Child privacy complaint against TikTok referred to US Justice Dept
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday it had referred a complaint against the social media platform TikTok and its parent company ByteDance…
Trump seeks to court young male voters in new TikTok gambit
By Nathan Layne and James Oliphant (Reuters) – Donald Trump plans to post a stream of short-form videos on TikTok targeting young men with messages on inflation and other economic…
Telecom seek to block US reinstatement of net neutrality rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Telecom industry groups are seeking to block the Biden administration’s reinstatement of landmark net neutrality rules set to take effect on July 22. The…
Donald Trump joins TikTok and rapidly wins three million followers
By Jasper Ward (Reuters) – Roughly a day since joining TikTok, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had attracted 3 million followers on the short video social media platform that he…
Donald Trump joins the TikTok video platform he once sought to ban
By Jahnavi Nidumolu (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has joined TikTok, the short video social media platform that is owned by China-based tech giant ByteDance and that he…
Temu will have to comply with tougher EU online content rules, EU says
By Foo Yun Chee and Benoit Van Overstraeten BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Temu will have to comply with stricter EU online content rules after its user numbers exceeded a key criterion,…
What the parties’ program for the European elections say about digital
From the now-old GDPR (the European privacy regulation) to the very recent Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act (which seek to put a limit on the excessive power of…
Canada security intelligence chief warns China can use TikTok to spy on users
By Devika Nair (Reuters) – The head of Canada’s Security Intelligence Service warned Canadians against using video app TikTok, saying data gleaned from its users “is available to the government…
EU says Booking.com must comply with strict tech rules, investigates X
By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Monday it had designated hotel reservation website Booking.com as a “gatekeeper”, which subjects it to strict EU obligations,…
Tech platforms make pitch for ad deals as TikTok is roiled by politics
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Short-form video took center stage at tech and social media companies’ annual presentations to advertisers, as platforms like Snap and Meta look to capitalize on…