Tinder, Bumble and Grindr are among the popular Aussie dating apps ordered to hand over data on sexual violence in a government crackdown to improve safety. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has directed the country’s top 10 online dating services to report back on the extent of harm being experienced by users, in addition to safety policies. The…
TikTok Banned on London City Hall Devices
TikTok will no longer be available on official London City Hall devices, the Greater London Authority (GLA) said as the Chinese social media app faces a global purge from official institutions. London’s TikTok ban comes after Westminster and Holyrood banned the app on government devices in England and Scotland over security concerns. Under the UK’s…
Twitter to Remove Legacy Blue Check Marks by April 1
Twitter is set to begin “winding down” its legacy blue checkmarks for all users on the platform starting April 1. The Elon Musk-owned company announced the move on Twitter on March 23, adding that users who want to keep their blue checkmarks, or verification badges, should sign up for the Blue subscription paid plan. The decision will likely…
Meta Sued Over Youth Addiction to Social Media
The San Mateo County Board of Education is suing Facebook’s parent company, Meta, claiming that CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s company has contributed to the mental health crisis among youths by intentionally designing its social media platform to be manipulative and addictive. The Board of Education added Meta to a complaint it filed on March 13 in the U.S. District…
Utah Becomes First State to Require Parental Consent for Minors to Use Social Media
Utah Governor Spencer Cox on Thursday signed two bills into law settling limits on social media use for minors—including requiring parental consent, making it the first U.S. state to do so. “We’re no longer willing to let social media companies continue to harm the mental health of our youth,” Cox, a Republican, said on Twitter….
TikTok CEO Refuses to Say Whether CCP Has Persecuted Uyghurs
March 23, 2023
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The CEO of the viral Chinese-owned app TikTok on March 23 refused to take a position on China’s human rights record, saying that his platform alllows users to “freely express their views on this issue.” “Congresswoman, if you use our app, and you open it, you will find our users who give all sorts of…
White House on TikTok CEO Testimony: US Has ‘Legitimate Concerns’ About App on National Security
March 23, 2023
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The United States has “legitimate national security concerns” over TikTok, said National Security Council’s coordinator for strategic communications John Kirby. “The president has been very clear. We have legitimate national security concerns over this particular application, and we’re banning it,” Kirby told The Epoch Times’s sister media NTD. “It is banned on government devices, that’s…
Google Pulls Chinese Pinduoduo App Off Play Store Over Security Concerns
March 21, 2023
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Google recently pulled the Chinese-owned Pinduoduo app off of its Google Play App Store after malware was found on a Chinese version of the app. “Off-Play versions of this app that have been found to contain malware have been enforced on via Google Play Protect,” the Google Play spokesperson said in an emailed statement on…
BBC Urges Staff to Delete TikTok from Corporate Phones
March 21, 2023
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The BBC has urged its staff to delete TikTok from their corporate phones over privacy and security concerns about the Chinese-owned video-sharing app. The BBC is the first British media organization to issue this kind of guidance regarding TikTok—and just the second in the world after Denmark’s public service broadcaster did the same earlier this…
Meta Launches Subscription Service in US
Meta Platforms Inc. on Friday launched its subscription service in the U.S., which would allow Facebook and Instagram users pay for verification in the same vein as Elon Musk-owned Twitter. The Meta Verified service will give users a blue badge after they verify their accounts using a government ID and will cost $11.99 per month…
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