The US government has launched a criminal investigation into TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, over improper access to the personal information of several US citizens,...
Year: 2023
Facebook and Instagram users in the United States will soon be able to pay to get a coveted blue check on their account.
YouTube restores Donald Trump’s channel
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YouTube on Friday said it would restore former President Donald Trump’s channel, more than two years after suspending it following the January 6 attack...
FCC cracks down on spammy text messages
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The Federal Communications Commission is cracking down on spammy text messages with new rules for telecom companies, citing a surge of consumer complaints in...
Shares in Chinese search giant Baidu rebounded sharply a day after it unveiled ERNIE Bot, its answer to the ChatGPT craze.
New Zealand will ban TikTok on all devices with access to its parliament by the end of this month, becoming the latest country to...
YouTube Restores Donald Trump’s Account Privileges
The Google-owned video platform became the latest of the big social networks to reverse the former president’s account restrictions.Read More
WeWork Reaches a Debt Restructuring Deal With SoftBank
The agreement will reduce the unprofitable office space company’s debt, giving it more financial breathing room.Read More
Justice Dept. Investigating TikTok’s Owner Over Possible Spying on Journalists
The inquiry appears to be tied to an admission by the app’s owner, ByteDance, that employees had inappropriately obtained Americans’ data. The company said...
Twitter’s Discussions Over Licensing Music Said to Stall Under Elon Musk
Twitter didn’t move forward with the music licensing deals because of costs, people with knowledge of the matter said.Read More