Taxing gatekeepers~I
By 2016-17, Facebook had designed a business model that aimed at maximising the ‘user engagement’, that is how much time users spent on their platform, and started collecting data on what they liked and shared.
By 2016-17, Facebook had designed a business model that aimed at maximising the ‘user engagement’, that is how much time users spent on their platform, and started collecting data on what they liked and shared.
An appeals court has cleared the way for shutting down TikTok in the US unless its Chinese owners sell it by January 19, upholding a law passed by Congress to safeguard national security.
The Nepal Telecommunications Authority on Friday directed the country's internet and mobile service providers to lift the ban on TikTok, in line with a cabinet decision on the short-video app.
Actress-singer Olivia Rodrigo has helped a fan feel better after their tattoo mishap.
US President Joe Biden signed a TikTok ban bill into law last month after it was passed by both houses of US Congress.
Recently, TikTok surpassed tech giant Google as the most popular website of the year, says a report.
The researchers concluded with recommendations for future research to consider the factual accuracy of sex education on TikTok.
As per the report, it is believed one of the reasons for the surge in Tiktok's popularity is because of the Covid-19 pandemic, as lockdowns meant people were stuck at home and looking for entertainment.
The countries with the largest number of installs were from Douyin in China at 17 per cent, followed by the US at 11 per cent, reports Sensor Tower.
In a blog post, TikTok uses the example of "scary makeup" as a search term that may prompt such a warning.
