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A massive regulatory wave is hitting Big Tech. From mandatory age verification to AI chatbot bans, find out how the UK plans to force social media platforms to protect your kids.
Is a total social media ban actually enforceable at home? The UK is testing various restrictions to find out, despite warnings from UNICEF about the risks involved.
End-to-end encryption (E2EE) is a controversial technology among law enforcement agencies. Now, TikTok has explained why it will not be adding it to direct messages, going against industry trends.
TikTok's algorithm and overall design have long been a source of controversy. Now, the EU is stepping in, calling the platform "addictive" and saying it may need to change its basic design.
TikTok finally has an answer to Instagram's broadcast channels, letting creators send one-way messages to their fans.
Meta and TikTok may need to make some alterations to be compliant with the Digital Services Act of the European Union after criticism from the Commission.
President Donald Trump has approved a landmark $14 billion sale of TikTok's US operations to a group led by Oracle and American investors.
Oracle is set to build and secure a new version of TikTok's algorithm as part of the deal backed by the Trump administration.
After months of negotiations, the United States and China have reached a major agreement allowing TikTok to keep operating for its 170 million American users.
TikTok may escape shutdown as the U.S. and China reach a framework deal to keep the app running, as confirmed by a Trump administration official.
TikTok's future remains uncertain, as sources suggest that President Donald Trump may give one more lifeline to the social media platform.
TikTok's latest enhancements should make Gen Z users very happy, but there are a few caveats you should know about.
TikTok is preparing to cut potentially hundreds of jobs in the UK, as the company moves to replace more of its human moderators with AI.
TikTok's Community Notes-esque feature, "Footnotes," has begun rolling out to participants in the US pilot program.
TikTok is adding support for another music streaming service to its music discovery feature, "Add to Music App."
A detailed investigation into the VS Code fork, Trae, developed by TikTok's parent company ByteDance has revealed that the IDE is a resource hog and spies on you even when telemetry is disabled.
The US Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, says President Trump is positive towards TikTok, provided it is brought into American hands.
President Trump said a buyer for TikTok will be announced in about 2 weeks, during an interview with Fox News.
TikTok may get another lifeline to continue its operation in the U.S., as President Trump hints at extending the deadline once again.
After Apple Music, Spotify, and Amazon Music, TikTok has now added another music streaming platform where songs discovered on TikTok can be saved.
The TikTok formula is proving hard to resist, and Netflix is the latest company to follow suit with a new vertical feed for mobile users that will feature short-form videos, among other updates.
TikTok has been fined 530 million euros by the Irish Data Protection Commission for sending European users' data to China.
Meta has finally launched its mobile video editor, Edits. It is in direct competition to the more mature CapCut app which is made by TikTok's parent, ByteDance.
X's Community Notes model seems to be catching the attention of other social platforms, and now TikTok is the latest to take a swing at it.
Apple has received the go-ahead to keep TikTok and other ByteDance apps on its App Store, as TikTok's fate in the US hangs in the balance.
With just 2 days remaining to decide the next owner of TikTok in the U.S., Amazon has come up with a last-minute offer.
With Trump's April 5 deadline approaching, potential buyers have emerged as frontrunners to acquire ByteDance's US TikTok business.
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TikTok has announced a new suite of tools and features today to help parents manage and monitor their teens' activity on the platform.
Trump has said that there are four "good" bidders in line to acquire TikTok's US operations, suggesting a deal could happen soon.
TikTok's uncertain future may have given Meta-owned social media platform Instagram, to launch a separate Reels app.
You can now download the TikTok app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store on your devices in the US.
TikTok Android users in the US can now download the APK file from the official website until the app is restored on the Play Store.
TikTok's popularity is there in the open and even though alternatives have emerged, no one has been able to beat the ByteDance-owned social media platform.
After Perplexity AI proposed a bid to acquire TikTok's US operations, Microsoft is eyeing to keep TikTok in the US.
PerplexityAI, owned by Indian-origin Aravind Srinivas, has proposed a new plan to give the US government a stake worth $300 billion in TikTok.
While TikTok could temporarily restore its operations in the US, the ByteDance-owned app might not return to Google and Apple app stores anytime soon.
With the uncertainty of TikTok's future in the US, Meta is now luring creators to its platforms with promises of bonuses, content deals, and more.