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US TikTok ban: When and why could the app be outlawed?
Add a CommentTikTok is beginning its case against a law which will ban it in the US unless it is sold by ByteDance, its Chinese parent company. The video sharing app has millions of users worldwide, but has faced questions over the … Read more →
TikTok HQ staff hit by mass food poisoning incident
Add a CommentDozens of staff at the Singapore office of TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, have been hospitalised in an apparent food poisoning outbreak. Health and food safety officials in the city state are investigating the incident, which left 60 people with symptoms … Read more →
Don’t be TikTok ‘tokes’ – Archbishop Palmer-Buckle to the youth
Add a CommentThe Archbishop of Cape Coast, Most Rev. Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, has urged the youth to be mindful of the things they watch on social media in order to put their time to productive use. He expressed concern that many youths … Read more →
TikTok shuts shop after Indonesia ban
Add a CommentSocial media app TikTok is suspending its online shopping service in Indonesia to comply with new rules in South East Asia’s biggest economy. The move will take effect at 17:00 Jakarta time (10:00 GMT). The country’s government says the regulations … Read more →
TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging
Add a CommentDisplaced families in Syrian camps are begging for donations on TikTok while the company takes up to 70% of the proceeds, a BBC investigation found. Children are livestreaming on the social media app for hours, pleading for digital gifts with … Read more →
Instagram U-turns on TikTok-style revamp
Add a CommentInstagram says it is pausing a rollout of new features on its app following backlash online from users, influencers and celebrities. Among the new features was an increase in recommended video content, in a similar style to rival app TikTok. … Read more →
TikTok rejects Microsoft bid at eleventh hour
Add a CommentMicrosoft has said that its offer to buy the US operations of hugely popular video-sharing app TikTok has been rejected, paving the way for Oracle to make a last-minute bid. US President Donald Trump gave a 15 September deadline for … Read more →
US is ‘looking at’ banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps – Pompeo
Add a CommentThe United States is “looking at” banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday.Pompeo suggested the possible move during an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, adding that “we’re taking this very seriously.”Pompeo was asked … Read more →
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