Meta and TikTok Accused of Facilitating Child Recruitment by Colombian Armed Groups
Technology

Meta and TikTok Accused of Facilitating Child Recruitment by Colombian Armed Groups

Human Rights Watch says Facebook and TikTok fail to stop recruitment content and their algorithms may even spread it, as...

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California AG Fights Court Bid to Halt Limits on Teen Social Feeds
Technology

California AG Fights Court Bid to Halt Limits on Teen Social Feeds

Rob Bonta tells a federal judge that Meta, Google and TikTok have offered no new First Amendment grounds to block SB976,...

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Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap Face a Growing Wave of US Child-Safety Lawsuits
Technology

Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap Face a Growing Wave of US Child-Safety Lawsuits

State AGs, school districts and families are suing Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap over youth mental-health harm; early ve...

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EU Warns Meta and TikTok After Ceuta Disinformation Sparks Migration Crisis
Politics

EU Warns Meta and TikTok After Ceuta Disinformation Sparks Migration Crisis

The European Commission demands decisive action from Meta and TikTok to curb disinformation that fueled a mass influx to...

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EU Digital Chief Blames Meta, TikTok for Ceuta Border Crisis After False Claims Went Viral
Technology

EU Digital Chief Blames Meta, TikTok for Ceuta Border Crisis After False Claims Went Viral

EU Digital Commissioner Henna Virkkunen says Meta and TikTok failed to stop misinformation that drove tens of thousands ...

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Disney and TikTok Strike Deal to Let US Users Remix Marvel, Star Wars Clips
Companies

Disney and TikTok Strike Deal to Let US Users Remix Marvel, Star Wars Clips

Disney will allow TikTok users in the US to use official film and series footage in short videos, with creators’ content...

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A $10M Defamation Verdict Against a TikTok Psychic Exposes Higher Ed’s Online Harassment Blind Spot
Education

A $10M Defamation Verdict Against a TikTok Psychic Exposes Higher Ed’s Online Harassment Blind Spot

When a University of Idaho professor was falsely accused of murder by a viral TikTok psychic, her employer declined lega...

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Smart glasses secret filming scam demands payment to delete videos
News

Smart glasses secret filming scam demands payment to delete videos

A woman in London was secretly recorded via smart glasses, then confronted with demands for cash to remove the clip from...

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Disney and TikTok Partner on IP-Sharing Deal to Supercharge Fan-Made Content
Companies

Disney and TikTok Partner on IP-Sharing Deal to Supercharge Fan-Made Content

Disney grants TikTok creators access to Marvel, Star Wars, and other franchises for vertical video content that will als...

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Aéropostale's Creator-Led 'The Intern Diaries' Shows How Brands Are Making Entertainment
Companies

Aéropostale's Creator-Led 'The Intern Diaries' Shows How Brands Are Making Entertainment

Aéropostale's six-episode 'The Intern Diaries' season two blended YouTube retention and TikTok engagement, linked a Deja...

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TikTok Doubles AI Video Ad Length With Dreamina Seedance 2.5 Launch
Technology

TikTok Doubles AI Video Ad Length With Dreamina Seedance 2.5 Launch

TikTok's new ByteDance-built Seedance 2.5 model doubles AI video ad generation from 15 to 30 seconds, giving advertisers...

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How the Tomov Brothers Pulled Zerone Studio Back From Bankruptcy — and Now Face a Scaling Test
Companies

How the Tomov Brothers Pulled Zerone Studio Back From Bankruptcy — and Now Face a Scaling Test

A creative studio on the brink of collapse found a lifeline in free viral videos. Now the Tomov brothers must turn their...

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Why Gen Z Prefers TikTok Over Google for Product Search
Technology

Why Gen Z Prefers TikTok Over Google for Product Search

With 40% of Gen Z reportedly using TikTok instead of Google for search, marketing is shifting from polished ads to authe...

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Instagram and TikTok Overtake Google for Gen Z Product Searches
Retail

Instagram and TikTok Overtake Google for Gen Z Product Searches

More than half of Generation Z now turn to Instagram and TikTok first when searching for products and services, upending...

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