EU orders TikTok to preserve Romanian election data amid suspicion of Russian interference

Dec. 5 (UPI) — The European Commission Wednesday issued a retention order to TikTok to preserve data on the Romanian election and for upcoming EU elections amid suspicion of Russian interference in the vote. “We ordered TikTok today to freeze … Read More

Google now will be ‘prebunking’ online misinformation

After seeing promising results in Eastern Europe, Google will initiate a new campaign in Germany that aims to make people more resilient to the corrosive effects of online misinformation. The tech giant plans to release a series of short videos … Read More

Biden campaign joins TikTok despite national security concerns

Feb. 12 (UPI) — President Joe Biden‘s campaign has joined TikTok, in an effort to gain young voters in his re-election bid, despite a Biden-signed law banning the popular video app on federal devices to protect national security. On Sunday, Biden’s campaign posted … Read More

Senators say tech CEOs have ‘blood’ on their hands, Zuckerberg apologizes: Live updates

The chief executives of five major social media companies appeared before senators Wednesday for a highly anticipated hearing on the harms children and teens face online. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, X CEO Linda Yaccarino, TikTok CEO Shou Chew, Snap CEO … Read More

TikTok shredded as influencers promote Osama bin Laden’s ‘terrorist propaganda’ tirade dubbed ‘Letter to America’ after 9/11 attacks

The text of an inflammatory “letter to America” from 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden has gone viral on TikTok and drawn praise from young users — and US lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are blasting the China-owned app … Read More

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