mobile applications
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NYC Bans TikTok on City Devices
The Big Apple is joining the TikTok ban bandwagon. New York City issued a new directive banning TikTok from city-owned devices and forcing local agencies to remove the app from its phones and tablets within 30 days. Starting yesterday, anyone using a city-owned device or network is prohibited from downloading the app or accessing it…
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America’s Worst Internet Bills of 2023, So Far
2023 has been a doozy of a year for anyone keeping their ear to the ground on technology-related legislation. In just seven months, numerous US states have passed age verification laws and parental content requirements for kids to access social media which would have been impossible to imagine only a few years prior. TikTok, possibly…
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TikTok Discontinues BeReal Clone, Adds Parental Filters
Well, that didn’t last long. Less than nine months after its initial release, TikTok is calling it quits on its BeReal competitor TikTok Now. The apparent reprioritization at TikTok comes as BeReal, once the hottest app on the market, continues to struggle with declining users. At the same time, the app is adding features to Family…
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U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee Leaders Call on FTC to Investigate TikTok
Pressure’s mounting to throw TikTok back into the regulatory spotlight, this time from a bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on the Senate Intelligence Committee.