Video-sharing app TikTok is taking up to 70 per cent of the donations given for displaced Syrian families in refugee camps begging for money on the social media platform, a BBC investigation has found. via Technology and News Today https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20221013-tiktok-takes-70-of-donations-sent-to-syrian-refugees-via-app/
Instagram will no longer promote recycled TikToks on its TikTok clone In its latest set of best practices for Reels, Instagram is urging users not to repost videos from elsewhere — essentially telling its community not to recycle videos from TikTok. If you do share videos that you rip from TikTok, your followers will still… Read More Instagram will no longer promote recycled TikToks on its TikTok clone
TikTok changes privacy settings for its youngest users Unsurprisingly, the biggest changes affect the app’s youngest users between the ages 13 and 15, who will now have their accounts switched to private by default. The change applies to new sign-ups as well as existing accounts that may have previously been set to public. Continue Reading… Read More TikTok changes privacy settings for its youngest users
China orders TikTok owner to pull work app that bypassed censors TikTok owner ByteDance has been accused of censorship abroad, but it’s facing just the opposite claims in its home territory. Continue reading … https://ift.tt/3cQU5Y3
TikTok gives parents more control over their kids’ accounts Now, once your account is linked to your child’s phone, you can set all of them remotely. That includes specifying how long your kids can spend on TikTok each day, which content they can see (including the ability to restrict age-sensitive videos), and who can send… Read More TikTok gives parents more control over their kids’ accounts
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