President Trump promises another lifeline to save TikTok from a US ban
Table of Contents TikTok is poised to receive yet another reprieve from a potential ban in the US if a deal is not reached regarding the company’s local business. The…
TikTok lays off hundreds for AI moderators while Instagram blames humans for its own issues
CottonBro Studios / Pexels ByteDance, the company behind video social media platform TikTok, has reportedly laid off hundreds of human content moderators worldwide as it transitions to an AI-first moderation…
TikTok Is in Some Minority Report-Style Legal Trouble
Image: QubixStudio (Shutterstock) Just months away from being banned in the U.S., the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) appears to be putting some salt in TikTok’s wound. The agency has issued…
Big Name TikTok Accounts Reportedly Hacked Via DMs
Major accounts on TikTok were taken over by hackers Tuesday, including CNN, Sony, and Paris Hilton, according to a report from Forbes. And while it doesn’t appear that the hackers…
Billionaire Real Estate Mogul Hopes to Turn TikTok Into His Utopian Internet Dream
Frank McCourt, the billionaire real estate mogul and former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, is currently working on a bid to buy TikTok, according to reports from several reputable…
TikTok Sues U.S. Government Over Ban
Image: Jakub Porzyck (Getty Images) On Tuesday, TikTok fired back against the U.S. government over a law that could put an end to the social video platform. The TikTok Ban…
Blinken Blames Social Media For Israel’s Lost Narrative on War in Gaza
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said social media dominated the narrative around Israel’s war in Gaza on Friday, sitting for an interview with Senator Mitt Romney at the McCain Institute’s…
Apple Vision Pro Sales Slump, Robot Weapons Get Scarier, TikTok Ban Is Here and More
The year is 2024 and technology is doing incredible things. For the first time ever, you can purchase a walking robot dog with a flame thrower on its back. Yes,…
Fight, Sell, or Shut Down: What’s Next for TikTok?
Congress passed a bill this week that forces TikTok to be sold or face a nationwide ban. President Biden signed it into law Wednesday, starting a 270-day timer for TikTok…
Biden Signs TikTok Ban Into Law, but His Campaign Will Continue Using It
President Joe Biden signed the TikTok bill into law on Wednesday morning, officially starting the 270-day clock for TikTok’s owner, China-based Bytedance, to sell the social media app or face…