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Should we be worried? TikTok's parent company just launched an AI rival to Sora

A new word-to-video AI technology has been launched by TikTok's parent company, ByteDance. Is it time to worry?

Digital Camera World

ByteDance hits play on AI video creator while Sora seems paused

ByteDance releases AI text-to-video generator named Jimeng AI.

TechRadar

DOJ sues TikTok for child data violations

The platform, which boasts 170 million US monthly users, illegally collected data from minors, the suit alleges

Salon

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TikTok sued by DOJ over collecting data on millions of American children

Another day, another lawsuit as the DOJ sues TikTok, claiming the social media giant broke child privacy laws.

Tom’s Guide

DoJ sues TikTok for ‘illegally collecting children’s data’

President Joe Biden recently signed a bill that would ban TikTok within the US if it is not sold within a year

The Independent UK

Justice Department Sues Tiktok For Child Privacy Violations

The Justice Department lawsuit accuses TikTok of violating children's online privacy laws and breaching a previous settlement agreement, raising concerns a...

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US sues TikTok, accusing it of violating online privacy laws for children

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the TikTok social media site on Friday, accusing it of violating online privacy laws aimed at protecting children.

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US Accuses TikTok Of Violating Children's Privacy

The United States in a lawsuit on Friday accused TikTok of violating children's privacy by collecting data about them without their parents' permission when they use the app.

International Business Times

Justice Department sues TikTok, accusing the company of violating a children's online privacy law

The Justice Department sued TikTok on Friday, accusing the company of violating children’s online privacy law and running afoul of a settlement it had reached with another federal agency

The Independent UK

Apple goes after Chinese giants over App Store fee loopholes

Apple wants China's Tencent and ByteDance to close loopholes in its apps that let it dodge App Store fees.

iMore

'The whole office smelled like vomit'—100+ fall ill at TikTok parent company ByteDance after mass food-poisoning outbreak

“The toilets were all full and there were people lying on the floor,” one employee said.

Fortune

TikTok headquarters hit by major food poisoning outbreak with 57 staff needing hospital treatment

Dozens of people were taken to hospital after reportedly suffering gastroenteritis symptoms

Evening Standard

House to block, remove ByteDance apps from official devices - Roll Call

The move includes the video-editing app CapCut, which can be used to edit Instagram reels and YouTube shorts.

Roll Call

TikTok Collected US User Views On Issues Like Abortion And Gun Control, Claims Justice Department

TikTok employees used Lark to send sensitive data about U.S. users.

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The Guardian - AU

TikTok’s appeal should be thrown out, US justice department tells court

Officials insist China-based owner ByteDance must separate from its short video app in the US because it is a threat to national security and citizens’ data

The Independent UK

Justice Dept. claims TikTok collected US user views on issues like abortion and gun control

In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department late Friday accused TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion

International Business Times

US Defends Law Forcing Sale Of TikTok App

The Justice Department late Friday filed its response to TikTok's civil suit aimed at derailing a law that would force the app to be sold or face a US ban.

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EU Court Rules Tiktok Falls Under Digital Markets Act

EU General Court rules TikTok falls under Digital Markets Act, impacting tech competition and user choice. TikTok's challenge dismissed, but can be appeale...

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International Business Times

EU Court Rejects TikTok Challenge Against New EU Digital Rules

TikTok lost an appeal Wednesday to escape new digital rules that seek to rein in the power of big tech after an EU court rejected its challenge.

TechRadar

China's cloud push is coming at a big environmental cost — and it's affecting Microsoft and others too

Some Chinese cloud companies are investing heavily in renewables, but the story isn’t the same across the industry.

Fortune

China’s AI companies are reportedly rationing the use of their services because they don’t have enough chips

Blame the U.S. and its export controls blocking AI chip sales to China.

International Business Times

Civil Rights Groups, Tech Leaders Rally Against Impending TikTok Ban

Civil rights organizations have voiced concerns that a ban would disproportionately impact marginalized communities reliant on TikTok as a platform for cultural expression.

The Independent UK

Free speech and digital rights groups argue TikTok law would infringe on the First Amendment

A group of nonprofits argued in a legal filing that the federal law requiring TikTok’s parent company to sell the platform, or face a ban, is an unconstitutional measure that restricts speech and makes it impossible for users to associate on the app

TechRadar

Oracle says US TikTok ban could hurt its business

US TikTok ban could impact more than just TikTok, it could also hit Oracle hard