Trump Meeting TikTok CEO As Ban Deadline Looms
US President-elect Donald Trump is meeting with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew at his Mar-a-Lago estate to discuss the social media giant’s battle against a potential ban in the US…..
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TikTok Owner Sacks Intern For Sabotaging AI Project
TikTok owner, ByteDance, says it has sacked an intern for “maliciously interfering” with the training of one of its artificial intelligence (AI) models. But the firm rejected claims about the….
TikTok Sued By 14 Attorneys General Over Alleged Harm To Children’s Mental Health
A bipartisan group of 14 attorneys general from across the country filed lawsuits on Tuesday against TikTok, alleging that the platform has “addicted” young people and harmed their mental health. The lawsuits….
TikTok Faces New Claim Of Violating Child Privacy
The FTC Act targets “unfair or deceptive acts or practices” by companies. In response, a TikTok spokesperson said the company disagreed with the allegations and that it had “been working….
Boomplay And TikTok Announce Partnership To Amplify African Music
Africa-facing music streaming and download platform, Boomplay has announced a partnership with global short videos brand, TikTok, that explores cross-promotion of trending content on both platforms via mutual playlists and….
European Commission Bans Tiktok On Staff Devices
Staff working at the European Commission have been ordered to remove the TikTok app from their phones and corporate devices. The commission said it was implementing the measure to “protect….
Inappropriate TikTok Materials Affront To Ghana’s Culture —NCC Director
The Director for Policy Planning, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation at the National Commission on Culture (NCC), Richardson Commey Fio has raised concerns about how inappropriate some materials on social media….
Randy Gonzalez, Father In Popular TikTok Duo Enkyboys, Dead At 35
Randy Gonzalez, the father in the popular TikTok duo Enkyboys has died. He passed away on Wednesday after his battle with colon cancer. Gonzalez was 35. According to TMZ, the father in….
Stop! We Are Trying To Put Ghana On The Map – Jackline Mensah Slams ‘Fake News’
TikTok star Jackline Mensah has responded to news claiming she said she would not date a guy who uses trotro (public bus). She called the reportage fake news target to drown….