Mobile applications
House passes TikTok ban bill as eyes turn to Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would force TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent company or be banned in the United States.
EU faces uphill battle to rein in big tech
The EU's landmark curbs on how tech titans do business online kick in from Thursday, but just how far Brussels succeeds in bringing the giants to heel will hinge on bitter battles that still lie ahead.
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Songs starting to disappear from TikTok
TikTok may look (or sound) a little different when you scroll through the app going forward.
Earlier this week, Universal Music Group, which represents big-name artists like Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and Drake, said that it would no longer allow its music on TikTok following the Wednesday expiration of a licensing deal between the two companies.
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Nepal Bans TikTok to Preserve Social Harmony
Nepal has banned the Chinese app TikTok because it considers its content harmful to social harmony, the BBC reported.
The decision comes days after the introduction of a new rule requiring companies that own social networks to open their liaison offices in the country.
TikTok has about a billion monthly users, but is banned in several countries, including India.
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Cash incentive spurs tax-evasion whistleblowing
The promise of a bonus ranging from 100 to 3,000 euros for taxpayers who report evaders appears to have spurred activity on the "appodixi" application launched by the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) for tracking down bogus receipts.
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Instagram Testing New Feature: Disable Read Receipts in DMs
In a recent announcement, Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Instagram is experimenting with a feature allowing users to disable read receipts in Direct Messages (DMs). Although no specific release date was mentioned, Instagram head Adam Mosseri shared a preview of the upcoming read receipts toggle during a broadcast.
EU hits tech titans with tougher market restraints
The European Union yesterday unveiled a list of digital giants, including Apple, Facebook owner Meta and TikTok parent ByteDance, that will face tough new curbs on how they do business, but the move could trigger a wave of legal battles.
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Turks spend 4 hours a day on apps
Mobile users in Türkiye devote four hours a day to apps, according to the Regional Pulse Index Second Quarter report by data.ai.
Users in 13 regions, namely Indonesia, Singapore, Brazil, Mexico, Australia, India, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Russia, Türkiye, the U.S. and the U.K., spend more than four hours per day on apps.
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TikTok sued in US after girls die in ‘Blackout Challenge’
Video-sharing sensation TikTok is being sued in California after children died while taking part in a "Blackout Challenge" that makes a sport of choking oneself until passing out.
US senators call for close look at TikTok
Leaders of the US Senate Intelligence Committee have called for an investigation into whether Chinese officials are getting access to data about U.S. users of video-snippet sharing sensation TikTok.
In a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chairwoman Lina Khan, the senators urged her to scrutinize how well TikTok safeguards private data.
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