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Senior UK MP warns against using China-run TikTok due to data security concerns
The head of an influential parliamentary committee in Britain on Sunday advised people not to use the Chinese social media app TikTok because of data ... World News -
UAE dentists advise against buying dental braces, aligners online amid TikTok hype
TikTok trend fuels surge in online purchases of braces and teeth aligners, but doctors warn that these products could do “more harm than good.” Healthy Living -
Surge in UAE demand for Ozempic diabetes injections for weight loss: Doctors
A surging number of residents in the United Arab Emirates are heading to health clinics, pharmacies and hospitals across the country trying to get ... Gulf -
More US states ban TikTok from state devices on security concerns
The governors of Wisconsin and North Carolina on Thursday signed orders banning TikTok on government devices due to cyber security concerns, joining ... World News -
TikTok ‘thinspiration’ videos contribute to eating disorders among UAE teens: Experts
Psychologists and doctors are warning that hugely popular social platforms such as TikTok are paving the way for a rise in eating disorders and ... Gulf -
TikTok freezes consultant hiring for US security deal as opposition mounts
TikTok has put on hold a hiring process for consultants that would help it implement a potential security agreement with the United States, two people ... World News -
ByteDance admits using TikTok data to track journalists
Employees of Chinese tech giant ByteDance improperly accessed data from social media platform TikTok to track journalists in a bid to identify the ... World News -
TikTok weightloss trend sells out Ozempic, leaving those with Diabetes dizzy, worried
For more than a month, Shane Anthony, a 57-year-old auto mechanic, hasn’t been able to get his diabetes medication.Ozempic, an injection that keeps ... World News -
TikTok ban for US government phones advances, threatening its ad revenue: Experts
A proposal to bar federal employees from using Chinese app TikTok on government devices appeared set to become law, threatening to deal a blow to the ... World News -
TikTok’s ByteDance denies setting up ‘illegal operations’ in Taiwan
TikTok’s Chinese owner denied on Monday setting up a subsidiary company in Taiwan after the island’s authorities said they were investigating the ... World News -
FBI director says US still discussing terms of TikTok security agreement
FBI Director Christopher Wray said US officials are still discussing how to address national-security concerns posed by TikTok, in comments that ... Technology -
TikTok should be banned in US, FCC member Carr says
Brendan Carr, a Republican member of Federal Communications Commission, said Chinese social media giant TikTok should be banned in the US.Carr, ... Technology -
TikTok found not liable for death of 10-year-old girl in ‘Blackout Challenge’
TikTok isn’t liable for the death of a 10-year-old girl who watched a so-called Blackout Challenge video that encouraged people to choke themselves, a ... World News -
Gulf influencers flock to TikTok as Instagram begins to die out, experts say
TikTok could become the go-to platform for influencers across the Gulf, with some experts telling Al Arabiya English that they expect Instagram to die ... Gulf -
TikTok security deal likely to leave US data vulnerable to hacks, espionage by China
TikTok users would still risk having personal data exposed to hacking and espionage by China even if the Biden administration forges a security ... Technology -
Displaced Syrian live streamers on TikTok receive less than 30 pct of total donation
Families in displacement camps in Syria who seek donations on TikTok are only receiving less than 30 percent of the donated amount, an investigation ... Middle East -
Russian court fines TikTok $50,000 over content
A court in Moscow has fined social media company TikTok 3,000,000 rubles (50,825 U.S. dollars) for refusing to remove content prohibited in the ... World News -
TikTok bans political accounts from fundraising, other moneymaking opportunities
TikTok, the social media app owned by ByteDance Ltd., is banning fundraising and all other moneymaking opportunities for politicians and government ... World News -
TikTok search results full of misinformation about COVID-19, Ukraine war: Report
TikTok is serving up misinformation to users searching for news about politics, climate change, COVID-19, the war in Ukraine and more, according to a ... World News -
Russia imposes measures against TikTok, Telegram, Zoom, Discord, Pinterest
Russia’s state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor said on Friday that it was taking punitive measures against a string of foreign IT companies, ... World News -
TikTok halts ad policy change after criticism
Social media giant TikTok said on Tuesday it had suspended a change to its data privacy policy in Europe after activists said it would breach EU ... Variety -
TikTok sued in US after girls die in ‘Blackout Challenge’
Video-sharing sensation TikTok is being sued in California after children died while taking part in a “Blackout Challenge” that makes a sport of ... World News -
US senators call for closer look at TikTok
Leaders of the US Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday called for an investigation into whether Chinese officials are getting access to data about ... Technology -
TikTok admits some China-based employees can access US user data
TikTok, the viral video-sharing app owned by China’s ByteDance Ltd., said certain employees outside the US can access information from American users, ... Technology -
TikTok says Oracle to keep US user data safe
TikTok on Friday said Oracle will store all the data from its US users, in a bid to allay fears about its safety in the hands of a platform owned by ... Technology -
Meta, Google, Twitter vow to fight fake news better as EU gets tougher
Meta, Alphabet unit Google, Twitter and Microsoft agreed on Thursday to take a tougher line against disinformation under an updated EU code of ... Technology -
Pakistan TikTok star faces backlash over forest fire video
A Pakistani social media star with millions of followers is facing criticism after posing for a TikTok video by a forest fire, as a devastating ... World News -
Russia tells Google to stop spreading threats against Russians on YouTube
Russia on Friday demanded that Alphabet Inc’s Google stop spreading what it labeled as threats against Russian citizens on its YouTube video-sharing ... Technology -
Sri Lankan TikToker fined for animal cruelty after taunting elephant
A Sri Lankan tourist guide who taunted a wild elephant and posted the video on TikTok has been fined for animal cruelty, officials said Friday, in a ... World News -
Pakistan again lifts ban, fourth so far, on China’s TikTok
Pakistan’s media regulating authority on Friday again lifted a ban on TikTok, this time after four months, following assurances from the popular ... Technology