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TikTok Officially Goes Dark for 170M Users but App Stays Hopeful That Trump’s Intervention Will Save It
TikTok is gone, at least for now. TikTok, the viral social popular platform where billions created and shared short videos, has officially become inaccessible to users in the United...
FTC refers Snap complaint alleging its chatbot harms young users
The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday announced it had referred a complaint against Snap Inc. to the Department of Justice, alleging the social media company’s AI-powered chatbot is harmful...
TikTok Planning to Shut Down in the US on Sunday as Ban Looms with No Buyer Finalized Yet as Users Flock to RedNote
TikTok is planning to shut down its app for U.S. users as soon as on Sunday if the Supreme Court does not intervene to block a potential federal ban,...
Risk of TikTok ban has users rushing to download two other Chinese-made apps
A PAIR of Chinese-made social apps, Xiaohongshu and Lemon8, have taken over the top two positions on Apple’s iPhone download charts in the US as users seek out alternatives...
With L.A. on alert, wildfire app Watch Duty adds 600,000 users overnight
As L.A. County fires continue to wreak havoc, a fire-tracking app run by a Bay Area nonprofit is gaining popularity. Watch Duty, launched in 2021, combines publicly available maps...
TikTok pays its users to shop if they boost app downloads
TIKTOK is offering users hundreds of US dollars to spend time in the app, invite friends to join and purchase products on TikTok Shop, in an effort to expand...
Virtual power plants turn energy savings into cash for China’s industrial users
IMAGINE being paid hundreds of dollars a day just to tweak your energy consumption – using less electricity at night and more during the day. For a casting and...
Meta Offers Less Personalised Ads for EU Users
Facebook and Instagram users in the E.U. can now opt to see less personalised adverts when using the apps. Meta has launched a new app option to appease regulators...
