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Texas Bans TikTok On Government Devices

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday ordered state agencies to ban TikTok on government-issued devices, citing security concerns of the app’s data-sharing practices with the Chinese Government, The Guardian reported. “TikTok harvests vast amounts of data from its users’ devices…

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Social Media
TikTok Raises Age Requirement For Going LIVE

TikTok Raises Age Requirement For Going LIVE

TikTok is updating its livestream system to limit kids from going live and to allow streamers to only reach adults, The Verge reported. According to The Verge, TikTok currently has allowed those 16 and older to stream live. The company…

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Social Media
Social Media Companies Killed A California Bill To Protect Kids

Social Media Companies Killed A California Bill To Protect Kids

California lawmakers killed a bill Thursday that would have allowed government lawyers to sue social-media companies for features that allegedly harm children by causing them to become addicted, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to The Wall Street Journal, the…

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Social Media

TikTok Announces Top Performing Videos Can Become Ads

TikTok announced that it’s launching a new ad product called “Branded Mission” that will allow creators to connect with brands and possibly receive rewards for videos, TechCrunch reported. According to TechCrunch, with this new ad product, advertisers can crowdsource content…

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Social Media

TikTok Reveals its State-Controlled Media Policy

TikTok posted information about its state-controlled media policy in a Newsroom post titled: “Bringing more context to content on TikTok”. Some social media companies already have put in place similar policies. Those who don’t have one will probably create one…

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Streaming

TikTok is Testing TikTok Live Studio

When people think about streaming sites, the first one that likely comes to mind is Twitch. YouTube has YouTube Gaming. Facebook has Facebook Live, and you can Go Live on Twitter. It does not surprise me that TikTok is testing…

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