Tag: Tiktok

Donald Trump Warns Of TikTok Risks, But Fears Ban Makes Facebook Stronger

March 12, 2024 admin

Donald Trump’s perspective on TikTok differs from that of Joe Biden. In a recent statement, former President Donald Trump voiced his concerns on Monday, acknowledging his belief that the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok poses a national security threat. However, Trump asserted that a ban on TikTok could inadvertently strengthen the position of Facebook, a…

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Europe’s Digital Markets Act is forcing tech giants to make changes. Here’s what that will look like

March 7, 2024 admin

Europeans scrolling their phones and computers this week will get new choices for default browsers and search engines, where to download iPhone apps and how their personal online data is used. They’re a part of changes required under the Digital Markets Act, a set of European Union regulations that six tech companies classed as “gatekeepers”…

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TikTok is hit with $368 million fine under Europe’s strict data privacy rules

September 15, 2023 admin

TikTok is hit with 8 million fine under Europe’s strict data privacy rules

European regulators slapped TikTok with a $368 million fine on Friday for failing to protect children’s privacy, the first time that the popular short video-sharing app has been punished for breaching Europe’s strict data privacy rules. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, the lead privacy regulator for Big Tech companies whose European headquarters are largely in Dublin,…

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Scientists abandon Twitter as the platform’s landscape changes

August 27, 2023 admin

An illustrative photograph showing the new Twitter logo rebranded as X (L) and the previous bird logo reflected in smartphone screens, July 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP A survey conducted recently by the journal Nature found that researchers are leaving the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), a place they used frequently…

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