TikTok is being more explicit about what qualifies as hate speech on its platform. The company said it will ban hate symbols and coded hate language, and called out white …
TikTok returns to Pakistan, Apple launches a music-focused streaming station and SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites. This is your Daily Crunch for October 19, 2020. The big story: Pakistan un-bans …
TikTok has been cracking down on QAnon-related content, in line with similar moves by other major social media companies, including Facebook and YouTube, which focus on reducing the spread the …
Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle, donated $250,000 to a pro-Lindsey Graham super PAC as his company’s deal to partner with TikTok was in the final stages, according to a …
PearPop a new Los Angeles-based company, is on its way to racking up nearly 25,000 users in less than a month, and has already landed seed funding from the firm …
A judge said she’s unlikely to let the Trump administration implement its proposed WeChat ban while the case proceeds in court, Bloomberg reported Thursday. US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said in …
Helicopter parenting turned into surveillance with the debut of family-tracking apps like Life360. While the app can alleviate parental fears when setting younger kids loose in the neighborhood, Life360’s teenage …
(Reuters) — Triller, a budding competitor to popular short-video app TikTok, is in discussions with blank-check acquisition companies about a merger which would take the U.S. social media company public, …
TikTok has launched an ad campaign in Canada to showcase the stories of Canadian creators who have made an impact on the platform. The campaign highlights some of today’s most-recognized …
Big Tech companies have never controlled more of our lives. But, we don’t have many politicians who understand the intricacies and nuances of technology to properly hold the industry accountable. …