last year began reviewing TikTok's plan to invest and expand its business in Canada. ByteDance is TikTok's Chinese parent company.
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At TikTok's Parent Company, 57 Hospitalised After Mass Food Poisoning
A mass food poisoning incident led 60 people to fall sick with symptoms of gastroenteritis at the Singapore office of TikTok's parent company, ByteDance on Tuesday. At least 57 of them had to be hospitalized after the incident.
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UK CEO's School Bullies Apply To Work For Her, Here's How She Handled It
A 23-year-old Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in the UK recently shared how she dealt with her high school bullies who applied to work at her successful company.
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TikTok CEO Challenged By Tech Leaders On Pro-Palestine Videos
TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Chew and other top executives met recently with 40 influential leaders, including many from the tech industry, who were pushing for more moderation of antisemitic content.
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TikTok Shocks Employees With Its Return-To-Office Tracker App: ''Colleagues Are Fearful''
Starting in October, TikTok employees will be required to work from the office at least three days a week.with some teams expected to work five days a week.
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The Viral 'Lazy Girl Jobs' TikTok Trend Is Shifting The Perspective On Work-Life Balance
This work culture trend is making noise for all the right reasons
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Meta, Google Advised in Vietnam to Use AI to Detect Toxic Content on Social Media: Report
Vietnam has told cross-border social platforms to use artificial intelligence (AI) models that can detect and remove "toxic" content automatically, the latest requirement in its stringent regime for social media firms, state media reported on Friday. Vietnam has repeatedly asked companies like Meta's Facebook, Google's YouTube and TikTok to coordin...
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TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas Stepping Down From Role After Five Years
TikTok Chief Operating Officer Vanessa Pappas is reportedly stepping down after five years with the short-video company owned by China's ByteDance. In an email to staff, Pappas said they would be taking on an advisory role for the company during the transition.
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Former ByteDance Executive Says China Had ‘Supreme Access’ to All Data
A former executive at TikTok parent ByteDance who was fired in 2018 said in a lawsuit that the Chinese Communist Party had a special office within the company that gave it “supreme access” to all data. Yintao “Roger” Yu said he was terminated from his job as head of engineering in the US in retaliation for his complaints to supervisors abou...
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UK Watchdog Fines TikTok Over $15 Million for Breach of Data Protection Law, Misuse of Children's Data
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the country's information watchdog estimates that TikTok allowed up to 1.4 million UK children under the age of 13 to use its platform in 2020, despite its own rules not allowing children that age to create an account.
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UK Launches Investigation into TikTok, Reddit Over Children's Personal Data Practices
UK's Information Commissioner's Office is probing TikTok, Reddit, and Imgur over their children's safety features. As per UK laws, social media platforms are mandated to prevent children from accessing harmful and age-inappropriate content by enforcing age limits and age-checking measures.
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TikTok to Let US Android Users Download App via Kits on its Website
Apple and Google have not reinstated TikTok to their app stores since a US law took effect on January 19 requiring its Chinese owner ByteDance either to sell it on national security grounds or face a ban.
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TikTok Restores Service After US Ban, Thanks Incoming President Donald Trump
TikTok began restoring its services on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app's access in the US. TikTok’s public thanks to Trump, the day before he takes office, comes at a tense moment in US-China relations. Trump has said he intends to place tariffs on China but has also indicated he hopes to have more direct co...
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Will "Most Likely" Give TikTok 90-Day Reprieve From Potential Ban: Trump
US President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday said he would "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban in the United States after he takes office on Monday.
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TikTok CEO Sought Elon Musk's Input Ahead Of Donald Trump Administration: Report
ByteDance-owned TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Zi Chew has sought input on US matters from Elon Musk, a close adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
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"National Security Risk": Canada Orders Shutdown Of TikTok's Offices
Ottawa last year began reviewing TikTok's plan to invest and expand its business in Canada. ByteDance is TikTok's Chinese parent company.
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At TikTok's Parent Company, 57 Hospitalised After Mass Food Poisoning
A mass food poisoning incident led 60 people to fall sick with symptoms of gastroenteritis at the Singapore office of TikTok's parent company, ByteDance on Tuesday. At least 57 of them had to be hospitalized after the incident.
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UK CEO's School Bullies Apply To Work For Her, Here's How She Handled It
A 23-year-old Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in the UK recently shared how she dealt with her high school bullies who applied to work at her successful company.
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TikTok CEO Challenged By Tech Leaders On Pro-Palestine Videos
TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Chew and other top executives met recently with 40 influential leaders, including many from the tech industry, who were pushing for more moderation of antisemitic content.
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TikTok Shocks Employees With Its Return-To-Office Tracker App: ''Colleagues Are Fearful''
Starting in October, TikTok employees will be required to work from the office at least three days a week.with some teams expected to work five days a week.
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The Viral 'Lazy Girl Jobs' TikTok Trend Is Shifting The Perspective On Work-Life Balance
This work culture trend is making noise for all the right reasons
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Meta, Google Advised in Vietnam to Use AI to Detect Toxic Content on Social Media: Report
Vietnam has told cross-border social platforms to use artificial intelligence (AI) models that can detect and remove "toxic" content automatically, the latest requirement in its stringent regime for social media firms, state media reported on Friday. Vietnam has repeatedly asked companies like Meta's Facebook, Google's YouTube and TikTok to coordin...
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TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas Stepping Down From Role After Five Years
TikTok Chief Operating Officer Vanessa Pappas is reportedly stepping down after five years with the short-video company owned by China's ByteDance. In an email to staff, Pappas said they would be taking on an advisory role for the company during the transition.
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Former ByteDance Executive Says China Had ‘Supreme Access’ to All Data
A former executive at TikTok parent ByteDance who was fired in 2018 said in a lawsuit that the Chinese Communist Party had a special office within the company that gave it “supreme access” to all data. Yintao “Roger” Yu said he was terminated from his job as head of engineering in the US in retaliation for his complaints to supervisors abou...
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UK Watchdog Fines TikTok Over $15 Million for Breach of Data Protection Law, Misuse of Children's Data
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the country's information watchdog estimates that TikTok allowed up to 1.4 million UK children under the age of 13 to use its platform in 2020, despite its own rules not allowing children that age to create an account.
