Tag: tiktok
Canada orders shutdown of TikTok offices over security risks (but won’t block app)
With all eyes on how a new Trump administration in the U.S. will interface with China Tech in the years ahead, its neighbor...
‘For You’ feeds fail on election night, offering outdated information, angering users
“For You” algorithms that promote the most interesting content across a social network, personalized to the individual user, offered a disjointed, outdated, and...
The fediverse is getting its own TikTok competitor called Loops
Similar to how Mastodon offers an open source, distributed version of X, the fediverse is getting its own TikTok competitor. This week, an...
TikTok accounts are becoming divorce fodder
When Kat and Mike Stickler divorced, their biggest challenge was dividing a shared TikTok account with millions of followers that generated significant income,...
TikTok’s research reportedly acknowledges negative effects on teens
Court documents suggest that TikTok executives are aware of the app’s potential harm to teenagers, according to reporting by NPR and Kentucky Public...
ByteDance lays off hundreds of TikTok employees in shift to AI content moderation
ByteDance’s TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees, mainly in Malaysia, according to Reuters. The cuts come as the social network is increasingly...