Limit AI now or humanity will lose its agency, says Nobel laureate RessaThe Filipino and American journalist, who jointly won the 2021 award in part for her work documenting the power of large tech companies, se...
16 Sep, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
Limit AI now or humanity will lose its agency, says Nobel laureate Maria RessaNobel laureate Maria Ressa expresses urgent concerns about the risks that artificial intelligence poses to human agency, emphasizing the ne...
15 Sep, 2026, 06.37 PM IST
Proposed Australian law would let social media users opt out of algorithmsThe proposed legislation would also protect children from content that promotes eating disorders, hostile ideas about women, pornography, c...
09 Sep, 2026, 11.30 AM IST
Social media companies are trying harder to know which users are kidsDetermining which accounts belong to children is the linchpin of child safety measures that other companies, including Google, TikTok, and ...
01 Sep, 2026, 07.18 PM IST
Time limits to midnight cutoff: What Meta's $18 billion deal changes for teensMeta Platforms agreed to a significant $18 billion settlement with 48 US states. This historic deal mandates substantial changes to protect...
27 Aug, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
Meta settlement puts social media industry on notice: 'There will be more'Wednesday's historic settlement between Meta and dozens of US states could be just the start of a wave that will ripple across the social m...
27 Aug, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
US teen drops lawsuit against Meta, Google and Snap ahead of trialThe plaintiff, a 15-year-old girl from New Jersey identified in California court records as P. M-Y., had alleged the platforms' owners - Me...
21 Aug, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
Teen drops landmark social media addiction case against Meta, Google, SnapA 15-year-old girl dropped her lawsuit against Meta, Google, and Snap Inc. She had alleged social media addiction and mental health issues....
21 Aug, 2026, 06.42 AM IST
Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial beginsFour lead states - California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey - accused Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to hook young users, fu...
19 Aug, 2026, 12.26 PM IST
TikTok expands Family Pairing feature in US with new tools for parental controlTikTok has introduced new updates to its Family Pairing feature, allowing parents more control over their teens' activities on the platform...
11 Mar, 2025, 09.36 PM IST
UK fines TikTok over child safety data reportingBritish telecommunications regulator Ofcom said Wednesday it had handed video sharing platform TikTok a 1.9 million pound ($2.4 million) fi...
24 Jul, 2024, 08.54 PM IST
TikTok to label AI-generated content from OpenAI and elsewhereTikTok introduces Content Credentials to label AI content amid U.S. election concerns. Tech coalition fights AI misuse. TikTok expands labe...
09 May, 2024, 09.49 PM IST
Universal Music Group reaches new licensing agreement with TikTokTikTok began removing Universal's content from its app after their licensing deal expired in January and the two sides failed to reach agre...
02 May, 2024, 01.14 PM IST
Chuck Schumer says US Senate can make progress on TikTok billThe Senate is returning to work next week after a two-week recess. The U.S. House of Representatives voted 352-65 on March 13 to give TikTo...
05 Apr, 2024, 11.35 PM IST
Democratic senator raises concerns about Joe Biden campaign's decision to join TikTokDemocratic senator Mark Warner said he was concerned about the national security implications of Chinese-owned TikTok and the Biden campaig...
13 Feb, 2024, 08.21 AM IST
TikTok advertisers stay loyal amid threat of US banThe steadfastness comes as TikTok, which is owned by Chinese tech firm ByteDance, is fighting to prevent a ban in the US after lawmakers in...
05 May, 2023, 08.23 AM IST
Tik Tok to launch new features like device management and revamped notification tabsTik Tok said its first TikTok quiz on online safety was taken by almost 5 million users
01 May, 2019, 04.30 PM IST