A set of cases alleging that social media platforms are harming the safety and mental health of teenagers will be heard this year, pitting executives such as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to answer questions about what they did or didn’t do to protect children. Unlike many previous legal challenges against social media companies, these cases … Read more
The US version of TikTok is being updated with a new “local, community-focused feed,” according to a blog post shared by TikTok’s joint venture USDS. The local feed is designed to allow TikTok users to “discover and connect with content, businesses and services” wherever they are. Available from a tab on the TikTok home screen, … Read more
The European Commission on Friday accused TikTok of deliberately designing its app to be “addictive”, invoking features such as infinite scrolling, auto-play and push notifications, as well as its recommendation engine. In preliminary findings from an investigation that sought to determine TikTok’s compliance with the European Union’s far-reaching digital services law, the Commission said the … Read more