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TechScape: Twitch and the dark side of the streaming dream

After streamer complaints of a toxic community culture, slashes in earnings and an unsustainable work model, what next for the Amazon-owned site?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022

From dance videos to global sensation: what you need to know about TikTok’s rise

The app has grown at breakneck speed from a simple lip sync platform to surpassing the internet behemoths in downloads

The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2022

TikTok denies report data used to track or ‘target’ US citizens

Chinese-based team at parent company ByteDance alleged by Forbes to have planned to collect location information

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022

TikTok drawing up plans to deal with Chinese security concerns to avoid a sale

The US government had asked TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell it over concerns Chinese authorities were able to access user information

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2022

Will TikTok Get Banned In The US? Over 60% Of Benzinga's Twitter Followers Say This

Leading social platform TikTok has become one of the most downloaded and used apps around the world with growing interest in the U.S. Facing security concerns with links to China, the app faces a potential ban in the U.S. Here’s what Benzinga followers think could happen.

Benzinga · Sep 19, 2022

Yesterday's News? Qutoutiao Adds Delisting Threat to Growing Headaches

Key Takeaways: Qutoutiao faces potential delisting after being notified last week that the value of its publicly held shares is too small The cash-strapped company has adopted a cost-cutting strategy over the last two years, and has yet to report its first and second quarter results for this year By…

Benzinga · Sep 19, 2022

TikTok can track users’ every tap as they visit other sites through iOS app, new research shows

Researcher says social media app can collect keystroke information but ‘there is no way for us to know’ if or how data is used

The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2022

Russia to Enforce Search Engine Disclaimers on Five Foreign IT Firms

Russia's state communications regulator said on Friday it was taking punitive measures against five foreign IT companies for violating online content laws, which could require search engines to include a disclaimer about the violations. The regulator, Roskomnadzor, said it was imposing measures against ByteDance's TikTok, Telegram messaging service, Zoom Video…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 19, 2022

Oracle begins reviewing TikTok algorithms as data security doubts intensify

TikTok’s “Project Texas” rehab campaign has officially begun.

Input · Aug 16, 2022

Chinese tech giants submit 'top secret' algorithms to Beijing regulator

Chinese tech giants including Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance – the parent company behind the TikTok video app – have submitted details of algorithms used in some of their products to China's state regulator, in an unprecedented move that strengthens Beijing's oversight of the sector.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 16, 2022