Freeing TikTok: Ending Chinese control of the social media platform would enhance free speech

It didn’t take Jonathan Haidt’s bestselling book The Anxious Generation to alert us to social media’s pernicious effects on children and teenagers. And it turns out that TikTok, a digital application ... Read More

Local social media influencers react to potential Tiktok ban in the U.S.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - One of the most popular social media apps in the country may be banned from being used in the U.S. The Chinese-owned platform TikTok must find a new owner or be shut down ... Read More

Potential TikTok ban could change how people use social media, academic experts say

President Biden signed legislation that would force TikTok's owner, ByteDance, to sell its interest in the platform or face a ban. Read More

Why the U.S. Is Forcing TikTok to Be Sold or Banned

They are also worried that China could use TikTok’s content recommendations to fuel misinformation ... used to protect yourself on other social media platforms. That includes not giving apps ... Read More

Banning TikTok won’t solve social media’s foreign influence, teen harm and data privacy problems

TikTok is hardly a model social media platform, but it’s also far from an outlier when it comes to threats to Americans. Read More

TikTok fears point to larger problem: Poor media literacy in the social media age

The U.S. government moved closer to banning the video social media app TikTok on Apr. 23 after the Senate approved a $95 billion foreign aid bill. The bill includes a provision to force ByteDance, the ... Read More

Government needs TikTok strategy to combat misinformation, say MPs

The Government needs a TikTok strategy ... theories and other misinformation spreading on social media. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps is a noted enthusiast for the platform, although his ... Read More

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TikTok and others change platforms to protect kids. Advocates say it's just a start

Social media companies have collectively made nearly 100 tweaks to their platforms to comply with new standards in the ... popular ones among kids, like TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat ... Read More

TikTok Notes: plans for new photo-based social network, reports claim

It’s called TikTok Notes and TikTok users have received notifications in the app that Notes is coming, according to multiple posts on social media. “TikTok Notes, a new app for photo posts ... Read More

The Top 10 Social Media Sites & Platforms

Social media is integral ... YouTube Shorts, the platform’s TikTok rival, YouTube provides plenty of opportunities for brands to engage in visual storytelling and reach new audiences. Read More

TikTok could launch new app to rival Instagram

TikTok may soon launch a photo and text-based social ... new platform slated to be “coming soon.” An option to opt out of the cross-platform sharing was also available. Modern Retail, an ... Read More