TikTok dragged into US election as Trump opposes ban
Washington (AFP) - In a major reversal, former US president Donald Trump on Monday said he was against a ban ...
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US lawmakers push for TikTok to cut ByteDance ties or face ban
Washington (AFP) - US lawmakers moved Wednesday to pressure TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent company ByteDance or ...
Ex-Twitter execs sue Musk for unpaid severance
San Francisco (AFP) - Former top executives of Twitter sued Elon Musk on Monday saying he has failed to pay ...
EU queries Meta about ad-free subscriptions, ‘shadow banning’
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU on Friday used new regulatory powers to query Meta about ad-free subscriptions to Facebook and ...
Facebook parent Meta to stop paying Australian news media
Sydney (AFP) - Facebook parent Meta announced Friday it would no longer pay Australian media companies for news, prompting a ...
Swords, headsets and Indian wedding for Zuckerberg’s Asia tour
Tokyo (AFP) - Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg was in Japan on Monday on a mini-Asia tour involving sword-making, mixed-reality headsets ...
Reddit files to go public as ‘RDDT’ on NYSE
San Francisco (AFP) - Reddit on Thursday told US stock regulators that it plans to go public on the New ...
EU rules policing digital content kick in Saturday
Brussels (AFP) - Digital companies will have nowhere to hide after the EU's landmark content law enters into full force ...
Musk’s X feeds monetization of wartime misinformation
Washington (AFP) - Influencers on X are monetizing misinformation about conflicts in the Middle East, leveraging the platform's contentious policies ...
Facebook, the social network old-timer, turns 20
San Francisco (AFP) - Founded 20 years ago as a simple hangout spot for young people, Facebook has since become ...
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