Senior UK MPs call for action on TikTok ownership as national security concern

Senior UK MPs call for action on TikTok ownership as national security concern

Liam Byrne, a Labour MP and the chair of the House of Commons business and trade committee, told the Financial Times that while attention has primarily been on scrutinising TikTok’s handling of user data safety, his main concern lies in the platform’s impact on democratic elections. Byrne is worried about the TikTok’s algorithms potentially amplifying …

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Instagram overtook TikTok in app downloads during 2023

Instagram overtook TikTok in app downloads during 2023

Instagram dethroned TikTok as the app with the most downloads in 2023 as the China-owned video app faces scrutiny from US regulators, with some lawmakers warning it poses a security threat. Instagram’s total number of app downloads grew 20% year-over-year in 2023, to 768 million, according to data from Sensor Tower. The statistics mean that …

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Woman Makes Internet Realize They’ve Been Using A Screwdriver Wrong All Their Life » TwistedSifter

Woman Makes Internet Realize They’ve Been Using A Screwdriver Wrong All Their Life » TwistedSifter

TikTok is one of those platforms that makes you realize you’ve been doing everything wrong your entire life. From opening cans, to eating potato chips, to using chopsticks, there’s nothing that’s sacred from TikTok’s “Ummmm actually”s. But the most recent victim, along with my pride as a man, has been how to use a SCREWDRIVER! …

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