Much ado about nothing? TikTok's U.S. usership steadies after turbulent start

TikTok's U.S. joint venture seems to have survived a turbulent rollout relatively unscathed, as concerns of a mass user ...

TikTok’s Chinese Parent Has an App to Replace Hollywood

ByteDance’s AI-video creator draws buzz for its realistic scenes and a backlash over privacy and copyright.

Spain to probe X, Meta, TikTok over AI-generated child sexual abuse material

By David Latona MADRID, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Spain has ordered prosecutors to investigate social media platforms X, Meta and TikTok for allegedly spreading AI-generated child sexual abuse material, as ...

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

But like TikTok, ByteDance's AI services could face trouble in overseas markets owing to issues from data privacy.

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

A new artificial intelligence video generator from Beijing-based ByteDance, the creator of TikTok, is drawing the ire of Hollywood organizations.
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The science influencers going viral on TikTok to fight misinformation

Scientists and medical experts are countering climate denialism, vaccine scepticism and wellness pseudoscience on social ...

The EU declares TikTok's 'infinite scroll' and 'highly personalised recommender system' are 'addictive design in breach of the Digital Services Act'

The European Commission has taken a stance against some of social media's deleterious rhythms.