Tag: TikTok
Tech Digest daily roundup: TikTok to raise livestreaming age to 18
TikTok is raising its minimum age for livestreaming from 16 to 18 from next month. A BBC News investigation found hundreds of accounts going live from Syrian refugee camps, with children begging for donations. Some were receiving up to $1,000 (£900) an hour - but when they withdrew the cash, TikTok had taken up to…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Jumbo jet to launch UK’s first space rocket
Image: Virgin Orbit The jumbo jet that will launch the UK's first rocket into space has arrived at Cornwall's Newquay airport. Cosmic Girl, a former Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747, has carried more than 2.5 million passengers on almost 8,300 flights. But now the seats have been ripped out, the upper deck…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Vodafone and Three in merger talks
Vodafone is in talks with Three about merging their UK businesses. It would mean the third and fourth largest mobile phone networks respectively combining to create a business with 27 million customers, larger than current leaders BT, EE and Virgin Media O2. The companies say it would accelerate the rollout of 5G and rural broadband.…
Tech Digest daily roundup: TikTok to limit misinformation ahead of US mid-term elections
TikTok is taking extra measures to limit misinformation and violations of its policies ahead of the US mid-term elections. The video platform has announced new steps to ensure influencers understand that paid political ads are prohibited. Following 2020 US election the company admitted it needed to do more to ensure influencers followed its rules. November's elections…
Tech Digest daily roundup: UK Parliament closes down TikTok account
The UK Parliament has closed down its TikTok account after MPs raised concerns about the risk of data being passed to the Chinese government. The account has been locked, and content deleted, days after its launch. Senior MPs and peers had called for the account to be removed until TikTok gave "credible assurances" no data…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Instagram pauses TikTok style makeover
Instagram says it is pausing a rollout of new features on its app following backlash online from users, influencers and celebrities. Among the new features was an increase in recommended video content, in a similar style to rival app TikTok. The display and feeds were criticised as people felt they were not seeing photos from…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Run on crypto as Bitcoin slumps
Cryptocurrency lender Celsius has said “extreme market conditions” have forced it to “pause” all withdrawals as digital currencies crash to prices not seen since last year. The New Jersey-based company, which works similarly to a bank, suspended all user trading in the small hours of this morning. In a memo to its users, Celsius managers said:…
Top 10 TikTok #Groceryshoppinghacks
TikTok is full of money-saving tips and tricks, and users are sharing hacks for how they stretch their supermarket shopping budget. From yellow sticker hunting to bringing your own bags, the hashtag #Groceryshoppinghacks has over 2.5 billion views, proving that we’re all looking for ways to make our money go further at the tills. But…
Tech Digest daily roundup: TikTok leading platform for fake Ukraine videos
TikTok has emerged as one of the leading platforms for snappy false videos about the war in Ukraine which are reaching millions. With a user base of more than one billion people - more than half of whom are under 30 - TikTok is where many young people have been getting updates about the conflict,…
Tech Digest daily roundup: TikTok launches scheme to tackle youth unemployment
TikTok has launched a programme to help young people find work in the creative and digital industries as part of a scheme to tackle youth unemployment and the digital skills gap. The social media platform is working with the social business charity Catch22 on the multimillion-pound programme, which aims to engage with 2,500 people by…
