French Families Sue TikTok Over Harmful Content
TikTok is being sued by seven families in France, who accuse the social media giant of exposing their children to harmful content – leading two to take their own lives. The case alleges the video platform’s algorithm exposed them to content promoting self-harm, eating disorders and suicide, said Laure Boutron-Marmion, a lawyer for the families. […]
TikTok Is Battling its Survival in the U.S.
In a recent escalation between the United States and China, following President Joe Biden’s signing of a bill on April 24 to ban TikTok, granting ByteDance a 270-day window to divest the popular short-video app, reports surfaced suggesting ByteDance may opt to shut down TikTok rather than sell it. A Reuters report on April 26 indicated that ByteDance’s core […]
US Senate Passes Possible TikTok Ban
By Evie Steele & Sun Cheng WASHINGTON — Among a package of military aid bills it passed Tuesday, the U.S. Senate approved a bill that requires TikTok parent company ByteDance to sell the video hosting platform or risk the government banning the app for all U.S. users. President Joe Biden signed the bill into law […]
The Sooner We Ditch TikTok the Better for Kids
Kids, tweens, and teens are increasingly coming to the conclusion that they suffer from myriad of mental health maladies, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive compulsive tendencies, generalized anxiety, depression, autism spectrum disorder and various other atypical conditions. It turns out that influencers on TikTok and other social media platforms have been providing an […]
U.S. President Joe Biden All Set to Ban TikTok
A highly contentious debate surrounds the potential ban of the controversial Chinese social media application, TikTok, with United States President Joe Biden poised to sign a plan that could see its outlawing as early as next week. The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously introduced and passed the legislation on March 8, emphasizing national […]
Meta, Tiktok and Other Social Media CEOs Testify in Heated Senate Hearing on Child Exploitation
By Associated Press/VOA Sexual predators. Addictive features. Suicide and eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing with on social media — and children’s advocates and lawmakers say companies are not doing enough to protect them. On Wednesday, the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X and other […]
US Congress Exposes TikTok Generational Harm
U.S. lawmakers put extensive pressure on social media platform, TikTok, in a hearing on Thursday, March 23 2023 with Shou Chew, the platform’s CEO. Chew was questioned on multiple aspects of the platform, including the company’s ties with China and other security concerns. The Chinese social media company has been at the brunt of a […]