UK unveils sweeping social media ban for users under 16
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday that his government will impose a ban on social media use for children under 16 years of age. The ban would apply…
The UK social media ban will apply to Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X, and will require platforms to stop children from livestreaming (Liv McMahon/BBC)
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Chicago Teen Receives Diploma Following Viral Graduation Split
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TikTok launches TikTok Pro Events, an app for cultural moments like the FIFA World Cup
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TikTok’s road to becoming a super app
Although TikTok is widely described as a social media giant, it’s been gradually moving beyond that category. Over time, the video app added TikTok Shop, a map for local discovery,…
a Kentucky school district secured ~$27M in settlements from Meta, Snap, TikTok, and YouTube in a social media harms lawsuit; Meta paid the most, at $9M (Diana Novak Jones/Reuters)
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TikTok is cutting music label-facing jobs to focus on its music distribution arm SoundOn and other projects that connect it more directly with artists (Bloomberg)
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Universal Music Group and TikTok renew agreement to combat unauthorized AI music
Universal Music Group (UMG) and TikTok recently announced the renewal of their licensing agreement, which includes a commitment to get rid of unauthorized AI-generated music from the platform improve how…
Meta joins TikTok, Snap, and YouTube in settling with a Kentucky school district to avoid a trial over claims the platforms were designed to addict kids (Erin Mulvaney/Wall Street Journal)
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