AI used to make 'fetishised' images of disabled womenSome account owners use artificial intelligence to manipulate real images of non-disabled women, making them appear to have Down syndrome, ...
27 Mar, 2026, 09.44 AM IST
UK probes TikTok, Reddit over children's dataThe UK's data protection watchdog on Monday announced investigations into three social media networks, including TikTok and Reddit, over th...
03 Mar, 2025, 05.28 PM IST
US sues TikTok over 'massive-scale' privacy violations of kids under 13The U.S. Justice Department has sued TikTok and ByteDance, alleging failure to protect children's privacy in violation of the Children's On...
03 Aug, 2024, 07.34 AM IST
US sues TikTok over 'massive-scale' privacy violations of kids under 13The government said TikTok violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act that requires services aimed at children to obtain parenta...
03 Aug, 2024, 12.18 AM IST
How TikTok’s strange trend of humans playing robots is spurring hope for US shoppingTikTok has emerged as a social commerce juggernaut, expecting to sell $20 billion in merchandise through its media platform this year — fou...
14 Aug, 2023, 09.18 PM IST
Josh Hawley fails to fast track his bill to ban TikTok despite growing support in Congress against the appThe attempt to outlaw TikTok has not been fulfilled as Josh Hawley failed to fast track his bill against the app on Wednesday.
30 Mar, 2023, 01.59 PM IST
TikTok, Snapchat growing in popularity among UK children: media regulatorThe study found a slight increase in both apps' popularity in the past year, with TikTok now being used by 53% of children (up from 50%), a...
29 Mar, 2023, 04.12 PM IST
Japan lawmakers eye ban on TikTok, others if used improperlyMany US lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to ban the popular Chinese-owned social media app, alleging the app could be used...
27 Mar, 2023, 06.41 PM IST
China says US 'suppressing' TikTok after ban ultimatumThe United States and the European Union have been taking an increasingly firm approach to the app, owned by the Chinese firm Bytedance, ci...
16 Mar, 2023, 05.26 PM IST
Sameer Singh becomes TikTok's Head of global business solutions, North AmericaAfter TikTok withdrew from India in 2020, Singh has been leading business solutions for the platform in Southeast Asia.
31 Jan, 2023, 08.14 PM IST
TikTok faces UK lawsuit over alleged kids' data breachThe former children's commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, and law firm Scott + Scott have brought the case against the firm and its C...
21 Apr, 2021, 11.21 PM IST
TikTok faces claim for billions in London child privacy lawsuitTikTok is one of the world's most popular apps -- especially among youngsters -- and has around 100 million users in Europe alone.
21 Apr, 2021, 11.21 AM IST
WeChat and TikTok taking Chinese censorship global, says Australian studyByteDance’s TikTok often buries or hides words that reflect political movements, gender and sexual orientation or religion in most countrie...
08 Sep, 2020, 04.47 PM IST
TikTok rival Byte debuts at top of US app storeThe strong early response to Byte’s arrival, coming with little to no advance fanfare, suggests the community that Vine built up remains lo...
28 Jan, 2020, 10.35 AM IST
Govt issues notice to Tiktok, Helo; asks them to answer queries or face banWhen contacted, Tiktok and Helo in a joint statement said they have plans to invest $1 billion over the period of next three years.
18 Jul, 2019, 07.42 PM IST
Supreme Courts directs Madras HC to decide plea of TikTok app on April 24SC says if the Madras High Court fails to decide on app’s plea on April 24, its ban order will stand vacated.
23 Apr, 2019, 06.53 AM IST
SC stay on ban, government asks Apple & Google to take down TikTok appMeitY’s order will stop further downloads, but people who already have the app will be able to still use it.
17 Apr, 2019, 10.04 AM IST