Tag: TikTok
U.S. sues TikTok for violating children’s online privacy laws
The United States Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against social media site TikTok for allegedly violating online privacy laws aimed at protecting children...
U.S. lawmakers pass bill to ban TikTok
The United States House of Representatives, on Saturday, approved a bill to force social media app TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company...
Italy fines TikTok €10m for failing to protect minors
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has fined TikTok 10 million euros (nearly $11 million) over the alleged failure of the popular video app to...
Reps vote to ban TikTok in U.S.
The United States House of Representatives will on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, vote on a bill that would force TikTok to cut ties with...
Okocha to Osimhen: Don’t leave Napoli over TikTok video
Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, has urged Super Eagles and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, not to leave the club over a...
Woman jailed for TikTok video praying before eating
An Indonesian court has sentenced a woman to two years in prison after she posted a video on social media site, TikTok, in which...
Somalia bans TikTok, Telegram, 1XBet over indecent content
Somalia has banned TikTok, messaging app Telegram, and online-betting website 1XBet to limit the spread of indecent content and propaganda.
Somali communications minister, Jama Hassan...
Montana becomes first U.S. state to ban TikTok
Montana has become the first U.S. state to ban the Chinese-developed social media app, TikTok, as its Republican governor, Greg Gianforte, signed a bill...
Austria to ban TikTok on govt-issued devices
Government officials and federal politicians in Austria will delete the video-sharing app, TikTok, from their government-issued phones, as Vienna aims to bar Chinese operating...
Australia bans TikTok on govt devices
Australia, on Tuesday, April 4 declared it will ban TikTok on government devices, joining a growing list of Western nations cracking down on the...