Democratic senator wants TikTok US JV, Oracle to answer questions on platform safeguardsSenator Ed Markey has sought answers from TikTok's US joint venture and Oracle. The focus is on the security of American user data and prev...
29 May, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
Norway plans to ban social media use by children under 16Norway plans to ban children under 16 from social media. A bill will be presented to parliament by year-end. Technology companies will be r...
24 Apr, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
UK PM tells social media bosses to step up child online safetyUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday hinted at possible measures limiting children's access to social media, "Things can't go on like...
16 Apr, 2026, 06.41 PM IST
TikTok to build a second billion-euro data centre in FinlandTikTok plans to invest 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) to build a second data centre in Finland in less than a year as it moves data storag...
08 Apr, 2026, 08.29 AM IST
Indonesia summons Meta and Google over non-compliance with child social media curbs, minister saysIn a bold move, Indonesia has called on representatives from Meta and Google due to new regulations targeting social media use among childr...
31 Mar, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
TikTok says live feature temporarily suspended in Indonesia over protestsTikTok temporarily suspended its live feature in Indonesia after violent protests erupted following a police-related death. The platform ci...
30 Aug, 2025, 09.13 PM IST
Democratic senator proposes new safeguards to keep TikTok onlineCongress last year passed legislation to force China's ByteDance to divest TikTok by January 19 or face a ban, but President Donald Trump h...
01 Aug, 2025, 12.02 AM IST
US TikTok Ban: Why the US wants to ban TikTok, allegations against it, and possible alternativesThe U.S. Supreme Court supports a law to either sell or ban TikTok in the U.S. by January 19. This is due to concerns over data-sharing wit...
11 Jan, 2025, 10.57 AM IST
US states accuse TikTok of harming young usersA group of 14 US states on Tuesday filed lawsuits accusing TikTok of ensnaring young users with addictive features, then harming their mind...
08 Oct, 2024, 10.58 PM IST
TikTok says cyberattack targeted brands and celebrity accounts, including CNNTikTok takes measures to stop cyberattack targeting brand and celebrity accounts, including CNN. ByteDance challenges law requiring TikTok ...
05 Jun, 2024, 10.40 AM IST
Tik Tok ban in US: When will the video sharing app stop working for you?The TikTok ban bill has been proposed amid concerns that ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, could potentially grant the Chinese gover...
26 Apr, 2024, 12.30 AM IST
Judge says TikTok must turn meeting records over in US states probeNorth Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein said the attorneys general investigating since 2022 have discovered TikTok had an archive of ten...
16 Dec, 2023, 10.50 AM IST
Utah sues TikTok, claiming app has harmful impact on childrenUtah's suit filed in state court said the videos leverage "highly powerful algorithms and manipulative design features - many of which mimi...
11 Oct, 2023, 05.00 PM IST
TikTok inching toward US security deal to avoid sale: reportTikTok and the Biden administration have drafted a preliminary agreement to resolve national security concerns but are still deciding on a ...
26 Sep, 2022, 04.14 PM IST
TikTok to verify political accounts in US, ban campaign fundraisingThe move comes as TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, and other social media platforms are working to clamp down on political misinformatio...
21 Sep, 2022, 05.36 PM IST
Italy's watchdog warns TikTok about alleged breach of EU privacy rulesTikTok had told users in recent weeks that it was going to deliver targeted advertising to them but had not requested consent for using dat...
11 Jul, 2022, 08.54 PM IST
Two senators call for FTC probe into TikTok over US data accessThe request from Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat, and Republican Marco Rubio followed a Buzzfeed report saying the short video app permitte...
06 Jul, 2022, 07.54 AM IST