TikTok sets new default screen time limits for under-18s
TikTok has said that every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks. The changes arrive during a period in which
Twitter glitches as links and images fail to load
Twitter experienced a bevy of glitches as links stopped working, some users were unable to log in and images failed to load for others. The company, which has experienced an uptick in instability and bugs in
China accuses US of ‘abusing state power’ with TikTok bans
US government bans on Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok reveal Washington’s insecurities and are an abuse of state power, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. The US government “has been overstretching the concept of national security
Concerns raised after social media giants approve anti-LGBT+ adverts
Concerns have been raised about the processes used by social media giants to block advertisements containing hateful language towards the LGBT+ community. NGO Global Witness submitted ads that used extreme and violent language to three social
TikTok banned from European Commission phones over cybersecurity
The European Union’s executive branch said it has temporarily banned TikTok from phones used by employees as a cybersecurity measure, reflecting widening worries from western officials over the Chinese-owned video sharing app. In a first for
TikTok plans two more European data centres amid privacy fears
TikTok has said it is planning two more European data centres, as the popular Chinese-owned video sharing app seeks to allay growing concerns about data privacy for its users in the West. TikTok has been under
