Congress moves to ban TikTok from US government devices

TikTok would be banned from most U.S. government devices under a government spending bill Congress unveiled early Tuesday, the latest push by American lawmakers against the Chinese-owned social media app.

Fortnite developer agrees to pay $520M fine for privacy violations

Epic Games allegedly collected the personal information of Fortnite players under the age of 13 without parental consent. The company agreed to settle complaints involving children’s privacy and its payment methods that duped gamers into making unintended purchases.

Elon Musk's Twitter poll: Users say he should step down as CEO

Elon Musk had launched a 12-hour poll asking if he should step down as head of Twitter. “I will abide by the results of this poll,” he added.

Reporter suspensions widening rift between Twitter and media

Reporters from several news agencies have seen their accounts go dark, with suspensions continuing even this weekend with a Washington Post reporter.

Twitter suspends accounts of several journalists who wrote about Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a growing rift between the social media site and media organizations that have used the platform to build their audiences.

TikTok boosts posts about eating disorders, suicide, report says

The findings come from the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which created TikTok accounts for fictitious young people living in the U.S., Britain, Canada and Australia.

Checkmarks and labels: How to navigate Twitter’s latest tools

Blue checks? Gold checks? Twitter’s new CEO Elon Musk is rolling out multiple tools to help verify accounts and protect against fraud.

Gov. Walz talks about TikTok, social media
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During a briefing on Dec. 12, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz answered questions about TikTok and other social media platforms, including the risks the platforms bring.

In Europe, Google must delete inaccurate search info if asked, court rules

Google will have to delete search results about people in Europe if they can prove that the information is clearly wrong, judges have ruled.

FBI director raises national security concerns about TikTok

FBI Director Chris Wray warned Friday that control of the popular video sharing app is in the hands of a Chinese government “that doesn’t share our values.”