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12/05/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Australian Senate passes first-ever law prohibiting children 16 and under from using social media
In 12 months, a new law in Australia will come into effect that bars children 16 years of age and younger from using social media platforms like Facebook, X, TikTok and Snapchat. A “world first,” the new rule, once it comes into effect a year from now, will require anyone who tries to use social […]
12/02/2024
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By Ethan Huff
TikTokGenocide.com website is tracking, backing up videos of genocide in Gaza so censors can’t delete them
To keep the tens of thousands of TikTok videos covering the genocide in Gaza from being removed by the Censorship Industrial Complex, a new website called TikTokGenocide.com is tracking and backing them all up in multiple locations so they will never, save for a global EMP, disappear down the memory hole. The X / Twitter account […]
10/21/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
Beijing-linked online operatives found to be impersonating Americans to sow division and chaos ahead of 2024 elections
Agents of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are impersonating American citizens on social media platforms to influence the outcome of the 2024 elections. The report comes from the intelligence company Graphika, which warned that social media platforms with access to large sections of U.S. society are being infiltrated by popular profiles that promote content intended […]
10/16/2024
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By Laura Harris
14 Attorneys general SUE TikTok for inflicting “immense damage on an entire generation of young people”
A bipartisan group of attorneys general from 14 states has filed a lawsuit against TikTok for allegedly inflicting “immense damage on an entire generation of young people.” The lawsuit, filed by Attorney General Brian Schwalb of the District of Columbia on Oct. 8 with support from the state attorneys general of California, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, […]
08/14/2024
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By Cassie B.
HUGE – Texas senate committee presses Big Tech firms to supply documents for election interference investigation
The Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs has sent a series of formal document requests to Google, Meta, X and TikTok as part of its investigation into election interference by Big Tech platforms. The requests stem from a committee hearing held in May at which whistleblowers provided testimony about the activities of these tech giants […]
08/09/2024
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By Ava Grace
U.S. government sues TikTok over CHILD PRIVACY violations
The U.S. government has taken legal action against Chinese video-sharing app TikTok over alleged violations of child privacy numbering in the millions. On Aug. 2, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against TikTok and its parent ByteDance. The complaint, which CNBC managed to obtain a copy of, […]
05/24/2024
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By Laura Harris
Big Tech leads million-dollar campaign to kill bills that are meant to keep children safe online
Major tech companies, including Google, Meta and TikTok, are leading a million-dollar campaign to block two New York bills that claim to keep children safe online. Google, Meta and TikTok, along with PayPal, Snap, Roblox, eBay, Block, Tech: NYC and TechNet, have already spent $823,235 to influence the legislative process of the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act and […]
05/02/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
TikTok ban, Tesla’s Chinese partnerships mark new phase in brewing U.S.-China data security war
The United States’ push to ban the Chinese social media platform TikTok and Elon Musk’s electric vehicle manufacturing giant Tesla’s recent partnerships with Chinese tech firms mark a new phase in the brewing data security war between Washington and Beijing. If this conflict escalates, it could reshape trade relations between the world’s two largest economies. […]
04/30/2024
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By Zoey Sky
8 Other Chinese apps that could be affected by the TikTok ban
United States officials have warned about the risks of the popular social media platform TikTok for years. Now, a new law will give the government the authority to act on these warnings by banning one of the most popular apps in America. But this doesn’t mean TikTok will be banned immediately. At least, not yet. Congress passed legislation […]
04/24/2024
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By Laura Harris
House of Representatives passes legislation to ban TikTok if its CCP-linked parent company doesn’t sell its stake in the platform within a year
The House of Representatives has passed legislation that could effectively ban the popular social media platform TikTok from operating in the United States unless its China-based parent company, ByteDance Ltd., sells its stake in the platform within a year. On March 14, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce unanimously passed legislation forcing TikTok to divest […]
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