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Meta and TikTok breach EU online platform rules, Commission finds

Both platforms have now time to reply to the findings or face a penalty of up to 6% of their global annual turnover.

24/10/2025

Tech News

Rise of political influencers sparks questions about ad regulation

The upcoming Digital Fairness Act, aimed at protecting consumers from misleading influencer marketing, could include stricter rules for influencers.

24/10/2025

Tech News

Dutch parties embrace TikTok (again) ahead of the October election

The social media platform was previously banned by several parties due to security concerns.

17/10/2025

Tech News

TikTok showed ‘glorified’ military videos during NATO summit: analysis

A recent analysis by European non-profit AI Forensics found that popular social media app TikTok amplified pro-military videos during the June NATO meetings in the Hague.

17/10/2025

United Kingdom

Afghan man jailed for TikTok threat to kill Reform UK leader Farage

Fayaz Khan, 26, was sentenced at a court in London for making a threat to kill against Nigel Farage and also for entering the UK illegally on a small boat.

14/10/2025

Tech News

New York City sues tech giants for fueling youth mental health crisis

The lawsuit alleges that tech giants knew young people were vulnerable to addictive features on social media, but targeted them anyway.

09/10/2025

Lifestyle

‘Six Seven’: What is the latest and viral TikTok slang?

The 6-7 meme emerged from TikTok and it’s spread like wildfire. What does it all mean?

06/10/2025

Tech News

What to know about OpenAI’s new AI video app that could rival TikTok

OpenAI announces a new AI video app that lets you drop yourself into the action.

01/10/2025

Tech News

Donald Trump approves TikTok deal through executive order

Vice President JD Vance said that “there was some resistance on the Chinese side.

26/09/2025

Culture news

The last day of doomsday: What is the viral ‘RaptureTok’ trend?

TikTok has found its latest obsession, and if the doomsday prophecy doesn’t hurry up and materialise in the next few hours, there are going to be a lot of very disappointed people tomorrow...

24/09/2025

Tech News

Canada's privacy watchdog says TikTok should keep kids off platform

Canada's privacy watchdog called for TikTok to enhance protection for children on the social video platform.

24/09/2025

Tech News

Trump official says Oracle will manage TikTok's algorithm for US users

Full details have yet to be released on the deal, which would give an American tech firm control of the platform’s algorithm for US users.

22/09/2025

Tech News

Trump says Murdochs and tech CEOs could take part in TikTok deal

Trump’s disclosure is the latest twist in a fast-moving potential deal to keep TikTok operating in the US.

22/09/2025

USA

Trump and Xi set to discuss TikTok deal and trade relations

“I’m speaking with President Xi, as you know, on Friday, having to do with TikTok and also trade,” Trump said Thursday. “And we’re very close to deals on all of it.”

19/09/2025

Tech News

What is Oracle and why is it getting all the AI and TikTok buzz?

The company’s co-founder Larry Ellison briefly overtook Elon Musk as the world’s richest person this month.

18/09/2025

Lifestyle

Why are pacifiers becoming a growing (and viral) trend among adults?

Adult versions of pacifiers are all the rage at the moment, with a growing number of social media users adopting the viral trend to deal with the stress of everyday life. What do the experts say, and are we wrong to be so judgemental?

17/09/2025

Tech News

TikTok shutdown extended as US-China deal to be finalised

US President Donald Trump postponed federal law to ban social media platform TikTok while American and Chinese officials iron out a framework deal.

17/09/2025

Economy

#RecessionIndicators: Is there truth behind the TikToks?

Makeup sales, marketing shifts, Labubu dolls. Gen Z has a lot of thoughts on what signals a recession.

16/09/2025

Tech News

US says TikTok deal reached with China

What do we know about a possible deal reached between the US and China regarding TikTok?

15/09/2025

Health news

Fact check: Is the contraceptive pill dangerous?

Negative side effects and social media misinformation are making young women distrustful of the contraceptive pill. But are the natural methods they’re turning to any safer?

13/09/2025