An almost year-long ban on TikTok by the Albanian government violated freedom of expression and press freedom, Albania's Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday in a decision praised by journalists

Apple Music and TikTok are teaming up to make music discovery smoother than ever

Apple Music will soon be integrated with TikTok, allowing Apple Music subscribers to stream full-length songs without leaving the social media platform, the companies announced

Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and Roblox are among the platforms UK regulators say aren't putting children's safety at the heart of their products.

Oracle bought 15% of TikTok's U.S

Apple Music and TikTok have introduced a new feature allowing Apple Music subscribers to listen to full songs within the bounds of TikTok app.

Viral student-run TikTok and Instagram accounts are using AI to make memes of school faculty comparing them to figures like Jeffrey Epstein and Benjamin Netanyahu.

TikTok doesnt have to close its offices in Canada after all

TikTok content creator Kyle Krueger showcases a steady stream of cool gadgets and interesting finds, ranging from the latest phones and other tech gear, to dinosaur bones and even the occasional snack.

After unveiling the Camon 50 Ultra at MWC 2026 last week, Tecno has started preparing for the phones local debut. Ahead of the devices arrival in Malaysia, the brand has opened pre-orders via TikTok Shop

Influencers have long hawked supplements on platforms like Instagram and TikTok

Peranti terbaharu Tecno Camon 50 Ultra 5G bakal hadir ke Malaysia tidak lama lagi namun bagi mereka yang berminat untuk mendapatkannya lebih awal, pratempahan sudah pun dibuka sekarang. Harga yang disenaraikan bermula dari RM1499 dan boleh dibuat melalui TikTok bermula hari ini sehingga 12 Mac 2025

Tahun lalu Australia menjadi negara pertama mengharamkan pengguna bawah 16 tahun daripada mengakses platform media sosial seperti TikTok, YouTube dan Instagram

JAKARTA, March 9 (Reuters) - TikTok and video platform YouTube are in discussions with Indonesia's government about its plan to block social media access for children under 16 starting later this month, company officials said on Monday

Meutya Hafid , Indonesia's communication and digital affairs minister, announced that a new government regulation will require "high-risk" platforms to delete any accounts from Indonesia that are under 16, starting on March 28. Hafid said in the announcement that the implementation would be done in stages, starting with major platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Roblox and Bigo Live, a live-streaming platform based in Singapore

The rule will roll out starting March 28 and makes Indonesia the first country in Southeast Asia to impose such a restriction. The Guardian reports: Meutya Hafid said in a statement to media said that she signed a government regulation that will mean children under the age of 16 can no longer have accounts on high-risk digital platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, Roblox and Bigo Live, a popular livestreaming site

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: While TikTok operates in the United States under new ownership, Apple has deployed technical restrictions to block iOS users in the United States from downloading other apps made by the video platform's Chinese parent organization ByteDance

Move comes in the wake of TikTok's transfer of US operations.

While it has made varying amounts of headway in the Senate, none of the COPPA 2.0 bills to date have gotten past the House of Representatives.Industry groups such as NetChoice have previously opposed COPPA 2.0 and other measures around minors' online activity such as KOSA, the Kids Online Safety Act. NetChoice members include Google, YouTube, Meta, Reddit, Discord, TikTok and X

An anti-corruption group has filed a lawsuit (PDF) against Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi over the deal that transferred TikTok's U.S

In January, after TikTok announced a deal to transfer its US operations, Apple began blocking people in the US from downloading or updating ByteDance apps designed for the Chinese market.

WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi were sued Thursday over the U.S. government's approval of a deal by TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to establish a majority American-owned joint venture, saying the approval was illegal and did not meet the requirements of a 2024 law

According to theBBC, TikTok says it will not be adding encryption support to the messaging service within TikTok

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption (E2EE) -- the controversial privacy feature used by nearly all its rivals -- arguing it makes users less safe

After TikTok sees issues in the US for the second time in a little more than a month, another Oracle outage was apparently to blame

If youve ever wondered if TikTok would ever offer a more secure messaging experience, you now have an answer

TikTok won't encrypt your direct messages like other platforms including Instagram, Messenger, and X, which offer the privacy option.

Big Red's cloud that 'doesn't go down' goes down again An Oracle outage knocked parts of TikTok offline this week

TikTok tells the BBC it won't join rival platforms such as WhatsApp and Messenger in using end-to-end encryption.

Kandungan berbayar wajar dilabelkan dengan jelas agar penonton tidak keliru. Platform besar seperti YouTube, TikTok dan Facebook sudah lama menyediakan ciri ini

IQOO 15R dilancarkan secara rasmi di Malaysia dengan harga bermula RM2,499 bagi 12GB + 256GB dan RM2,699 untuk 12GB + 512GB. Ia boleh didapati melalui iQOO Official TikTok, Shopee, Lazada serta vivo Concept Store

TIRANA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Social media platform TikTok is back in Albania after a year-long ban expired this month, in a case illustrating the complexity of imposing bans in a politically fragmented region and sparking questions over online safety and censorship

Snapchat isn't the first social media platform to honor the personalities using it. TikTok hosted its inaugural awards show in the US last year

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Semalam kami laporkan lagu Cinta Tersimpul Rapi oleh Jane In Heaven berjaya mencapai tangga teratas carta iTunes Malaysia. Walaupun tidak dinyanyikan manusia, lagu ini tular di TikTok dan mencapai lebih 4.4 juta tontonan di YouTube

While there's some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause the latter, there is no doubt that many people feel like they can't escape the pull of Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and other platforms

Then she had an Instagram account years before she was actually allowed. Snapchat and TikTok followed

Whether TikTok, Instagram and other platforms are as dangerous as alcohol or tobacco is a question now putting Meta and Google on trial in the United States, putting TikTok under pressure in the EU and being debated by governments around the world

Can being "very online" really affect our brains, asks the Washington Post: Research suggests that scrolling through short videos on TikTok, Instagram or YouTube Shorts is affecting our attention, memory and mental health

TikTok Shop Malaysia kini telah mula memperluaskan penawaran perkhidmatan penghantaran barangan belian pada hari sama, melalui apa yang dipanggil mereka sebagai Instant Delivery

Indie publisher and developer Finji has accused TikTok of using generative AI to alter the ads for its games on the platform without its knowledge or permission

AppLovin Corp. is preparing to build a social networking platform after the mobile advertising company's failed bid to buy TikTok's assets outside of China last year

On TikTok, Chinese manufacturers are advertising signal-blocking weapons with the breezy cadence of consumer lifestyle advertising.

The trial stems from a lawsuit brought by a California woman identified as "KGM" in court documents. The now 20-year-old alleges that she was harmed as a child by addictive features in Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok

NBC News reports: It's the first of a consolidated group of cases -- from more than 1,600 plaintiffs, including over 350 families and over 250 school districts -- scheduled to be argued before a jury in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Plaintiffs accuse the owners of Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Snap of knowingly designing addictive products harmful to young users' mental health

Last year the Texas Attorney General opened a probe into the company's safety and labor practices amid allegations that Shein uses forced labor as well as toxic or hazardous materials. Addictive design has been a recent priority for European regulators, with the Commission demanding that TikTok make changes to its platform after a similar probe concluded earlier this month

Samsung Malaysia is launching a new TikTok Mission that turns voice acting into a game, inviting Malaysians to bring mysterious Hunters to life for a shot at prizes worth up to RM31,990

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After soaring to global attention with its hugely popular TikTok app, Chinese tech giant ByteDance is now positioning itself as a major player in the fast-evolving AI arena

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Meta, TikTok, Snap and other social neteworks agreed this week to be rated on their teen safety efforts, reports the Los Angeles Times, "amid rising concern about whether the world's largest social media platforms are doing enough to protect the mental health of young people." The Mental Health Coalition, a collective of organizations focused on destigmatizing mental health issues, said Tuesday that it is launching standards and a new rating system for online platforms

Doom scrolling is doomed, if the EU gets its way. From a report: The European Commission is for the first time tackling the addictiveness of social media in a fight against TikTok that may set new design standards for the world's most popular apps

ByteDance, syarikat disebalik TikTok, kini dilaporkan sedang dalam perbincangan untuk menjual studio disebalik permainan Mobile Legends : Bang Bang pada nilai mencapai antara $6 ke $7 bilion

For the Safe Online Standards (S.O.S.) program, an independent panel of global experts will evaluate companies on parameters including safety rules, design, moderation and mental health resources

Good Luck wastes no time fleshing out its present near-dystopia in episodic chapters. It turns out Mark and Janet are also on the run from smartphone-obsessed high schoolers, who spend their days scrolling through endless TikTok-like feeds

Looks like the Short Drama trend on TikTok is getting more popular, and it seems that Meta wants to hop on the hype train too

Melaluinya, kandungan ditawarkan dalam bentuk pendek dan bersiri, mencapai sehingga 100 episod. Pihak TikTok sedia menyertakan sokongan untuknya, selain terdapat pelbagai aplikasi dipasaran yang menawarkan fungsi dan kandungan khusus drama mikro

TikTok US just launched a local feed for users to "get the inside scoop on must-try restaurants, shops, museums and events." This is done by leveraging the exact location of people that are using the app and comes after a change in the platform's terms of service that says the app can do just that

Numerous major social platforms including Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snap say they will submit to a new external grading process that scores social platforms on how well they protect adolescent mental health