TikTok could face £27m fine for ‘failing to protect children’s privacy’
TikTok could face a £27 million fine over a possible breach of UK data protection law by failing to protect children’s privacy when using the platform. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued the social media
Boss admits Pinterest ‘not safe’ when Molly Russell used site before ending life
A senior executive from social media giant Pinterest has apologised as he admitted the site was “not safe” when schoolgirl Molly Russell used it. The company’s head of community operations, Judson Hoffman, told North London Coroner’s
TikTok search results ‘riddled with misinformation’ on Covid, climate and war
TikTok is riddled with misleading information, including about Covid-19, climate change and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a new research report says. Researchers at NewsGuard searched for content about prominent news topics on the social media platform
China and India had agents working for Twitter, says whistleblower
Twitter’s former security chief has told US Congress there was “at least one agent” from China’s intelligence service on the social network’s payroll and that the company knowingly allowed India to add agents to the company
Snapchat’s parent company to cut staff by 20%
Snapchat’s parent company has confirmed a restructuring of the business which will see it cut staff numbers by around 20%. Snap Inc chief executive and Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel said the changes would allow the technology
Twitter testing Edit Tweet tool for select users
Twitter has begun internal testing of an Edit Tweet feature which will soon be expanded to some users of its Twitter Blue subscription service, the social media platform confirmed. The company revealed early this year that
