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Facebook appeals UK ruling that it must sell Giphy
Facebook-owner Meta is appealing the UK’s ruling that it must sell animated images platform Giphy, saying the evidence does not support the finding that the deal is a threat ...
Russia fines Twitter, along with Meta and TikTok over banned content
Russia fined Twitter, Facebook owner Meta Platforms and TikTok on Thursday for failing to delete content the government deems illegal, a Moscow court said, the latest in a string o...
Biden administration reviewing app security recommendations
The Biden administration is holding talks among federal agencies about the security of Americans’ data and whether the US government has adequate tools.
Alibaba’s e-commerce empire under threat from Douyin, Pinduoduo
For more than a decade, Alibaba Group has been China’s undisputed e-commerce king but of late its crown has shown signs of slipping, unsettled by an influx of aggressive comp...
Tech regulation leads the agenda at UK G7 forum
Governments, tech leaders and policymakers discussed working together to ensure the internet remains open and democratic, and to improve online safety by better regulation at a con...
Tencent asks Douyin to start showing some copyrighted content
ByteDance’s Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, said it had received a request from Tencent to allow short videos, based on Tencent’s copyrighted films and TV shows,...
NBCUniversal to launch livestream shopping, following Big Tech’s lead
NBCUniversal is making its livestream shopping debut with a show on Instagram and other platforms during the holiday season, allowing viewers to buy clothing, home decor and other ...
Source: ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming steps down as chairman
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has stepped down as chair of the company, after saying in May he would step down as CEO, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told journalist...
TikTok tells US lawmakers it does not give information to China’s government
An executive at TikTok faced tough questions during the video-sharing app’s first appearance at a US congressional hearing, saying it does not give information to the Chinese...
Facebook invests billions in metaverse efforts as ad business slows
Facebook said it will start publishing the financial results of its augmented and virtual reality labs as a separate unit, where it is investing billions in its ambitions to build ...
TikTok to be in congressional hotseat over school-trashing content
TikTok will face questions about content that may have led children and teens to steal from or vandalize school bathrooms and other facilities when it and other large social media ...
Global ‘Squid Game’ mania lifts Netflix quarter
Netflix’s global sensation “Squid Game” helped lure more new customers than expected, the world’s largest streaming service said on Tuesday as it predicted ...
Senate panel to hold new hearing on social media impact on young users
The US Senate will hold a hearing on October the 26th with tech businesses Snap, TikTok, and YouTube about their platforms’ impact on young users, a panel has said.
US bill would stop Big Tech favouring its own products
About a dozen US senators from both parties formally introduced a bill that would bar Big Tech platforms, like Amazon and Google, from favouring their products and services.
US agency submits initial recommendations on app data security to White House
The US Commerce Department has said it submitted an initial set of recommendations on data security under an executive order signed by Joe Biden.