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December 23, 2024 2:41 PM

Will Trump save TikTok?

The short answer is: We will know after 20 January. That's when he officially takes over as the U.S. President. Trump met the TikTok C.E.O. on 17 December. And this is what he had to say afterwards: “We'll take a look at TikTok. You know, I have a ...

December 23, 2024 3:27 PM

Trump says it could be worth keeping TikTok in US for a little while

President-elect Donald Trump indicated on Sunday that he favored allowing TikTok to keep operating in the United States for at least a little while, saying he had received billions of views on the social media platform during his presidential campaig...

October 29, 2024 12:22 PM

Brazil institute sues social media giants for $525 mln over usage by minors

Brazil's Collective Defense Institute, a consumer rights group, has filed two lawsuits demanding 3 billion reais ($525.27 million) from the Brazilian units of TikTok, Kwai and Meta Platforms for allegedly failing to create mechanisms to prevent indis...

September 13, 2024 5:16 PM

TikTok faces crucial court hearing that could decide fate in US

TikTok and parent company ByteDance face a key court hearing on Monday in a legal battle seeking to block a law that could ban the app used by 170 million Americans as soon as Jan. 19. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will hold...

April 9, 2024 12:27 PM

Malaysia sees surge in social media content restriction requests

Malaysia urged Facebook operator Meta META.O and short video service TikTok to step up monitoring on their platforms, it said on Tuesday, with the government reporting sharp increases in harmful social media content this year. In the first three mon...

November 17, 2023 2:47 PM

Ban in TikTok expected to reduce cybercrimes in Nepal, users in split at the ban on the popular social media app

With the Nepal government's decision to ban TikTok in the country, there is an ongoing debate on the benefits and damage that social media can cause. A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court demanding the annulment of the decision of the C...

October 19, 2023 4:53 PM

Meta, TikTok given a week by EU to detail measures against disinformation

Meta META.O and TikTok have been given a week by the European Commission to provide details on measures taken to counter the spread of terrorist, violent content and hate speech on their platforms, a week after Elon Musk's X was told to do the same. ...