Beijing
TikTok owner ByteDance offers to buy back shares from staff at $160 apiece
China’s ByteDance, the parent of short video app TikTok, is offering to buy back shares from its employees outside the United States.
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Malaysia to warn TikTok, Meta over alleged blocking of pro-Palestinian content
Malaysia’s communications regulator will issue a warning to social media firms TikTok and Meta for allegedly blocking pro-Palestinian content on their platforms.
digital services act
Meta, TikTok given a week by EU to detail measures against disinformation
Meta and TikTok have been given a week to provide details on measures taken to counter the spread of terrorist, violent content and hate speech on their platforms.
Attitude Magazine
Trans Influencer Dylan Mulvaney Awarded ‘Woman Of The Year’
Transgender activist and TikTok influencer Dylan Mulvaney has been awarded “Woman of the Year” by the British publication Attitude Magazine.
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Advertising Firm Fires Top Employees Due To Bud Light’s Dylan Mulvaney Collaboration Disaster
A San Francisco-based advertising agency connected to Bud Light’s partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney was in a “serious panic mode” after it fired multiple top executives as part of a “major restructuring.”
Elizabeth volberding
Utah Sues TikTok, Declaring It ‘Harms Youth Mental Health’
Utah has become the most recent state in the United States to file a lawsuit against the app TikTok, proclaiming that the social media platform is “baiting” children into addictive habits that are damaging their mental health.
Elizabeth volberding
Utah Sues TikTok, Declaring It ‘Harms Youth Mental Health’
Utah has become the most recent state in the United States to file a lawsuit against the app TikTok, proclaiming that the social media platform is “baiting” children into addictive habits that are damaging their mental health.
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Somalia Govt Bans TikTok And Telegram Over Concerns
The Somalian government ordered a ban on the social platforms TikTok and Telegram on Sunday, claiming that they have been utilized for terrorist propaganda.
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NYC Bans TikTok on Government Devices, Commands Employees To Remove App
New York City has been the most recent government entity to join the banning of TikTok, on all devices owned by the city. The Chinese owned company was prohibited from all government devices due to a security threat to the city’s technical networks.