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Lawmakers who have attended secret briefings on the program are now demanding that intelligence officials declassify details related to social media giant TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance. After the senators receive classified information about the program, they ask the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to disclose this information to the public. They […]
Investor Kevin O’Leary, a well-known participant of the popular show and platform for entrepreneurs “Shark Tank”, expressed his intention to purchase the social platform TikTok if the proposed ban on its use is approved. He is confident that the deal will not be controlled by large tech companies such as Meta and Google, as regulators […]
The U.S. Congressional Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously (50 votes to 0) supported a bill that would require the Chinese company ByteDance to either get rid of the TikTok app or face a ban in the United States. The House of Representatives is to consider the draft “Protecting Americans from Apps Controlled by Foreign Adversaries […]
Next week, the U.S. House of Representatives will put to a vote a bill that would force the Chinese company ByteDance to sell its part to the Americans, otherwise TikTok will be blocked in the country. The first time TikTok was sought to be restricted was when President Donald Trump unsuccessfully tried to ban the […]
Tracks written by songwriters who have signed a contract with Universal will disappear from the platform. TikTok and Universal Music Group (UMG) are in a fight over copyright. This conflict began when the two companies failed to agree on royalty payments. This resulted in a problem called “divided copyright”. The bottom line is that if […]
High-ranking officials in the United States are prohibited from registering on TikTok. Despite this, Joe Biden recently created his own account there. This was noticed, in particular, by Wired. Here’s why it’s interesting. During Sunday’s Super Bowl, President Joe Biden’s campaign announced the creation of his TikTok account with the hashtag @BidenHQ. In his first […]
Songs from artists representing the Ukrainian label ENKO were removed from TikTok, as this label is a partner of Universal Music Group (UMG). At midnight on January 31, UMG decided to remove its music from TikTok, as the contract had expired and negotiations on its extension failed to reach an agreement on compensation for the […]
Apple became the most expensive brand in the world, while Amazon, which held the leading position last year, fell to fourth place. Apple’s brand value soared by 74% to $516.6 billion over the year, while Amazon’s grew by only 3.2% to $308.9 billion. This is stated in the annual Brand Finance Global 500 study. Microsoft […]
More recently, TikTok has acquired a new feature that has opened up the possibility for users to make purchases directly in the application. This functionality is currently unavailable in a number of countries, but support for it should be extended to them in the future. A further development in this direction is the introduction of […]
TikTok is testing the ability for users to upload 30-minute videos, which is a significant departure from the short-format videos that made the platform popular. Social media consultant Matt Navarra spotted the new option in the beta version of the iOS app in the UK. According to him, some users can see the feature in […]