Big tech firms must stop young people circulating nude images, says UK PM StarmerUnder the new plans, companies like Apple and Google should build or activate technical solutions on smartphones and tablets to detect and...
08 Jun, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
US gamers getting older as industry reports growthAmerican video game players are aging, with the average now 37. The industry is seeing a comeback, reaching pre-pandemic activity levels. T...
07 Jun, 2026, 10.06 AM IST
Psychology says people who always fix everyone else’s problems often secretly struggle to heal themselves: Is it about the saviour complex?The psychology behind people who constantly try to solve everyone else’s problems reveals a complicated blend of empathy, trauma responses,...
31 May, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
UN says protecting children online an 'urgent priority'The United Nations is demanding tech companies prioritize child safety on their platforms. Officials state that business practices and desi...
29 May, 2026, 07.54 PM IST
Not at bars, not online: How Gen Z is finding love and friends at gyms and fitness classesDriven by a desire for genuine community, younger consumers across the UK and US are increasingly trading traditional nightlife for premium...
29 May, 2026, 09.15 AM IST
Football emerges as India’s second-most popular sport after Cricket: NielsenFootball is now India's second-most popular sport among adults, trailing only cricket, according to new Nielsen research. The sport's popul...
27 May, 2026, 02.01 PM IST
EU finds Meta failing to keep under-13s off Facebook, InstagramThe European Union has accused Meta of not effectively preventing users under 13 from accessing Facebook and Instagram, which could lead to...
29 Apr, 2026, 02.38 PM IST
TikTok says to add screen time limits for teens in these countriesTikTok said Tuesday it would allow parents to limit the time their teens spend on the app as the Chinese-owned social network confronts pol...
11 Mar, 2025, 08.47 PM IST
US divided on TikTok ban even as Biden campaign joins the app, AP-NORC poll showsPresident Joe Biden's campaign uses TikTok to court young voters, despite mixed views. Concerns about data sharing, propaganda, children's ...
18 Feb, 2024, 07.44 AM IST
More TikTok users turning to the app for news, Pew study showsNews organizations are competing with TikTok and other social media platforms for consumers' attention and advertisers' budgets, with many ...
16 Nov, 2023, 09.00 AM IST
TikTok videos promoting steroid break social media with millions of viewsA recent report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) highlights TikTok's role in promoting bodybuilding drugs, including steroi...
29 Sep, 2023, 05.54 PM IST
Russian court fines TikTok $50,000 over refusal to delete LGBT contentNews agencies reported that the case against TikTok was based on accusations that the company was "promoting non-traditional values, LGBT, ...
04 Oct, 2022, 02.10 PM IST
TikTok to restrict livestreams to viewers who are 18 years and aboveThe select users in the testing period can toggle the "mature themes" button to restrict their livestreaming to adults only.
06 Jul, 2022, 10.06 AM IST
TikTok working on ways to prevent adult content from reaching teen usersTikTok has been criticized for posts promoting eating disorders and maintains it bans such content.
08 Feb, 2022, 03.54 PM IST
Pakistan again blocks access to TikTok for failure to remove 'inappropriate content'The move comes after the Sindh High Court on July 2 withdrew its earlier decision to ban Tiktok for spreading immorality in the country.
21 Jul, 2021, 07.49 PM IST
TikTok, Tik.... The clock's run out on ByteDance’s India dreamTikTok always had a rocky relationship with India. Now, as the most valued startup in the world exits its biggest international market, a l...
29 Jan, 2021, 08.35 AM IST
TikTok updates community guidelines, bans ‘misleading’ information, ‘hateful’ ideologiesTikTok said in a blog post on Wednesday that the changes offer clarity around how it defines harmful or unsafe content not permitted on the...
08 Jan, 2020, 05.34 PM IST