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U.S. lawmaker wants TikTok CEO to detail actions to protect kids

17Mar

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U.S. lawmaker wants TikTok CEO to detail actions to protect kids

[ad_1] The chair of a U.S. House of Representatives panel wants TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to address questions next week about the popular Chinese-owned video app's efforts to protect children from inappropriate content and potential exploitation.Chew will be appearing for the first time before Congress when he testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23. Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Republican, said Thursday lawmakers "need to know what actions the company is taking to keep our kids safe from online and offline harms." McMorris Rodgers and other Republicans in December wrote TikTok saying said "many children are exposed to non-stop offerings of inappropriate content that TikTok's algorithm force-feeds to them." They also raised concerns that TikTok ...

TikTok seeks to calm Europe’s fears over data privacy

9Mar

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TikTok seeks to calm Europe’s fears over data privacy

[ad_1] TikTok launched a new effort to assuage European leaders' worries over data security on Wednesday, as Western governments consider further bans on the video-sharing app.Their initiative came as the Czech cyber watchdog issued its own warning, describing the Chinese-owned video-sharing app a security threat. Western powers, including the European Union and the United States, have taken a tough approach to the app, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance. They are worried that Beijing could access sensitive user data from around the world.TikTok executives said the company was working with a third-party European security company to oversee and check how it handles European users' data, which will be stored at three centres in Dublin and Norway from 2023 onwards.TikTok insisted...

TikTok Reveals Russian Disinformation Network Targeting European Users

10Feb

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TikTok Reveals Russian Disinformation Network Targeting European Users

[ad_1] TikTok Inc. identified a Russian disinformation network spreading war propaganda about Ukraine to more than a hundred thousand European users over the summer, the company disclosed on Thursday. The network operated in Russia, but targeted mostly people in Germany, Italy and the UK in their respective languages. About 1,700 accounts belonging to the network were able to spread anti-Ukrainian messages by masquerading as accounts created by local users. Between July and September 2022 the accounts attracted 133,564 followers, it added. It is unclear whether the network was linked to the Russian government. The revelations were disclosed in a report submitted under the EU's Code of Practice on Disinformation, a voluntary commitment from online platforms to combat misinformation...

TikTok CEO to testify before U.S. Congress over security concerns

31Jan

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TikTok CEO to testify before U.S. Congress over security concerns

[ad_1] TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew will appear before the U.S. Energy and Commerce Committee in March, as lawmakers scrutinize the Chinese-owned video-sharing app. TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew will appear before the U.S. Energy and Commerce Committee in March, as lawmakers scrutinize the Chinese-owned video-sharing app. Chew will testify before the committee on March 23, which will be his first appearance before a congressional committee, said Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the Republican chair of the panel, in a statement on Monday. The news comes as the House Foreign Affairs Committee plans to hold a vote next month on a bill aimed at blocking the use of TikTok in the United States over national security concerns. "ByteDance-owned TikTok has knowingly a...

EU tells TikTok to respect data laws as CEO visits

11Jan

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EU tells TikTok to respect data laws as CEO visits

[ad_1] The European Union warned Chinese-owned online giant TikTok on Tuesday to respect EU law and ensure the safety of European users' data. The European Union warned Chinese-owned online giant TikTok on Tuesday to respect EU law and ensure the safety of European users' data, as the video-sharing app's CEO met top officials in Brussels.TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is Chinese, has come under fierce Western scrutiny in recent months amid concerns over how much access Beijing has to user data. TiKTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew held talks for the first time with EU vice-presidents Margrethe Vestager and Vera Jourova, the bloc's home affairs commissioner Ylva Johansson and justice commissioner Didier Reynders. "I count on TikTok to fully execute its commitments to go the extr...

TikTok Draws Bipartisan Fire in US on China Surveillance Concern

21Nov

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TikTok Draws Bipartisan Fire in US on China Surveillance Concern

[ad_1] Two US senators called TikTok a Chinese surveillance tool, issuing a bipartisan warning as the Biden administration weighs a deal that could let the video-sharing app keep operating in the US. Two US senators called TikTok a Chinese surveillance tool, issuing a bipartisan warning as the Biden administration weighs a deal that could let the video-sharing app keep operating in the US.“It's not just the content you upload to TikTok but all the data on your phone, other apps, all your personal information, even facial imagery, even where your eyes are looking on your phone,” Arkansas Republican Tom Cotton said on “Fox News Sunday.” TikTok is “one of the most massive surveillance programs ever, especially on America's young people,” he said. The app is “an enormous threat,” Senate I...

Big Setback! TikTok Ad Sales Target Slashed By $2 Billion After Tech Downturn

9Nov

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Big Setback! TikTok Ad Sales Target Slashed By $2 Billion After Tech Downturn

[ad_1] TikTok has slashed about $2 bn off its target for 2022 ad revenue, underscoring the fallout of a global downturn. ByteDance Ltd.'s TikTok has slashed about $2 billion off its target for 2022 ad revenue, underscoring the fallout of a global downturn that's hammered fellow internet giants from Google to Meta Platforms Inc.TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Zi Chew told a handful of employees during a recent meeting that the Chinese-owned app has slashed its ad forecast for 2022 to $10 billion from at least $12 billion previously, according to a person briefed on the matter. The revision didn't include smaller business segments such as e-commerce, the person added, asking to not be identified discussing private information. The downsized ambition reflects a pullback in marketing...

Google’s YouTube Shorts and Meta Find Video App Success Where TikTok Is Banned

3Oct

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Google’s YouTube Shorts and Meta Find Video App Success Where TikTok Is Banned

[ad_1] Prateek Bhardwaj broke out as a social media star on TikTok, drawing in close to a million followers. Prateek Bhardwaj broke out as a social media star on TikTok's short-video platform, drawing in close to a million followers and a slew of big-brand endorsements. But he's no longer on the app. The 30-year-old from small-town India defected to Moj, one of several Google-backed TikTok clones that sprouted after New Delhi banned the app from China's ByteDance Ltd.'s in 2020. He barely missed a beat: his fan base has ballooned to 3.4 million and the content creator still plugs products from Xiaomi phones to Diageo whiskey. Bhardwaj's smooth transition highlights the opportunity presented by TikTok's banishment from th...

Beware! Don’t Try The NyQuil Chicken TikTok Challenge

21Sep

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Beware! Don’t Try The NyQuil Chicken TikTok Challenge

[ad_1] US health regulators are warning about the dangers of a new TikTok challenge that has teens cooking chicken with the cold medication NyQuil. US health regulators are warning about the dangers of a new TikTok challenge that has teens cooking chicken with the cold medication NyQuil. The so-called “sleepy chicken” trend involves cooking chicken breasts, marinated in NyQuil, in a pan. Nyquil contains acetaminophen, dextromethorphan and doxylamine, and boiling medication can change the concentration and properties of the ingredients, the FDA warned. “Even if you don't eat the chicken, inhaling the medication's vapors while cooking could cause high levels of the drugs to enter your body,” the statement explains. The...

Claim of TikTok Breach Spotlights Viral App’s Lure as Target

6Sep

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Claim of TikTok Breach Spotlights Viral App’s Lure as Target

[ad_1] TikTok, the short-video platform has come under the fire over its data security issues. TikTok, the short-video sensation that's among the world's most downloaded apps, is coming under increased scrutiny about its data security as it guards the personal information of over a billion users.On Monday, several cybersecurity analysts tweeted about the discovery of what was purportedly a breach of an insecure server that allowed access to TikTok's storage, which they believe contained personal user data. Only days earlier, Microsoft Corp. said it had found a “high-severity vulnerability” in TikTok's Android application, “which would have allowed attackers to compromise users' accounts with a single click.” ByteDance Ltd.'s ...