Under the Trump administration, former US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin expressed interest in buying TikTok and removing its algorithm within six months.
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Spotify to Roll Out Price Hikes in UK, Australia, with US Next in Line
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China's Lucrative Livestream Shopping Industry: Influencer Shocks with $13M Tax Bill
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Elon Musk Adds a Safety Team to Re-connect X's to Advertisers
Elon Musk's social media platform, X, confronts advertiser exodus and safety issues with new safety chiefs amidst controversy, aiming to rebuild trust and stability.
Google to Destroy 'Incognito' Browsing Data in Settlement of Consumer Privacy Lawsuit
Google will destroy billions of user browsing data to resolve a lawsuit alleging that Chrome's "incognito" mode monitored users despite privacy assurances.
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Seventy-three million AT&T users had their personal information, including addresses and social security numbers, exposed on the dark web in the latest data breach issue of the telecom company.
TikTok is facing another setback after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reportedly launched a probe into the social media platform's data and security practices.
Donald Trump's social media firm, Truth Social, saw its stock surge about 16% on its first day of trading on the Nasdaq.
Recently revealed court documents claim that Meta had a covert operation called 'Project Ghostbusters' aimed at spying on Snapchat.
Match Group, the parent company of Tinder and Hinge, adds two new directors after discussions with activist investor Elliott.
Donald Trump's Truth Social could be worth over $5 billion despite having bad performance and low number of users.
Elon Musk's X to Pay Legal Bills for Anti-Vaxx Canadian Doctor After the Billionaire Pledges to Help
Elon Musk's X has announced its financial support for Dr. Kulvinder Kaur Gill, a Canadian doctor who previously faced scrutiny from regulators due to her COVID-19-related tweets.
Vice President Kamala Harris has assured the public that the Biden administration has no intentions of banning the popular video-sharing app TikTok.
Elon Musk's X has updated its privacy policy to ban users from publishing the names of people behind anonymous accounts after some users shared the alleged identity of an antisemitic cartoonist who used a pseudonym.
