The watchdog says TikTok allowed as many as 1.4 million children in the U.K. under 13 to use the app despite the platform’s own rules prohibiting children that young from setting up accounts
More than two dozen Democratic members of Congress who are active on TikTok are now facing questions about whether they’ll continue to use it, amid calls for a ban on the app
While many continue to feast on fast fashion, some buyers have developed a conscience, including several TikTok users who take part in challenges to ‘fast’ from shopping
They’re around 50-years-old, they have gray hair, their bodies aren’t sculpted and their attractiveness is as physical as it is emotional and intellectual. The erotic myth of the fascinating older man has been reborn on TikTok
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. is tasked with investigating corporate deals for national security concerns and holds power to force the Chinese company to change
A new ‘beautifying’ filter on TikTok has already been used 16 million times since it was launched in February. Experts are warning about the harmful impacts of using digital tools to create unrealistic faces and bodies
Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle face an uphill battle in trying to convince the public that China could use the app as a weapon against the American people
The French Minister for Transformation and Public Administration said in a statement that ‘recreational’ apps aren’t secure enough to be used in state administrative services
The alleged feud between the two artists has been in the media spotlight since the model married Justin Bieber in 2018, just six months after the breakup with the singer and actress, and has festered in the last month
During a hearing on Thursday, the platform’s CEO, Shou Zi Chew, denied before the House of Representatives that the app threatens U.S. national security
The move ‘would seriously damage investors from multiple countries’ and hurt ‘confidence to invest in the United States,’ said a spokeswoman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce
Shou Chew will make a high-profile appearance Thursday before a U.S. Congressional committee to make the case for why the hugely popular video-sharing app shouldn’t be banned
Shou Zi Chew is due to answer questions Thursday from U.S. lawmakers concerned about the social media platform’s effects on its young user base and possible national security risks
The platform’s CEO said that the hearing ‘comes at a pivotal moment’ for the company as the video sharing app faces a possible ban in the United States
China accused the United States, which also prohibits official employees from having the app on their mobile devices, of spreading disinformation and suppressing the short-form video service
Lula’s new government is asking for the ability to regulate social media, while the Supreme Court has silenced pro-Bolsonaro voices accused of spreading falsehoods
TikTok is under pressure in Europe, where it has 150 million users, the US and other countries that fear the app could pose risks to cybersecurity and data privacy
While the US and Europe cite security risks and take measures to ban the app from the devices of their staff, Beijing sees it as a ploy to curb its technological development