Tag: TikTok
Deepseek accused of sharing data with TikTok, ChatGPT to engage on ‘controversial
South Korea has accused Chinese AI startup DeepSeek of sharing user data with the owner of TikTok in China. "We confirmed DeepSeek communicating with ByteDance," the South Korean data protection regulator told Yonhap News Agency. The country had already removed DeepSeek from app stores over the weekend over data protection concerns. The Chinese app caused shockwaves in the…
TikTok back on US app stores, Google Maps blocks reviews for Gulf of Mexico
TikTok is back on Apple and Google's US app stores after President Trump said the tech giants would not be fined if they reactivated it. They removed the hugely popular video-sharing app after a law came into effect on 19 January - the day before Mr Trump was inaugurated - requiring its Chinese owner ByteDance…
Elon Musk’s X to pay Donald Trump $10million, Apple brings TV app to Android Phones
Elon Musk's X has agreed to pay Donald Trump about $10m (£8m) after suspending his accounts following the 2021 US Capitol riot by his supporters, according to reports. The payment follows a $25m (£20m) deal the US president's lawyers struck with Meta Platforms - the owner of Facebook and Instagram - last month. Mr Trump sued the…
Jeff Bezos wins UK military contract, Nintendo Switch 2 prices leaked?
Jeff Bezos has won what is thought to be his first military contract in Britain as Amazon seeks to forge closer ties with defence organisations. Amazon’s satellite venture Project Kuiper secured a deal worth hundreds of thousands of pounds to undertake a study on advanced space-based communications systems for the Ministry of Defence (MoD), which was…
Meta hiding search results for Democrats, TikTok given 75 day deadline extension
Meta says its working urgently to fix a problem with Instagram which results in a "results hidden" message when users search for the terms "Democrat" or "Democrats". Some social media users have accused the company of political bias, pointing out the issue has been occurring after President Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, which was attended by…
TikTok restores US service, Melania Trump launches cryptocurrency
TikTok has begun restoring service to the app in the US after Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order pausing its ban. A law signed by President Joe Biden last April required ByteDance, TikTok's China-based parent company, to sell the app to a non-Chinese owner by Sunday or face a ban. Some users reported that they…
TikTok US ban comes into force, Airpods to be used as hearing aids in UK
Image: Sky News A new US law banning TikTok has come into effect, hours after the popular app stopped working across the country. Late on Saturday a message appearing on the TikTok for US users said a law banning TikTok had been enacted, meaning "you can't use TikTok for now". The…
TikTok will be banned in US from Sunday, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court has ruled that TikTok is to be banned in the US from Sunday if it's not sold by Chinese parent company Bytedance. TikTok may proactively shut down its US operations, preventing users from accessing the app. Alternatively, the ban could be enforced gradually, with app stores removing TikTok and updates ceasing. Despite…
All porn sites must introduce ‘robust’ age-checking, Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin launches New Glenn into orbit
All websites on which pornographic material can be found, including social media platforms, must introduce "robust" age-checking techniques such as demanding photo ID or running credit card checks for UK users by July. The long-awaited guidance, issued by regulator Ofcom, has been made under the Online Safety Act (OSA), and is intended to prevent children…
Snapchat ‘failing to act on suicide and self harm content’, new Samsung Galaxy S25 leaks
The social media site Snapchat is "fundamentally failing to act on suicide and self-harm content", according to the Molly Rose Foundation. Just 2% of reported suicide and self-harm content on Snapchat was removed between January and July last year, according to Snapchat's latest transparency report. There were 289 posts relating to suicide and self-harm that were…
