TikTok announced on Monday the rollout of its revamped “Subscription” monetization feature to eligible creators in select regions, including Brazil, France, Germany, Spain, the U.K., Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. The platform plans to expand this offering to additional markets in the coming weeks. This launch follows TikTok’s announcement in March that it would rebrand its LIVE …

The United States in a lawsuit on Friday accused TikTok of violating children’s privacy by collecting data about them without their parents’ permission when they use the app. The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) joined forces in a civil suit saying the popular video-snippet sharing app broke the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). “TikTok knowingly and …

United States President Joe Biden recently signed a bill that could potentially result in the ban of TikTok in the US if its Chinese-owned parent company, ByteDance, fails to sell it within a year. US lawmakers are concerned about the potential national security risks associated with the app, particularly if the Chinese government were to gain access to the data …

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has said that it is engaging with major social media platforms to curb the excesses of their users. Director of Broadcast Monitoring of the NBC, Francisca Aiyetan, stated this on Friday while speaking with Daily Trust on the plan of the commission to regulate social media. She said if social media is not regulated, young …

Somalia’s Minister of Communications, Jama Hassan Khalif on Sunday announced a ban on popular video app, TikTok. The ban was also issued on messaging platform, Telegram and betting website, 1XBet. In the press release, Khalif stated that the said apps were responsible for indecent content, and helping terrorists spread “horrific” messages to the public, Reuters reports. The statement read in …

Montana on Wednesday became the first US state to ban TikTok, with the law set to take effect next year as the debate escalates over the impact and security of the popular video app. The prohibition signed into law by Governor Greg Gianforte will serve as a legal test for a national ban on the Chinese-owned platform, something that lawmakers …

The United Kingdom Data Regulator on Tuesday disclosed that it has fined TikTok the sum of £12.7 million ($15.9 million) for allowing up to 1.4 million children under the age of 13 years to use its social media platform in violation of its own rules. The UK government through the Information Commissioner’s Office said the Chinese-owned firm broke Britain law …

Australia said Tuesday it would ban TikTok on government devices, joining a growing list of Western nations cracking down on the Chinese-owned app due to national security fears. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the decision followed advice from the country’s intelligence agencies and would begin “as soon as practicable”. Australia is the last member of the secretive Five Eyes security alliance …

The White House on Tuesday welcomed a bill that would allow the United States to ban Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok, United States National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan said in a statement. The bill was backed by Mark Warner, a senior US senator from the Democratic Party, and John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, in a rare act of political entente …