Tag: social media
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Social media companies made USD11 billion in US ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds
Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year, according to a study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School ... -
Twitch says it’s withdrawing from the S.Korea over expensive network fees
Twitch, a popular video service, will shut down its struggling business in South Korea, a decision its chief executive blamed on allegedly “prohibitively expensive” costs for ... -
In Myanmar, a Facebook post deemed inflammatory led to an ex-minister’s arrest
A former high-profile Myanmar army officer who had served as information minister and presidential spokesperson in a previous military-backed government has been arrested and charged with ... -
Judge to hear arguments from TikTok and content creators
A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments today [Macau time] in a case filed by TikTok and five Montana content creators who want the court ... -
Meta and X questioned over lack of rules against AI-generated political deepfakes
Deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence are having their moment this year, at least when it comes to making it look, or sound, like celebrities did something ... -
TikTok regrets Indonesia’s decision to ban e-commerce sales on social media
Chinese-owned app TikTok yesterday said it regretted the Indonesian government’s decision to ban e-commerce transactions on social media platforms and particularly the impact it would have ... -
TikTok’s Irish data center up and running as European privacy project gets under way
TikTok said yesterday that operations are underway at the first of its three European data centers, part of the popular Chinese owned app’s effort to ease ... -
Montana asks judge to allow TikTok ban to take effect
Montana is asking a federal judge to allow its law banning new downloads of the video-sharing app TikTok to take effect in January while a challenge ... -
For Zuckerberg’s Threads, the real rival is still TikTok – not XFor Zuckerberg’s Threads, the real rival is still TikTok – not X
Threads, the simple, bare-bones text-based social network created by Facebook owner Meta, burst onto the scene during a particularly bad week for the rival then still ... -
Meta takes aim at Twitter with the launch of rival app Threads
Meta unveiled an app to rival Twitter yesterday (Macau time), appearing to target users looking for an alternative to the social media platform owned — and ... -
Twitter users run into service issues after Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading tweets
Thousands of people logged complaints about problems accessing Twitter on Saturday after owner Elon Musk limited most users to viewing 600 tweets a day — restrictions ... -
Under house arrest, fake heiress Anna ‘Delvey’ Sorokin launches podcast to rehab public image
It’s a weekday afternoon and Anna Sorokin is on house arrest in a New York apartment building that has been condemned as imminently perilous to life. ... -
Comedian Uncle Roger ‘silenced’ on Chinese platforms
A Malaysian comedian better known for mocking attempts by Western chefs at Asian cooking has had his Chinese social media account suspended after making jokes about ... -
Exec fired from ByteDance says Beijing had access to TikTok data in termination suit
A former executive fired from TikTok’s parent company ByteDance made a raft of accusations against the tech giant Friday, including that it stole content from competitors ... -
Telegram app back on in Brazil after judge lifts suspension
Internet providers and wireless carriers in Brazil stopped blocking Telegram this weekend after a federal judge partially revised a ruling suspending the social media app over ... -
Banning TikTok could weaken personal cybersecurity
TikTok is not be the first app to be scrutinized over the potential exposure of U.S. user data, but it is the first widely used app ... -
Australia bans TikTok from federal government devices
Australia has become the last of the “Five Eyes” security partners to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from its federal government’s devices. Attorney-General Mark ... -
Twitter pulls check mark from main New York Times account
Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk’s most despised news organizations. The ... -
Arkansas sues TikTok, Meta over privacy, child safety claims
The state of Arkansas sued TikTok and Facebook parent Meta yesterday [Macau time], claiming the social media companies were misleading consumers about the safety of children ... -
Beijing says US spreading disinformation, suppressing TikTok
China accused the United States yesterday of spreading disinformation and suppressing TikTok following reports that the Biden administration was calling for its Chinese owners to ... -
Belgium bans TikTok from government phones after US, EU
Belgium is banning TikTok from government phones over worries about cybersecurity, privacy and misinformation, the country’s prime minister said Friday, mirroring recent action by other authorities ... -
TikTok sets new default time limits for minors
TikTok said that every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming ... -
How to keep your Twitter account secure — without paying
Twitter users were greeted early Saturday with an ultimatum from the social media app: Subscribe to the platform’s new premium service or lose a popular account ... -
US governor bans TikTok, WeChat from state computers
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin banned the use of several Chinese-owned apps, including TikTok and WeChat, on state government devices and wireless networks over the weekend, calling ... -
Twitter Blue signups unavailable after raft of fake accounts
Twitter’s relaunched premium service — which grants blue-check “verification” labels to anyone willing to pay $8 a month — was unavailable Friday after the social media ... -
TikTok going big on US e-commerce? Job listings offer clues
TikTok appears to be deepening its foray into e-commerce with plans to operate its own U.S. warehouses, the kind of packing and shipping facilities more associated ... -
Meta disables Russian propaganda network targeting Europe
A sprawling disinformation network originating in Russia sought to use hundreds of fake social media accounts and dozens of sham news websites to spread Kremlin talking points ... -
TikTok search results riddled with misinformation: Report
TikTok may be the platform of choice for catchy videos, but anyone using it to learn about COVID-19, climate change or Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is ... -
Musk’s China ties add potential risks to Twitter purchase
Elon Musk’s ties to China through his role as electric car brand Tesla’s biggest shareholder could add complexity to his bid to buy Twitter. Other companies ... -
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage
Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down in parts of the world in the early hours of today (Tuesday, Macau time). The company said ... -
Big read: Army of fake fans boosts China’s messaging on Twitter
China’s ruling Communist Party has opened a new front in its long, ambitious war to shape global public opinion: Western social media. Liu Xiaoming, who recently ...
