social networking services
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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.
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FCC Commissioner Tells Google and Apple to Pull TikTok From Their App Stores
TikTok promises to keep its U.S. users’ data safe and sound are not satisfying at least one member of the Federal Communications Commission. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said in a blistering letter Wednesday that the Chinese company has proved it can’t be trusted with the information users give it, and should bundled up and tossed…
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Mother Alleges TikTok Challenge Led to Daughter’s Death, Was Recommended by Its Algorithm
The mother of a 10-year-old daughter who died last year is suing TikTok and its parent company ByteDance over allegations the company’s algorithm promoted a so-called “Blackout Challenge” to the child’s feed.
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Grindr’s Data-Sharing Problem Is Bigger Than Grindr
It is an unfortunate truth universally acknowledged that an app on your phone must be in want of profit, and that its maker will often rely on ads to earn that money. It’s also true that these ads rely on rat-king-esque networks of partnerships to make that digital cash appear. At best, this mess means…