The American president, Joe Bidencould enact legislation this Wednesday to force the Chinese ByteDance to sell TikTok to an American investor or leave the country, something that could take a year and be frustrated if the technology giant, with 170 million users in the country, decides go to court. The measure to force the sale […]
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EU threatens to suspend TikTok Lite rewards for users
The European Union (EU) on Monday launched an investigation into the TikTok Lite app and threatened to suspend a feature that rewards users for watching videos and giving them “I like”, due to the risks of generating addictive behaviors. In a statement, the European Commission (executive arm of the EU) expressed its concern because “considers […]
EU asks TikTok for information about new plan to remunerate users
The European Commission, the executive arm of the EUasked this Wednesday for information from the network TikTok about a new product launched in Spain and France that remunerates its users, and that could cause addiction. In a note, the Commission announced that it required TikTok to present information on risk studies on the new initiative, […]
The music sector grew by 10.2% in 2023 according to official figures
The music sector increased its revenue by 10.2% worldwide last year, totaling US$28.6 billion, and Latin America It was one of the regions that grew the most, almost 20%, according to figures published on Thursday. The most successful artist was – no surprises – the American Taylor Swift, according to the annual report of the […]
TikTok in the United States: an uncertain future and global technological advances
The idea of prohibiting TikTok completely in USA has been in the air for almost two years, but right now it is closer than ever because the House of Representatives has approved a bill that would force the video platform to disassociate itself from ByteDanceits parent company in China, or face an outright ban. Now […]
China accuses the US of being a “criminal” after voting on a law against TikTok
China accused this Thursday USA to operate with the “logic of a criminal” following the passage in the House of a bill that would ban the video app TikTok that former US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin wants to buy. The short video application is one of the most popular social networks in the world. But […]
Trump’s former Treasury Secretary wants to buy TikTok, in the midst of a dispute with China
The former US Treasury Secretary during the presidency of Donald Trump indicated this Thursday that he wants to gather investors to buy TikTokin the midst of a dispute with China after the approval in the lower house of the United States Congress of a bill that could prohibit the application. The short video application is […]
Trump opposes banning TikTok in the US, as that would benefit Facebook
The ex-president donald trump declared on Monday that he continues to believe that TikTok poses a threat to national security, but he is against banning that app because it would benefit Facebook — which he continues to criticize over the issue of his electoral defeat in 2020. In a telephone interview for the CNBC news […]
In the age of TikTok, young people are decisive in Indonesian elections
Young people will be decisive in the February 14 elections in Indonesia, where the campaign has been marked by the leadership of the controversial former general Prabowo Subianto and an extensive use of TikTok and other social networks. The vote of voters between 17 and 40 years old, who represent 52% of the 205 million […]
Why they blame social networks for the riots in France
Social networks are again under the magnifying glass, this time in Francewhose president blames TikTokSnapchat and other platforms for helping to spread the large unrest sparked by the death of a 17-year-old driver, shot by a police officer. On Friday, President Emmanuel Macron accused social networks of fulfilling a “substantial role” by encouraging acts of […]