TikTok, a video-sharing platform owned by China, has been fined nearly 16 million USD by a regulator in the United Kingdom for violating a number of “data protection law” provisions, including the misuse of personal data pertaining to children. TikTok was fined USD 15.9 million by the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK, who estimated […]
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The quantity of youngsters utilizing TikTok and Snapchat rose last year in England, as per research distributed by media controller Ofcom. According to data gathered as part of the watchdog’s annual survey of children’s and parents’ online attitudes, approximately half of those aged 3 to 17 use Snapchat and TikTok. The study found that TikTok […]
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According to people familiar with the situation, the US has instructed the Chinese owners of the video-sharing app TikTok to sell their shares or risk having the app banned in the US. The Depository Division is driving the conversation however the Board on Unfamiliar Interest in the US, or Cfius, and made the interest as […]
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Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre is reviewing whether Chinese-owned video app TikTok should be banned from government phones, security minister Tom Tugendhat said on Tuesday. TikTok has come under increasing focus over fears that user data could end up in the hands of the Chinese government, undermining Western security interests. The United States, Canada, Belgium […]
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The primary governing bodies of the European Union has imposed a ban on employees installing TikTok on work-related devices due to concerns about data security. This action prompted a furious response from the company. ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, has come under increasing Western scrutiny in recent months due to concerns about Beijing’s […]
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According to a report, the entire Indian workforce of Chinese video app TikTok has been fired, and the ByteDance-owned app has fired 40 people this week after receiving a call. The daily reported that the employees would receive nine months’ worth of severance pay. According to reports, employees in India at TikTok were informed that […]
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TikTok, with the aim of giving users more creative freedom with their content, has rolled out a range of enhanced new creation and editing tools in the United States. The new editing tools will empower users to share richer stories, bring content ideas, and enjoy more freedom to life across all formats. According to TikTok, […]
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TikTok, owned by ByteDance Ltd., faces a fine of 27 million pounds after the privacy watchdog in the United Kingdom found the company might have breached data protection rules by failing to protect children’s data sufficiently. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it has issued TikTok with a notice of intent, and it launched its […]
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According to a survey by Ofcom, TikTok is the fastest growing news source for adults in the United Kingdom, but around half of those using it for current affairs turn to TikTokers rather than conventional news organizations for the updates. According to Ofcom, the communications watchdog of the United Kingdom, TikTok is used by 7 […]
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TikTok said, the company ‘Oracle’ is going to store all the data from the company’s US users in a bid for allaying the fears regarding the safety in the hands of a platform that has been owned by ByteDance in China. This announcement has come as the popular video making company has fended off the […]
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