UK confirms social media ban for kids is coming – Meta, YouTube, and Snapchat respond
Keir Starmer says he won't compromise on children's safety, but Australia's experience shows bans are hard to enforce
The EU is going after TikTok and Meta over addictive algorithms and child safety failures
As always, Brussels is especially thinking about the children
Australia gives Google, Meta, and TikTok a choice: pay news outlets or pay a 2.25% tax
Australia says tech giants must support the news content they benefit from
TikTok star Khaby Lame's $975 million deal is raising serious red flags
The stock has crashed, and Lame has gone quiet
Which mobile app was the first to reach 1 billion users?
Was it TikTok, WhatsApp, Facebook, or WeChat?
Europe is coming after infinite scroll – TikTok's endless feed is now a legal problem
The Digital Services Act takes aim at addictive platform design
Big Tech is finally on trial for how it built its algorithms
A teen is suing Meta, TikTok, and YouTube over algorithmic harm – and thousands more cases are waiting
Why it matters: When jurors in Los Angeles walk into a courtroom this week, they'll confront a question technology companies have long sidestepped: can a line of code, an algorithmic feed, or a design pattern cause psychological harm? The case, K.G.M. v. Meta et al., marks the first personal-injury trial to test whether social media platforms themselves – not just the people who use them – bear responsibility for the mental-health fallout of the digital age.
TikTok quietly expands location tracking and ad targeting for US users
TikTok reshapes US data rules after spinout
TikTok's long-running US saga ends with a deal that averts a ban
Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX take the reins of TikTok's US business
Viral video asks if you'd take a $240,000 office job or $120,000 remote position
Which would you choose?
TikTok has finally agreed to a US sale
The TikTok ban saga ends with a US-led acquisition set to close January 22
YouTube dominates, X stalls, Snapchat drops: survey reveals US social media preferences
Guess which platforms were most popular with kids and older users
TikTok is adding a slider to avoid AI junk, and invisible watermarks to make it work
Let's hope others follow suit
China finally approves TikTok transfer deal, seemingly ending long-running US dispute
The decision may finally end fears of a nationwide TikTok ban in the US
New York City sues social media giants over youth mental health crisis
Lawsuit says algorithms keep kids hooked and anxious
Trump approves $14 billion TikTok deal backed by Oracle and MGX, but questions linger
The $14 billion valuation is far below TikTok's estimated $40 billion market value without its algorithm
TikTok accused of collecting personal data on thousands of Canadian children
Report finds TikTok allowed advertisers to target sensitive traits of Canadian children
Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison is building a media empire, with stakes in TikTok, CBS, CNN and more
Editor's take: Larry Ellison has spent decades shaping Silicon Valley through Oracle, the software company he co-founded in 1977. Now 81, and with a fortune that recently placed him among the richest people in the world, Ellison is moving in a new direction: media ownership. His investments, alongside those of his son, David, suggest ambitions that extend well beyond the corporate software world he helped define.
US and China reach tentative framework for TikTok ownership deal
TikTok may soon shift to American control
TikTok lays off hundreds of content moderators, replaces them with AI
A week before a unionization vote
ByteDance expected to launch American version of TikTok app in September
TikTok's time is running out
TikTok gets third extension from Trump as US sale deadline looms
TikTok gets another 90 days to find a buyer for its US business
Trump offers TikTok another extension on ban, says he has a "warm spot" in his heart for the app
"I won young people by 36 points"
Trump delays TikTok ban another 75 days after China stalls divestment deal following tariffs
All parties had reportedly agreed upon a sale before Beijing responded to the April 2nd tariffs