In the two weeks since Elon Musk tried to reassure advertisers that Twitter wouldn’t turn into a “free-for-all hellscape” under his ownership, at least a few aren’t taking him at Read more
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FCC commissioner urges US government to ban TikTok
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr called on the U.S. government to ban TikTok outright on Tuesday. The Chinese-owned app is a national security threat exposing Americans' data. #commissioner #fcc #brendancarr
TikTok will use your data to fuel its multibillion-dollar shopping mall — whether you know it or not
If you ask a roomful of people what TikTok is, you’re bound to get a pretty wide array of answers. Is it a hub for teens to show off their Read more
TikTok parent ByteDance aims to challenge Spotify, Apple with music streaming
TikTok parent ByteDance Ltd. has begun talks with music labels about expanding its music-streaming service globally to compete with industry leaders including Spotify Technology SA SPOT, +1.28%, according to people with the discussions. Significant Read more
The 70- and 80-year-olds of TikTok’s @RetirementHouse show younger folks how snappy senior life can be
Adi Azran, a content producer at a studio that makes TikTok videos, had an epiphany last year when he showed his coworker Brandon Chase a video by @ourfilipinograndma, which showed Read more
Apple exec exits after coarse remarks captured in viral TikTok video: report
A top Apple Inc. executive is reportedly leaving the company after a TikTok video, in which he boasted of fondling “big-breasted women” for a living, went viral. Tony Blevins, Apple’s Read more
Move over, TikTok: Social media has ‘a new king in town’ in BeReal
Instagram and Snapchat have been sweating the effects of TikTok’s ascent, but now it seems they have another upstart rival to worry about. BeReal, which bills itself as a less-curated Read more
Opinion: Is Mark Zuckerberg taking the first step toward turning Facebook into Yahoo 2.0?
Yahoo was once the most popular website on the planet, the only place that everyone on the internet seemed to touch at least once an online session. After an ignominious Read more
Senators urge FTC to investigate TikTok over how it handles U.S. user data
The two top members of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate TikTok and its parent company over how it handles user data. In Read more
TikTok users are launching virtual protests of Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling, but will they exert enough economic pressure?
Could TikTok do for social activism what busing boycotts and massive marches did to effect change in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s? A massive buying strike planned by women on Read more
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