Tag: TikTok
Montana to first US state to ban TikTok
Montana governor Greg Gianforte on Wednesday signed legislation to ban Chinese-owned TikTok from operating in the state to protect residents from alleged intelligence gathering by...
TikTok ban could weaken personal cybersecurity – Expert
TikTok is not the first app to be scrutinised over the potential exposure of US user data but it is the first widely used...
TikTokers in Nigeria being arrested
Reports from Islam-dominated Northern Nigeria indicate that popular TikTokers Nazifi and Mubarak were punished for a satirical video of Kano state governor, Abdullahi Umar...
BREAKING: TikTok fined £12.7 million in UK for child data abuse
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has today, April 4, 2023, announced that it had imposed a fine of £12.7 million on TikTok for violations...
TikTok CEO faces US Congress as ban looms
On Thursday, TikTok's CEO, Shou Zi Chew, will be opening a lion's mouth and placing his own head into it.
He's giving testimony in...
US on the verge of banning TikTok
TikTok users in the US are waiting with baited breath to see what the outcome of a potential ban of the app will be as...
Italy probes TikTok over dangerous content claims
Italy’s competition and market authority (AGCM) has launched an investigation into TikTok’s European company in the Republic of Ireland and related units, accusing the...
UK bans TikTok on government phones
Britain said on Thursday it would ban TikTok on government phones with immediate effect, a move that follows other Western countries who have barred...
TikTok raises age limit for live streaming
To prevent children from going live and to allow streamers to only reach adults, TikTok is upping its live stream system's minimum age requirement.Â
The...
TikTok faces £27-million fine in UK over children’s privacy breach
TikTok could face a £27 million ($29 million) fine in the U.K. over a possible breach of U.K. data protection law by failing to...