The U.S. Senate passed a multi-billion dollar package on Tuesday that included foreign aid alongside legislation that forces TikTok to separate from its Beijing-based parent company within a year — or face a national ban. President Biden made the law official, signing it on Wednesday. Prompted by national security concerns, the bill gives TikTok’s owner […]
The pressure’s rising on TikTok, with the U.S. senate looking to quickly advance the proposed bill that could force the company into U.S. ownership, due to national security concerns. Early last month, U.S. senators proposed a new bill aimed at addressing security concerns posed by foreign ownership of social media apps, which specifically takes aim at […]
TikTok has won another reprieve in the U.S., with a district judge blocking Montana’s effort to ban the app for all users in the state. Back in May, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed legislation to ban TikTok outright from operating in the state, in order to protect residents from alleged intelligence gathering by China. There’s […]
Here we go again. With California considering a new ‘Journalism Preservation Act’which would essentially force Meta to pay for news content that users share on Facebook, Meta has threatened to ban news content entirely in the state – which is now a common refrain for Meta in such circumstances. California’s Journalism Preservation Act aims to […]
hey remember Ray-Ban StoriesMeta’s collaboration with the sunglass maker on digitally enhanced glasses that can take photos, play audio, etc.? Well, they’re back – or at least, Meta’s announced some new elements for Ray Ban Stories, which don’t take it into AR territory just yet. But they could be relevant for some users. First off, […]
Do you worry too much? Sure, as an entrepreneur there are plenty of things to be concerned about on a daily basis. But focusing too much on threats can distract you from exploring business-building opportunities. So with that said, let’s discuss TikTok and determine whether or not you have something to worry about. There’s been […]
Google said starting on May 23, 2023, Google will disallow and prohibit ads that sell products with a concentration of more than 10% sodium nitrite. I am sure this may impact less than 1% of you, but I wanted to ask MidJourney to make an image of Google salt. This impacts both Google Ads and […]
The TikTok ban in the United States is one step closer to becoming a reality. The US House Foreign Affairs Committee approved last Wednesday (01/03), with 24 votes in favor and 16 against, the advancement of the bill which gives US President Joe Biden the power to effectively ban the use of TikTok among Americans. […]
With transparent effect, chat vector illustration featuring speech bubble symbols. You can scale it to fit any size. … [+] sizes. getty Anyone can see that Lia’s chatbot on Twitter does not exist. One quick look at her profileThis digitally created humanoid shows all the characteristics of a robot. The shadows are not quite right, […]
Concerns around TikTok’s potential ties to the Chinese Government are expanding calls for bans of the app, with the UK Government now also under pressure to outlaw the app on Government issued devices. As reported by The Guardians: “[UK Prime Minister] Rishi Sunak has been urged to ban government officials from using TikTok in line […]