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- Technology
Court clears way for TikTok ban in US unless Chinese owners sell it New York
New York: An appeals court has cleared the way for shutting down TikTok in the US unless its Chinese owners sell it by January 19, upholding a law passed by Congress to…
- Offbeat
‘Demure’ wins Dictionary.com’s word of the year 2024 after viral TikTok trend
The phrase “So demure, so mindful!” became a viral sensation in 2024, originating from TikToker Jools Lebron, a trans woman who created a satirical video on how women should present themselves in…
- Technology
TikTok’s practices endangered children’s safety, US alleges in lawsuit
New York: The US government has sued Chinese-owned social media giant TikTok, alleging that it endangered the safety of children by illegally collecting information from them and allowing them to share messages…
- Technology
US regulators accuse TikTok of violating child privacy laws
Washington: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has referred a complaint against the popular video-sharing app TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance to the Department of Justice, alleging that they failed…
- World
TikTok denies report on creating US-only algorithm to bypass ban
New Delhi: Chinese short-video-making app TikTok, which is facing a nationwide ban in the US, on Friday denied a media report that it is splitting its source code to create a US-only…
- Middle East
Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead in Baghdad
Baghdad: Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad was shot dead in a late-night attack outside her home in eastern Baghdad’s Zoyouna district, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday. The viral creator of the short…
- World
TikTok faces nationwide ban in US as Biden prepares to sign ‘historic’ bill
Washington: US President Joe Biden is set to sign a historic bill regarding a huge foreign aid package on Wednesday, that will also ban TikTok in the country if its China-based owner…
- World
US again moves to ban TikTok via new bill; what does this mean?
New Delhi: The US House of Representatives has once again passed a new legislation that may lead to a ban on Chinese short-video making platform TikTok in the country. In March, the…
- Technology
It was India that first banned Chinese app TikTok over security concerns
New Delhi: As the US House of Representatives passed legislation that could lead to a ban on TikTok that is being used by over 170 million Americans, it was the Indian government…
- World
US cannot be the last nation to ban Chinese app TikTok, says Nikki Haley
Washington: Describing Chinese-owned app TikTok as dangerous, Republican presidential aspirant Nikki Haley has said that when countries like India and Nepal have banned this social media platform, the US cannot be the…
- Technology
Deepfakes: EU prepares 1st guidelines for digital platforms ahead of election
London: The European Union has asked digital platforms like Facebook, Google, TikTok and X (Twitter) to give feedback on first-ever draft guidelines to maintain integrity of elections. The draft guidelines include recommendations…
- Business
TikTok takes on YouTube, tests 30-minute video uploads
New Delhi: Chinese short-video making platform TikTok is apparently testing to help users upload 30-minute videos in a bid to take on Google-owned YouTube. Social media consultant Matt Navarra first spotted the…
- Business
‘Amazon fired me’: Employee loses job who worked for 7 yrs over TikTok video
San Francisco: An Amazon employee, who worked for the company for seven years, claimed that he was fired because he shared a video on TikTok in which he jokingly asked customers to…
- Technology
TikTok parent ByteDance begins mass layoffs in gaming division
San Francisco: Bytedance, TikTok parent company, has started mass layoffs in its gaming division, and several Nuverse employees were awaiting their future, the media reported. According to TechCrunch, after two years of…
- World
Why is Osama bin Laden’s decades-old ‘Letter to America’ going viral?
Amid the war between Israel and Hamas, a decades-old letter from former Al Qaida chief Osama bin Laden is going viral on social media platforms after surfaced on the video-sharing app TikTok. Bin…
