The Senate bill and the backing of the White House accelerated the political momentum against TikTok, which is also the target of a separate piece of legislation in the US House of Representatives.

Brussels, Belgium - The European Parliament has told staff to purge TikTok from devices used for work because of data protection concerns, after similar moves by the EU's main governing bodies last week. The parliament's president, Roberta Metsola, and the secretary-general, Alessandro Chiocchetti, decided TikTok must not be used or installed...

The Chinese-owned platform is under growing Western scrutiny, and Canada's move came just hours after the European Commission banned the app from all employees' work devices to "protect" the institution. The investigation was initiated "in the wake of now-settled class-action lawsuits in the United States and Canada, as well as...

The ban also means European Commission staff cannot use the Chinese-owned video-sharing app on personal devices including phones that have official apps installed, the spokesperson said, confirming a report by news website Euractiv.

Hossam received an even harsher sentence of two years in prison. Some of her videos showed her dressed in a tight military uniform. In total, a dozen people have so far been arrested for "decadent content", said an interior ministry official who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity.

TikTok is fighting for its survival in the US with rising calls from mainly Republican lawmakers that the company should be outright banned for its links to Beijing. Shou Zi Chew will give testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee after Republicans recently took over as the majority in...

TiKTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew held official talks for the first time with EU vice presidents Margrethe Vestager and Vera Jourova, the bloc's home affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson and justice commissioner Didier Reynders.

Owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, TikTok has become a political punching bag for US conservatives who allege that the app downloaded by millions of US young people can be circumvented for spying or propaganda by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). TikTok is the equivalent of "digital fentanyl," said Republican...

Employees had obtained the IP addresses of the journalists in a bid to determine whether they were in the same location as ByteDance colleagues suspected of disclosing confidential information, a company review of the scheme led by its compliance team and an external law firm found, according to Andersen.

The legal salvo came as problems are mounting for TikTok in the United States, with multiple accusations that the extremely popular app is a national security threat and a conduit for spying by China.

The #BookTok trend has exploded in recent times, with a growing number of readers posting reviews and engaging with writers.

Big tech platforms have been suffering from the economic climate, which is forcing advertisers to cut back on marketing budgets, and Apple's data privacy changes, which have reduced leeway for ad personalization. Snap and e-commerce colossus Amazon are among tech firms that have announced workforce cuts this year.

Netflix and Disney+ will launch an ad-supported subscription in the coming weeks thus biting into the revenue of traditional television channels as the streaming services look toward continued expansion. Netflix, after having long-shunned the notion of advertising on its platform, this year accelerated work on just such an offering.

Toxicity and false claims are a "significant threat" at TikTok, which is becoming a go-to online venue for young people to search for information, according to a study by NewsGuard, a media watchdog. NewsGuard describes itself as a "journalism and technology tool" that rates the credibility of websites and online...

It's the latest example of creators lending their online stage to a cause on the massively growing platform more known for dance crazes and catchy songs. An advocacy group calling itself Gen-Z for Change said it coordinated the pledge from more than 70 popular TikTok talents to stand in solidarity...

TikTok will use automated systems and human fact-checkers to assess the accuracy of content, prompting users to "reconsider" sharing posts with unsubstantiated information, Han said.

Facebook-parent Meta reported on Wednesday its first quarterly revenue drop and a plunging profit as the social media powerhouse battles a turbulent economy and the rising phenomenon of TikTok. Meta had long delivered seemingly endless upward growth but after this income miss and reporting earlier this year its first decline...

TikTok on Friday said Oracle will store all the data from its US users, in a bid to allay fears about its safety in the hands of a platform owned by ByteDance in China. The announcement came as the popular video snippet sharing service fended off concerns about the ability...

TikTok on Monday said it will start letting some popular accounts at the video-snippet streaming star charge subscriptions for live streams. Similar money-making tools have been added to rivals such as Instagram and Facebook as the social media platforms compete for online personalities that attract audiences.

The likes of TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter and even Apple now vie with Meta for people's online attention as Facebook social network is increasingly seen as a place for older people.

TikTok on Wednesday announced an ad revenue-sharing program with the social media platform's most prominent creators, moving closer to a model already used by its competitors.

Investors had been worried that as the pandemic eased and people socialized more in real life that they would engage less on Facebook.

Apple Pay and other services are also limited in Russia.

Facebook's parent Meta said it would be restricting access in the European Union to RT and Sputnik.

The app is now letting users upload videos as long as 10 minutes.

US Senator Mark Warner wrote to Meta, Reddit, Telegram, TikTok, Twitter and other tech giants to stop Russian disinformation spreading online through their platform.

TikTok is among top ten most downloaded apps in the region, particularly in Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar, says Hany Kamel, Director of Content Operation for TikTok MENA.

TikToks latest service, SoundOn, offers unsigned artists a simpler way to upload songs, get paid and find distribution.

Founder Mark Zuckerburg has told investors that people have a lot of choices for how they want to spend their time and Apps like TikTok were growing very quickly.

Across the globe, investment gurus in their 20s are building huge followings on social media.

In their first testimony to US senators, they argued they are built to protect against the mental health and safety risks present on social media.

Stories is expected to be removed from LinkedIn by September.

The Chinese-owned video app has surged in popularity

Option to post longer videos will roll out in the coming weeks TikTok has more than 1 billion users worldwide; 100 million in the US TikTok will be letting users post videos up to three minutes in length, tripling the prior cap to stay ahead of competitors. TikTok is believed...

Academy likely to help 1,000 startups and SMEs grow their businesses using TikTok  Participants will have access to a business campus workshop designed to support entrepreneurs Dubai Chamber TikTok Academy will be launching a five-week educational program, in which businesses can learn about content creation, digital marketing besides best practices...