Social media, data collection, politics… It’s a soap opera for the 21st century and the finale is likely yet to come. Mike Pastore on January 19, 2025 The popular online video platform TikTok went dark over the weekend, as a law that banned the app in the U.S. went into effect. The law, which … Continue reading The marketing community reacts, as the clock runs out on TikTok (for now)
January 19, 2025 UPDATE: Trump says he will issue an executive order Monday to get TikTok back after ban The company’s app was removed Saturday evening from prominent app stores, including the ones operated by Apple and Google, while its website told users that the short-form video platform was no longer available. BY Associated Press President-elect … Continue reading TikTok ban in effect. The app goes dark for millions in the U.S. and removed from app stores
January 17, 2025 How 2 CareerTok creators are preparing for the TikTok ban Influencers Hanna Goefft and Courtney Johnson share what the platform has meant to them and how they’ll keep providing career advice. BY Jocelyn Mintz As a nationwide TikTok shutdown looms, more than 100,000 full-time TikTok content creators are scrambling to figure out the … Continue reading How 2 CareerTok creators are preparing for the TikTok ban
TikTok, Temu and more face complaints alleging GDPR violations in EU Max Schrems’ NOYB is taking its first action against Chinese firms. anna washenko Updated Thu, Jan 16, 2025 ADEK BERRY via Getty Images Austrian privacy advocate NOYB has launched its first GDPR complaints against Chinese businesses. The organization has filed complaints … Continue reading TikTok, Temu and more face complaints alleging GDPR violations in EU
January 16, 2025 One reason the U.S. government is so spooked by TikTok: AI The app has 170 million U.S. users. That could present China with a lot of data on which to train its AI. BY Mark Sullivan Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of … Continue reading One reason the U.S. government is so spooked by TikTok: AI
January 15, 2025 5 things to know about TikTok replacement RedNote A quick guide to the app that’s courting TikTok users ahead of the U.S. ban. BY Jessica Bursztynsky Earlier this week, the Chinese app Xiaohongshu, known as RedNote, shot up to become the most-downloaded app on the Apple’s U.S. App Store, partly as a “joke’s … Continue reading 5 things to know about TikTok replacement RedNote
January 08, 2025 ‘My goal is to spend under $1,000 this month’: The no-buy movement is making waves on TikTok Most participants stick to the basics, limiting their spending to nondiscretionary items like groceries and transportation. BY Eve Upton-Clark The no-buy trend isn’t anything new, but it gains fresh momentum every January, right on the heels … Continue reading ‘My goal is to spend under $1,000 this month’: The no-buy movement is making waves on TikTok
Given privacy concerns around the app, it’s not a bad idea to disable location access and set up two-factor authentication. BY Jessica Bursztynsky If you’re one of the 170 million TikTok users in the U.S., it’s time to start making sure your account is properly secured and updated ahead of the impending January ban. What’s going … Continue reading How you can prepare your TikTok account for the upcoming ban
TikTok loses its bid to pause the law that could ban it next month The company said it plans to appeal to the Supreme Court. karissa bell Sat, Dec 14, 2024 STR via Getty Images A federal court has denied TikTok’s request for a temporary pause of a law that could result … Continue reading TikTok loses its bid to pause the law that could ban it next month
How much influence does the Chinese government have at TikTok? BY The Conversation A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on December 6, 2024, upheld a law requiring TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the video app by January 19, 2025, or face a nationwide ban on … Continue reading TikTok ban: 5 essential reads on the case and its concerns
