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EU Will Force Big Tech To Change 'Behaviour': Competition Chief

The EU is prepared to deploy its full arsenal to force big tech companies to change their behaviour online, the bloc's competition chief said Wednesday, the day before a sweeping new law comes into force.

International Business Times · Mar 6, 2024

US Lawmakers Push For Bytedance Divestment To Avoid Tiktok Ban

US lawmakers seek ByteDance divestment of TikTok ownership due to national security risks and Chinese government ties.

Top News · Mar 5, 2024

5 Things To Know About The EU's Landmark Digital Act

The European Union in September named six so-called gatekeepers and 22 of their platforms including Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn that must adhere to the rules: Google's Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, TikTok parent ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft.

Latin Times · Mar 5, 2024

TikTok cuts jobs as tech layoffs continue to mount

The wildly popular video-sharing app is the latest technology firm to reduce staff in response to what executives say are ongoing business challenges.

WEKU · Jan 22, 2024

If you're in the EU, you can now decide how much data to share with Google

The Big Tech giant is getting ready to comply with new DMA rules on data-sharing. Here's all you need to know to take back some more agency on your digital privacy.

TechRadar · Jan 17, 2024

Tencent-ByteDance Ceasefire Holds With Honor of Kings Deal

The agreement will allow the popular battle arena game to be streamed on Douyin in the wake of a longrunning tussle over copyrights

Caixin Global · Jan 15, 2024

LVMH is fed up of fake goods being sold on TikTok—so it is in talks to join forces with the video platform to stop it

The issue of counterfeit luxury goods online goes far back—well before TikTok became a Gen Z craze.

Fortune · Jan 11, 2024

ByteDance in Talks to Sell Gaming Assets: TikTok Owner Seeks Change!

Get ready for a gaming shakeup! ByteDance, the genius minds behind TikTok, are in talks with gaming giant Tencent and other companies to sell their gaming ...

Top News · Jan 9, 2024

The Big Flaws in That Study Suggesting That China Manipulates TikTok Topics

The errors are so glaring that it's hard not to suspect an underlying agenda at work here.

Reason · Jan 8, 2024

How 2023 became the year Congress forgot to ban TikTok

Momentum seemed to be with US lawmakers as they planned to stop 150m Americans from using TikTok. What happened?

The Guardian - US · Dec 31, 2023