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Kentucky bans TikTok from government-owned devices

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Kentucky is joining more than 20 U.S. states in banning the popular video app TikTok on government devices citing cybersecurity concerns. The state said…

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TikTok freezes hiring for U.S. security deal as opposition mounts

TikTok has stopped a hiring process for consultants that would help it implement a potential security agreement with the United States, according to two people familiar with the matter, as…

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UK teens shun traditional news for TikTok, Instagram – regulator

LONDON, (Reuters) - Teenagers in Britain are increasingly turning to social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and YouTube for news and are moving away from traditional outlets, media regulator Ofcom said…

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Vaping among children doubles in two years as experts blame TikTok

Vaping among children and teenagers has almost doubled in two years, data suggest, with experts blaming the rise on social media. The survey of children, carried out for the Action…

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U.S. states probing TikTok’s effects on young people

Eight states, including California and Massachusetts, announced this week that they had launched a bipartisan, nationwide probe of TikTok, focusing on whether the popular video-sharing app causes physical or mental health…

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TikTok tests age-rated content restrictions

TikTok is working on ways to rate and restrict content by age in order to prevent adult content from reaching teenage users of its short video app, the company said…

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TikTok given a month to respond to claims of EU consumer rights breaches

Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok has been given a month to respond to multiple complaints from EU consumer groups that it allegedly violated the bloc's consumer laws and also allegedly…

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TikTok, Bill Gates pledge $20 million to help Africa tackle COVID-19

The social media platform TikTok and the philanthropic Gates Foundation donated $10 million each on Wednesday to the vaccine alliance GAVI to help fund efforts to tackle the COVID-19…

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Teens on Tik Tok social network could have screen time limited by their parents

TikTok will be implementing new safety features, which means a parent can link their account to their child's and control the content they see. The new family safety mode will…

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