TikTok says end-to-end encryption would make DMs less safe

Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - TikTok tells the BBC it will not add end-to-end encryption to direct messages, arguing the feature would hinder safety teams and law enforcement from investigating harmful behavior.

2 days / mashable

Bytedance's Upcoming Project Swan VR Headset Wants to Be the Computer Meta's Isn't Yet

Scott Stein / cnet - A higher-end mixed reality headset coming later this year wants to be a work device to rival Apple Vision Pro and Samsung Galaxy XR. It's got the power for it.

#vr #ar #mixedreality #china #bytedance #technology #spatialcomputing #gadgets #productivity #operatingsystems

They first seemed creepy but AI glasses are a surprise hit

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Alibaba's Qwen Enters AI Hardware: AI Glasses to Debut at MWC, Ring and Earbuds Coming in 2026

4 days / pandaily

Inside the Image AI Leap: How Google and ByteDance’s Latest Models Stack Up

4 days / decrypt / Jose Antonio Lanz

This is pretty cool! techcrunch.com/2026/03/02/n...

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Meta Tightens Grip on Smart Glasses Market as Global Shipments Soar 139%

4 days / cnet / Dashia Milden

A new app alerts you if someone nearby is wearing smart glasses

4 days / techcrunch / Zack Whittaker

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Bytedance's Upcoming Project Swan VR Headset Wants to Be the Computer Meta's Isn't Yet

4 days / cnet / Scott Stein

Pico introduces next-gen VR OS 6 and teases 2026 flagship headset ‘Project Swan’

4 days / siliconangle / Kyt Dotson

Pico’s Project Swan XR Headset Wants to Go Where the Apple Vision Pro Failed

4 days / wired / Boone Ashworth

ByteDance to curb AI video app after Disney legal threat

bbc - Videos featuring Spider-Man and other characters which are Disney's intellectual property have gone viral since Seedance's update.

#ai #movies #entertainment #genai #apps #bytedance #disney #contentmoderation #intellectualproperty #copyright

ByteDance to Curb Seedance AI Video App After Disney Legal Threat

18 days / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

ByteDance backpedals after Seedance 2.0 turned Hollywood icons into AI “clip art”

18 days / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

Bytedance restricts Seedance after Disney threatens legal action over IP violations

18 days / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Why Disney is at war with TikTok’s owner over stolen AI characters

18 days / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 AI video generator sparks Hollywood outcry after viral clip

18 days / techspot

ByteDance promises to tighten up its new AI video generator after viral Cruise vs. Pitt clip

18 days / engadget / Sarah Fielding

After spooking Hollywood, ByteDance will tweak safeguards on new AI model

18 days / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

Bytedance commits to change after legal threat from Disney

18 days / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

ByteDance vows to boost safeguards after AI model infringement claims

18 days / techxplore

AI's new physics discovery

19 days / therundown / Zach Mink

Hollywood groups condemn ByteDance's AI video generator, claiming copyright infringement

19 days / techxplore

ByteDance to curb AI video app after Disney legal threat

19 days / bbc

Hollywood shaken by Brad Pitt-Tom Cruise fight video made with Chinese AI: ‘over for us’

scmp - A viral AI-generated video of Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise fighting atop a building is causing a stir online.The 15-second video comes from the latest AI video-generation platform, Seedance 2.0. The platform was launched this week by its owner, ByteDance, the…

#ai #china #aiethics #genai #deeptech #bytedance #vfx #media #contentmoderation #copyright

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Viral deepfake and Hollywood backlash — Reporter: Actors, studios rage against unauthorized cinematic AI (8)
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ByteDance AI product offensive — Reporter: China's fast, cheap models threaten Western AI leadership

Bytedance's Seed2.0 adds even more price pressure on Western AI models

20 days / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

All-in on AI: What TikTok creator ByteDance did next

21 days / techxplore

It's been a big — but rocky — week for AI models from China. Here's what's happened

21 days / cnbc

ByteDance Launches Seedream 5.0 Lite Image Model With Real-Time Retrieval

21 days / pandaily

ByteDance Launches Seedance 2.0 AI Video Model to Rival OpenAI, Google

21 days / eweek / Kezia Jungco

Promotion and Lunar New Year push — Reporter: ByteDance giveaways stoke user adoption frenzy

Doubao Launches Chinese New Year Campaign With Cash and Tech Giveaways

21 days / pandaily

Viral deepfake and Hollywood backlash — Reporter: Actors, studios rage against unauthorized cinematic AI

ByteDance's Seedance 2 Criticized Over AI-Generated Video of Tom Cruise Fighting Brad Pitt

20 days / slashdot / EditorDavid

Disney accuses ByteDance of 'virtual smash-and-grab' when using copyrighted works to train its AI

20 days / engadget / Jackson Chen

Hollywood isn’t happy about the new Seedance 2.0 video generator

20 days / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

TikTok’s Chinese Parent Has an App to Replace Hollywood

20 days / wsj / Raffaele Huang

Bitcoin biopic Killing Satoshi leans into generative AI

20 days / mashable

New AI tool creates viral Tom Cruise vs Brad Pitt fight video in seconds

21 days / tbreak / Abbas Jaffar Ali

Hollywood shaken by Brad Pitt-Tom Cruise fight video made with Chinese AI: ‘over for us’

21 days / scmp

China's tech titans are giving away money and cars in 'The Lunar New Year AI War'

21 days / cnbc

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ByteDance says it will add safeguards to Seedance 2.0 following Hollywood backlash

19 days / cnbc

Hollywood’s AI Crackdown Opens Door for Copyright Detection Startups

19 days / bsky / @decrypt.co / decrypt.co

‘Hey, that’s my voice!’ Veteran broadcaster claims Google stole his voice for AI tool

19 days / digitaltrends

Hollywood’s AI Crackdown Opens Door for Copyright Detection Startups

19 days / decrypt / Vince Dioquino

‘Pulp Fiction’ co-writer Roger Avary says it was "impossible" to get his movies made until he started an AI production company: "Just Put AI in Front of It and All of a Sudden You’re in Production on Three Features"

19 days / reddit / /u/ControlCAD

Hollywood groups condemn ByteDance's AI video generator, claiming copyright infringement

19 days / reddit / /u/Saltedline

Ars Technica's AI Reporter Apologizes For Mistakenly Publishing Fake AI-Generated Quotes

19 days / slashdot / EditorDavid

Hollywood groups condemn ByteDance's AI video generator, claim copyright infringement

19 days / go

Nvidia’s Loss Is Samsung’s Gain: ByteDance Reportedly Turns To Korean Giant For In-House AI Chips

19 days / reddit / /u/restorativemarsh

Hollywood isn't happy about the new Seedance 2.0 video generator

19 days / reddit / /u/AdSpecialist6598

Interpol backroom warriors fight cyber criminals 'weaponising' AI

19 days / techxplore

Bytedance's Seedance 2.0 is so good at copying Disney characters the company calls it a "virtual smash-and-grab"

20 days / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

More Than Ever, Videos Expose the Truth. And Cloud It, Too.

20 days / nytimes / Charles Homans

ByteDance AI video tool Seedance accused by Disney of copyright ‘smash and grab’

20 days / scmp

Disney Sends ByteDance an AI Trophy in the Form of a Cease and Desist Letter Over Seedance 2.0 https://gizmodo.com/disney-sends-bytedance-an-ai-trophy-in-the-form-of-a-cease-and-desist-letter-over-seedance-2-0-2000722261

20 days / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

Disney Sends ByteDance an AI Trophy in the Form of a Cease and Desist Letter Over Seedance 2.0

20 days / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

Hollywood organizations are pushing back against a new AI video model called Seedance 2.0, which they say has quickly become a tool for “blatant” copyright infringement.

20 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Disney sends cease and desist letter to ByteDance over Seedance 2.0

20 days / reddit / /u/OReillyAsia

U.S. TikTok Introduces 'Local Feed' to Surface Nearby Events and Content

Juli Clover / macrumors - The U.S. version of TikTok is being updated with a new community-focused "Local Feed," according to a blog post shared by the TikTok USDS Joint Venture.The Local Feed is designed to let TikTok users "discover and connect with content, businesses, and serv…

#dataprivacy #digitalmarketing #us #apps #tiktok #bytedance #community #algorithm

The new TikTok tab that helps you find hidden gems in your city

23 days / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

U.S. TikTok Introduces 'Local Feed' to Surface Nearby Events and Content

23 days / macrumors / Juli Clover

TikTok US launches a local feed that leverages a user's exact location

23 days / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

TikTok launches Local Feeds in the US

23 days / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

TikTok told to change 'addictive design' by EU or face massive fines

bbc - TikTok says it plans to challenge the "categorically false and entirely meritless" accusations.

#techpolicy #social #apps #tiktok #bytedance #ux #mentalhealth #digitalmarketsact #eu #regulation

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EU mandates design overhaul

The European Commission on Friday accused TikTok of purposefully designing its app to be “addictive,” calling out features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, and push notifications, as well as its recommendation engine.

28 days / reddit / /u/MRADEL90

The EU Wants to Label 'Addictive Design' a Systemic Risk Under the DSA

28 days / techpolicy

EU Commission Urges TikTok’s to Change its “Addictive Design”

28 days / thurrott / Laurent Giret

EU says TikTok needs to drop "addictive design"

28 days / arstechnica / Barbara Moens, Financial Times

EU says TikTok uses 'addictive design' and must change

28 days / engadget / Steve Dent

EU tells TikTok to change 'addictive' design

28 days / techxplore

TikTok's 'Addictive Design' Found to Be Illegal in Europe

28 days / ycombinator

TikTok could be forced to change app’s ‘addictive design’ by European Commission

28 days / reddit / /u/Dr_Neurol

TikTok hit with charges of breaching EU online content rules, app may have to change

28 days / reddit / /u/FollowingFeisty5321

EU accuses TikTok of 'addictive design' and seeks changes to protect users

28 days / go

EU tells TikTok to change its addictive design

28 days / politico / Eliza Gkritsi

Heavy fines and legal threats

TikTok Ordered to Change Algorithm Over 'Addictive Design,' or Face a Hefty Fine

28 days / cnet / Katie Collins

EU threatens TikTok with massive fine over addictive design features

28 days / therecord

EU Says TikTok’s ‘Addictive Design’ Likely Violates the Law, Will Need to Change

28 days / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

EU Finds TikTok's Infinite Scroll and Algorithm Violate Digital Safety Law

28 days / implicator / Harkaram Grewal

EU says TikTok faces large fine over "addictive design"

28 days / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

TikTok told to change 'addictive design' by EU or face massive fines

28 days / bbc

Infinite scroll and algorithm issues

EU says TikTok must disable ‘addictive’ features like infinite scroll, fix its recommendation engine

28 days / techcrunch / Ram Iyer

TikTok’s infinite scroll is too addictive, say EU regulators

28 days / theverge / Dominic Preston

Risks to minors and user wellbeing

Europe Accuses TikTok of 'Addictive Design' and Pushes for Change

28 days / slashdot / msmash

Europe Accuses TikTok of ‘Addictive Design’ and Pushes for Change

28 days / nytimes / Adam Satariano

EU warns TikTok over addictive feeds and risks to children

28 days / ft

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The European Commission has preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act over its addictive design. TikTok says it will challenge the findings, but it’s a massive test for the Digital Services Act, with potential implications for all p

28 days / bsky / @justinhendrix.bsky.social / justinhendrix.bsky.social

The EU is coming for TiKTok therecord.media/eu-threatens...

28 days / bsky / @suzannesmalley.bsky.social / suzannesmalley.bsky.social

The European Commission on Friday accused TikTok of purposefully designing its app for being "addictive," calling out features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and its recommendation engine.

28 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

TikTok outage is resolved now

Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - TikTok said on Sunday it has restored service following a week of technical outages caused by a winter storm at an Oracle-operated data center. The disruptions impacted core features for TikTok’s 220 million U.S. users and occurred as the platform finaliz…

#climate #cloud #business #datacenter #internet #tiktok #bytedance #technology

US TikTok service restored after cloud 'that doesn't go down' went down

4 wks / theregister / Dan Robinson

TikTok says it's 'back to normal' after winter storm-related outages

4 wks / engadget / Sarah Fielding

TikTok outage is resolved now

4 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

TikTok says its services are restored after the outage

4 wks / techcrunch / Ivan Mehta

Beijing clears Nvidia’s H200 imports, ending chip uncertainty for China tech giants

scmp - Beijing has begun approving imports of Nvidia’s H200 graphics processing units (GPUs), according to two sources familiar with the matter, ending regulatory uncertainty over the US tech giant’s second most powerful artificial intelligence chip.The first ba…

#semiconductors #china #chips #nvidia #gpu #datacenter #supplychain #bytedance

China Approves First Nvidia H200 Chip Imports for Tech Giants

5 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Report: China approves import of high-end Nvidia AI chips after weeks of uncertainty

5 wks / arstechnica / Benj Edwards

China greenlights 400,000 Nvidia H200 chip imports for tech giants, according to Reuters

5 wks / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Nvidia (NVDA) Stock: China Clears H200 Chip Imports for ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent

5 wks / parameter / Trader Edge

China finally approves the first batch of NVIDIA H200 AI GPU imports

5 wks / engadget / Steve Dent

Beijing clears Nvidia’s H200 imports, ending chip uncertainty for China tech giants

5 wks / scmp

Chip stocks rally after bumper earnings and a report of a game-changing China approval for Nvidia

5 wks / cnbc

Nvidia rises after Reuters reports that China has approved the sale of 400,000 H200 chips to Chinese tech firms

5 wks / sherwood / Hyunsoo Rim

China Approves Purchases of Nvidia’s H200 Chip, Easing Tension With U.S.

5 wks / wsj / Raffaele Huang

TikTok settles hours before landmark social media addiction trial

techxplore - Video sharing app TikTok has made an eleventh-hour deal to avoid a landmark US trial accusing it, along with Meta and YouTube, of addicting young people to social media, lawyers said on Tuesday.

#techpolicy #digitalhealth #health #tiktok #psychology #bytedance #law #media #litigation

TikTok avoids historic trial with last-minute Snap settlement

5 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

TikTok settles as Meta and Google face jury in social media addiction suit

5 wks / mashable

Jury selection begins Tuesday as this case moves closer to trial.

5 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

TikTok settles hours before landmark social media addiction trial

5 wks / techxplore

TikTok settles just before social media addiction trial to begin

5 wks / ycombinator

TikTok joins Snap to settle social media addiction lawsuit

5 wks / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

TikTok settles to avoid major social media addiction lawsuit

5 wks / engadget / Karissa Bell

TikTok’s US Handover Spirals Into Chaos

Chris Hauk / idropnews - TikTok’s transition to US ownership hits a crisis as server outages, censorship claims over a Minneapolis shooting, and a Gavin Newsom probe drive users to UpScrolled.Read More...

#techpolicy #business #internet #us #apps #tiktok #bytedance #censorship #contentmoderation

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TikTok uninstalls are up 150% following U.S. joint venture

cnbc - TikTok's daily average U.S. app uninstalls have increased nearly 150% over the past five days compared to the previous three months, Sensor Tower told CNBC.

#mobile #business #us #apps #tiktok #bytedance #ux #acquisitions #bugs

TikTok technical glitches and soaring uninstalls (3)
US ownership sparks policy and censorship questions (2)
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TikTok technical glitches and soaring uninstalls

TikTok’s New US Owners Are Off to a Very Rocky Start

5 wks / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

TikTok uninstalls are up 150% following U.S. joint venture

5 wks / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

TikTok uninstalls are up 150% following U.S. joint venture

5 wks / cnbc

US ownership sparks policy and censorship questions

What does TikTok's new ownership mean for users in the U.S.?

5 wks / npr / Hosts

TikTok investigating why some users can't write "Epstein" in messages

5 wks / npr / Bobby Allyn

Users flocking to competitors amid TikTok crisis

TikTok Backlash Fuels Sudden Surge in Little-Known Australian Social App

5 wks / decrypt / Jason Nelson

TikTok Alternative 'Skylight' Soars To 380K+ Users After TikTok US Deal Finalized

5 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

People are uninstalling TikTok and downloading an indie competitor

5 wks / engadget / Karissa Bell

Social network UpScrolled sees surge in downloads following TikTok’s US takeover

5 wks / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

TikTokers are heading to UpScrolled following US takeover

5 wks / reddit / /u/Nodistractzens

TikTokers are heading to UpScrolled following US takeover

5 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

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トランプ類は「消すと増える」ネットの法則を知らんのかな “これは、TikTokが米国における同社の事業の支配権を主にアメリカ人投資家のコンソーシアムに与える売却を完了したわずか数日後に起こった。この取引により、中国の親会社に関連する国家安全保障上の懸念による同アプリの全国的な禁止は回避された。” www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...

5 wks / bsky / @3wo-chan.bsky.social / 3wo-chan.bsky.social

Xもそのうち“検閲”されそう “ネット上では多くの人がTikTokの新経営陣を非難し、Xでハッシュタグ「#TikTokCensorship」を掲げて結集した。これらの苦情には、ミネアポリスでの致命的な銃撃事件や移民捜査に関する動画がアプリ上で正しく読み込まれないことが含まれていた。TikTokは、コンテンツモデレーションのルールに変更はないと述べた。” www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...

5 wks / bsky / @3wo-chan.bsky.social / 3wo-chan.bsky.social

“TikTokの新経営陣がコンテンツルールやアプリのアルゴリズムをどのように作り変えるかはまだ明らかではないが、新経営陣が就任して以来、同プラットフォームのプライバシー規約は変更されており、アプリが正確な位置情報を収集するようになったこともその一つだ。一部のユーザーはこれに不安を抱きましたが、この種の侵入的なデータ収集はソーシャルメディアアプリでは一般的です。例えば、Snap、Instagram、Xなどは、いずれもユーザーの居場所に関する同様のデータを収集しています。” www.npr.org/202

5 wks / bsky / @3wo-chan.bsky.social / 3wo-chan.bsky.social

Officials at TikTok say they are looking into why many users have been unable to send the word "Epstein" in direct messages, an issue that garnered widespread attention on social media Monday and prompted California Gov. Gavin Newsom to announce

5 wks / bsky / @stevefm20.bsky.social / stevefm20.bsky.social

TikTok’s New US Owners Are Off to a Very Rocky Start

5 wks / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

TikTok attributes recent glitches to a power outage at a U.S. data center

Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - The timing of these outages lines up with the long-awaited creation of a separate U.S. TikTok entity last week.

#cloud #mobile #business #datacenter #internet #us #tiktok #bytedance #ux #bugs

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Data center outage impact

TikTok blames data center outages for U.S. app problems, denies censorship claims

5 wks / cnbc

All the ways TikTok is broken: here’s what’s real and what’s not

5 wks / theverge / Richard Lawler

TikTok apologises after thousands in US report issues

5 wks / bbc

TikTok attributes recent glitches to a power outage at a U.S. data center

5 wks / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

TikTok says a power outage is causing issues with the app in the US

5 wks / engadget / Karissa Bell

Data center power outage took out TikTok first weekend under US ownership

5 wks / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

TikTok blames its US problems on a power outage

5 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

TikTok USA is broken

5 wks / reddit / /u/Well_Socialized

US ownership tensions and censorship

New TikTok US joint venture faces first major technical crisis

5 wks / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

TikTok Data Center Outage Triggers Trust Crisis for New US Owners

5 wks / reddit / /u/Well_Socialized

TikTok Faces Outage and Censorship Concerns Days After U.S. Ownership Deal Closes

5 wks / macrumors / Juli Clover

US ownership of TikTok off to a rocky start as outage continues into second day

5 wks / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo

TikTok is shaky after US ownership shift, reigniting censorship debate

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can… data center outages… be this specific…? www.cnbc.com/2026/01/27/t...

5 wks / bsky / @lorak.bsky.social / lorak.bsky.social

“CNBC confirmed that messages containing the word "Epstein" triggered an error message Leavitt shared a screenshot of videos on his profile that had been flagged as "Ineligible for Recommendation," and claimed TikTok had begun censori

5 wks / bsky / @southerngayteacher.bsky.social / southerngayteacher.bsky.social

TikTok Faces Outage and Censorship Concerns Days After U.S. Ownership Deal Closes

5 wks / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

The timing of these outages lines up with the long-awaited creation of a separate U.S. TikTok entity last week.

5 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Image post - please click to view at origin

5 wks / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

very innovative

5 wks / bsky / @karlbode.com / karlbode.com

TikTok In America Is Now US-Owned With Major Changes Coming

bgr - TikTok USDS Joint Venture now runs TikTok in the United States, as the popular video sharing app avoids being banned following threats from the US government.

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #china #government #business #us #tiktok #bytedance #acquisitions #censorship

TikTok issues, app login plague users days after US deal avoiding ban

5 wks / reddit / /u/RioMovieFan11

TikTok US venture to collect precise user location data

5 wks / reddit / /u/Haunterblademoi

TikTok is officially US-owned for American users, here's what's changing

5 wks / ycombinator

What to know about the deal to keep TikTok in US

5 wks / techxplore

it's really good that Oracle bought TikTok, a business that only loses money, at a time when it took on $56bn+ in debt and $240bn in lease obligations for GPUs to rent to OpenAI, a company that will run out of money. This could all have the funniest endin

6 wks / bsky / @edzitron.com

TikTok In America Is Now US-Owned With Major Changes Coming

6 wks / bgr

TikTok just changed its Terms of Service. What does that mean for your privacy?

mashable - TikTok users were prompted with new Terms of Service following the platform's shift in ownership. Here's what's new.

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #apps #tiktok #bytedance #updates #digitalprivacy

TikTok users are freaking out over a mention of "immigration status" data collection, but lawyers explain the disclosure is related to state privacy laws.

6 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Alte Geschäftsbedingungen bekommen neue Bedeutung. Kalifornien hatte durchgesetzt, dass Firmen informieren müssen, wenn Userdaten genutzt werden können, um beispielsweise Rückschlüsse auf den Immigrationsstatus zu ziehen. Und nun bemerken Leute, was das b

6 wks / bsky / @publictorsten.bsky.social / publictorsten.bsky.social

TikTok users freak out over app's 'immigration status' collection

6 wks / reddit / /u/FakeOkie

TikTok users freak out over app’s ‘immigration status’ collection — here’s what it means

6 wks / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/01/23/236200/tiktok-is-now-collecting-even-more-data-about-its-users?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

6 wks / bsky / @slashdot.org / slashdot.org

www.wired.com/story/tiktok... WHEN TIKTOK USERS in the US opened the app today, they were greeted with a pop-up asking them to agree to the social media platform’s new terms of service and privacy policy before they could resume scrolling...

6 wks / bsky / @andrewlevesque.bsky.social / andrewlevesque.bsky.social

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users

6 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

TikTok just changed its Terms of Service. What does that mean for your privacy?

6 wks / mashable

TikTok Is Now Collecting More Data About Its Users

6 wks / ycombinator

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes

6 wks / reddit / /u/Well_Socialized

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes

6 wks / wired / Reece Rogers

Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Jumps as China Just Unlocked $30 Billion in H200 Chip Sales

Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR Nvidia shares rose 1.5% Friday after China reportedly gave preliminary clearance for H200 chip orders Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance received authorization to discuss specific purchase quantities Potential deal could generate $30 billion in revenue …

#ai #semiconductors #china #chips #nvidia #stockmarket #business #bytedance

NVIDIA (NVDA) Sock: Surges 1.57% Amid China’s Potential Green Light for AI Chip Imports

6 wks / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Nvidia (NVDA) Stock Jumps as China Just Unlocked $30 Billion in H200 Chip Sales

6 wks / parameter / Trader Edge

Beijing Approves. Nothing Ships.

6 wks / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Beijing Greenlights Nvidia Orders. The Chips Haven't Moved.

6 wks / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Nvidia gains on report that Chinese officials told domestic tech champions to progress with plans for H200 imports

6 wks / sherwood / Luke Kawa

TikTok Strikes Deal to Split Off an American Version, Ending Long Legal Saga

David McCabe and Emmett Lindner / nytimes - The Chinese parent company for the popular video app said it had struck a deal with a group of non-Chinese investors to create a new American TikTok to avoid a ban in the United States.

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Deal closure: Securing TikTok’s U.S. future. (23)
Investor stakes: Detailing ownership and financial alliances. (6)
Security shakeup: Data control and algorithm adjustments underway. (7)
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Deal closure: Securing TikTok’s U.S. future.

TikTok Continues Operations in US as New Joint Venture

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Long-Awaited TikTok Agreement Officially Seals Its Future in the US

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TikTok finalizes deal to create new US entity and avoid ban

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TikTok Finalizes Deal to Form New US Joint Venture

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TikTok Finalizes Deal To Form New American Entity

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TikTok Avoids US Ban as Joint Venture Deal Officially Closes

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TikTok closes deal to operate in the US

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TikTok finalizes US joint venture and avoids ban

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TikTok's long-running US saga ends with a deal that averts a ban

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TikTok finalizes a deal to form a new American entity

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TikTok says the deal to create a US entity has been finalized

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TikTok closes deal to split US app from global business. Here's what to know

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TikTok finalizes deal to form new American entity

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That was a long wait, but TikTok US is finally a done deal

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TikTok US Deal Closes After Years Of Regulatory Uncertainty via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

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TikTok forms U.S. joint venture, names a CEO

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TikTok Creates Legal Entity to Eventually Maybe Possibly Sell to U.S. Investors (Don’t Call It a Done Deal)

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TikTok Finalizes Deal to Keep Operating in the U.S.

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TikTok finalizes deal for its US entity

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The TikTok deal is done, finally

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TikTok Strikes Deal to Split Off an American Version, Ending Long Legal Saga

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TikTok closes deal to divest U.S. operations

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China and US Approve TikTok Spinoff Sale

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Investor stakes: Detailing ownership and financial alliances.

TikTok Seals U.S. Joint Venture Deal with 80% American Ownership

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China’s ByteDance Sells Majority Stake in TikTok U.S. Interests to Investor Group Led by Tech Billionaire Larry Ellison

6 wks / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Oracle (ORCL) Stock: TikTok Partnership Creates New U.S. Joint Venture

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Oracle and Silver Lake lead $14 billion rescue of TikTok US operations

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Oracle, Michael Dell, named as investors in JV that will run TikTok's US operations

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TikTok lands $14B deal to avoid US ban

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Security shakeup: Data control and algorithm adjustments underway.

What does a new US TikTok deal mean for users?

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TikTok US joint venture seen resembling Apple’s China iCloud deal

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TikTok Deal Will Keep It Online in the US, but Your Experience of the App Might Change

6 wks / cnet / Katie Collins

TikTok forms US joint venture, Oracle to control security

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TikTok deal adds new U.S. owners. Heres what this means for users.

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TikTok Finalizes U.S. Joint Venture to Secure App's Operations

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TikTok America is here, but algorithm changes may take time

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The deal ends a six-year long political saga that that started in 2020 when President Donald Trump tried to ban the app over national security concerns during his first term.

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TikTok Finalizes Deal To Form New American Entity https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/01/23/0817218/tiktok-finalizes-deal-to-form-new-american-entity?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

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TikTok Avoids US Ban as Joint Venture Deal Officially Closes

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The new TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC has been created, and a new US-based algorithm will be put into place which leave users with the choice to stick around or find an alternative.

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Succinctly put by @anupamchander.bsky.social: “My worry all along is that we may have traded fears of foreign propaganda for the reality of domestic propaganda" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...

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You Can Now Watch Mini Dramas on TikTok's Standalone 'PineDrama' App

Lori Grunin / cnet - "Single Dad Hunt," "Cohabitating Romance" and other bite-size sugar fixes have earned their own app.

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TikTok's latest spinoff app feels a lot like Quibi, but with shorter and cornier content

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You Can Now Watch Mini Dramas on TikTok's Standalone 'PineDrama' App

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TikTok quietly launches a microdrama app called ‘PineDrama’

7 wks / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

TikTok is ready to roll out age checking in Europe

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - Social media platforms are under global pressure to take care of younger users on their platforms, and this is very much the case in Europe. TikTok is about to start rolling out age checks in the region in a bid to keep regulators happy. TikTok’s owner, B…

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TikTok is ready to roll out age checking in Europe

7 wks / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

TikTok tightens age verification across Europe

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The TikTok US sale is finally happening

Emma Roth / theverge - TikTok has finalized the deal to sell its US business, according to reports from Axios, The Hollywood Reporter, and CNBC. They report that a memo from TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to employees on Thursday said the deal will close on January 22nd, with Oracle, …

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