Activision Blizzard’s ex-CEO Bobby Kotick reportedly wants to buy TikTok He’s pitched the idea to potential partners including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, The Wall Street Journal reports. Cheyenne MacDonald Updated Fri, Mar 22, 2024 REUTERS / Reuters Bobby Kotick, the former CEO of Activision Blizzard who stepped down at the end of last year, … Continue reading Activision Blizzard’s ex-CEO Bobby Kotick reportedly wants to buy TikTok
Joe Biden says he would sign bill that would force a sale or ban of TikTok Support for the measure is quickly growing Karissa Bell Updated Sat, Mar 9, 2024 Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images TikTok’s future is looking increasingly uncertain as support grows for a new bill that would force the company to … Continue reading Joe Biden says he would sign bill that would force a sale or ban of TikTok
TikTok Users Recruited To Influence U.S. Bill That Could Ban App by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, March 8, 2024 TikTok on Thursday sent a “direly worded alert” for those using the platform, urging them to call Congress and stop the bill that could ban the app. The move recruited TikTok users to influence the … Continue reading TikTok Users Recruited To Influence U.S. Bill That Could Ban App
Lawmakers have a new plan to force ByteDance to sell TikTok A bipartisan bill would give the company a six-month window to divest or face a ban in US app stores. Karissa Bell Wed, Mar 6, 2024 ASSOCIATED PRESS A group of lawmakers have introduced a new bill that would force ByteDance to sell … Continue reading Lawmakers have a new plan to force ByteDance to sell TikTok
The EU opens a wide-ranging probe into TikTok It’s looking into addictive algorithms, harmful content, privacy and more. Steve Dent Mon, Feb 19, 2024 Getty Images TikTok is in the EU’s crosshairs over potential Digital Services Act (DSA) breaches around the safety of minors and other matters. The formal proceedings will focus on addictive … Continue reading The EU opens a wide-ranging probe into TikTok
TikTok Encouraging More Searches With Shortcut And AI by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, February 9, 2024 TikTok is promoting a dedicated search shortcut that could get more people searching on the platform. Users can add a new prompt by downloading the dedicated TikTok search shortcut, which is intended to “make quicker searches.” Douyin — … Continue reading TikTok Encouraging More Searches With Shortcut And AI
By Michael Grothaus January 24, 2024 It’s been another brutal week for tech layoffs. In the past six days, numerous major tech companies have announced they are cutting jobs. The most recent is e-commerce juggernaut eBay, which has announced it will cut 9% of its workforce. Here’s the latest: Wayfair: Last Friday, digital home … Continue reading Tech layoffs tracker 2024: Job cuts at eBay, TikTok, and Wayfair this week
By Associated Press January 09, 2024 TikTok has restricted one tool researchers use to analyze popular videos, a move that follows a barrage of criticism directed at the social media platform about content related to the Israel-Hamas war and a study that questioned whether the company was suppressing topics that don’t align with the … Continue reading TikTok is restricting a key tool used by researchers to assess content on its platform
WSJ study highlights youth exposure to conflict content on TikTok Maxwell William / Last Updated: Dec 23, 2023 In a revealing experiment by The Wall Street Journal, automated accounts posing as 13-year-olds on TikTok were inundated with polarizing and often extreme content related to the Israel-Gaza conflict. This investigation highlights the potent influence of … Continue reading WSJ study highlights youth exposure to conflict content on TikTok
TikTok in $1.5bn investment with Indonesia tech giant GoTo Ali Rees / Last Updated: Dec 11, 2023 TikTok owner ByteDance is set to resume business in Indonesia by taking a majority 75.01% stake in Tokopedia with a promised $ 1.5bn investment. Indonesian tech company GoTo will maintain a 24.99% minority stake in Tokopedia, reports … Continue reading TikTok in $1.5bn investment with Indonesia tech giant GoTo
