TikTok forms an EU Safety Advisory Council following scrutiny from regulators

Posted on 02/03/2021 by Engadget

TikTok has established a Safety Advisory Council for Europe that will shape its content moderation policies amid a buildup of complaints and probes against the app in the continent. The creation of the nine-member panel, which includes anti-bullying...

TikTok will offer behind-the-scenes UFC livestreams

Posted on 18/02/2021 by Engadget

UFC fans on TikTok will soon see more mixed martial arts content on the video app. It's all thanks to a new multi-year agreement between the two companies (via Deadline). According to TikTok’s announcement, it will work with the UFC to produce an...

TikTok sale to Oracle and Walmart put on ice ‘indefinitely’

Posted on 10/02/2021 by Engadget

TikTok’s December 4th sale deadline came and went with no real response from the outgoing Trump administration, and it appears President Biden isn’t in a rush to finalize the deal. Wall Street Journal sources understand TikTok’s forced sale to Oracle...

TikTok owner ByteDance sues Tencent in China

Posted on 02/02/2021 by Engadget

Two of China’s most visible tech companies are going to court. On Tuesday, TikTok owner ByteDance sued Tencent, according to Bloomberg. ByteDance claims Tencent broke the country’s antitrust laws by blocking people from accessing content from Douyin...

TikTok’s latest feature highlights your favorite videos from 2020

Posted on 21/12/2020 by Engadget

2020 was a rollercoaster year for TikTok. A constantly changing deadline from the Trump administration meant the company spent most of the year unsure of it would still be around to see the end of it. So can you blame ByteDance’s US outpost for wanti...

Microsoft will release the Surface Duo in more countries next year

Posted on 15/12/2020 by Engadget

After a buggy initial release in the US this past August, Microsoft’s Surface Duo will make its way to other countries next year. On Tuesday, the company announced its dual-screen Android phone will be available in Canada, France, Germany and the UK...

FTC demands Amazon, Facebook and others explain their privacy practices

Posted on 14/12/2020 by Engadget

The Federal Trade Commission has ordered nine social media and video streaming companies to provide details about their privacy practices, including how they collect and use personal information. It has also asked Amazon, TikTok owner ByteDance, Disc...

TikTok’s deadline comes and goes with no sale and no ban, yet

Posted on 05/12/2020 by Engadget

After months of wrangling, proposals, court rulings and a few extensions, a deadline set by the Trump Administration’s Treasury Department mandated a sale for TikTok by today, December 4th. The day is almost over (on the East Coast, anyway), and ther...

TikTok’s deadline for a sale has moved to December 4th

Posted on 26/11/2020 by Engadget

Remember that deadline the Trump Administration imposed for TikTok to either sell or face being shut down in the US? It already shifted back to the 27th — after TikTok complained the government wasn’t responding to inquiries — and it’s now moved agai...

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