TikTok is facing mounting concerns over its approach to younger users. The Guardian reports that Italy’s Data Protection Authority (DPA) has blocked TikTok for users
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This Week in Apps: TikTok viral hit breaks Spotify records, inauguration boosts news app installs, judge rules against Parler
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app
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Russian Government Claims TikTok Deleted Young People’s Protest Prep Videos at Its Behest
The same week recently poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was taken into police custody in Moscow, Russia’s youth and adults began preparing for unsanctioned
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TikTok Star Sets Up Bed in Tesla to Sleep While Autopilot Drives
Reckless Driving Ever since Tesla decided to advertise its self driving feature as “Autopilot,” drivers have gotten into varying degrees of trouble for letting their
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TikTok’s new Q&A feature makes it easier for creators to respond to fans
TikTok has started a new feature that makes it easier for some of its most popular creators to host Q&A sessions with their fans. The
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TikTok’s new Q&A feature lets creators respond to fan questions using text or video
TikTok is testing a new video Q&A feature that allows creators to more directly respond to their audience’s questions with either text or video answers,
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