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TikTok is addictive for many girls, especially those with depression (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 03/30/2023 - 06:19How a tiny company with few rules is making fake images mainstream (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 03/30/2023 - 06:08Opinion: The truly revealing TikTok hearing was the one that featured Uyghurs (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 03/29/2023 - 06:51Congress had a lot to say about TikTok. Much of it was wrong. (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 03/28/2023 - 06:40Amazon grew relentlessly. Now it’s getting lean. (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 06:27Hollywood, music industry brace for a TikTok ban (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Sat, 03/25/2023 - 11:43TikTok faces uncertain future after 5-hour congressional thrashing
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew tried to allay mounting national security concerns about the Chinese-owned video app but encountered open hostility in his first appearance before Congress, a five-hour thrashing that underscored the popular app’s precarious future in the United States. Lawmakers from both parties sought to tie Chew personally to the Chinese Communist Party, frequently interrupted him and called him “evasive.” While he p
Will Oremus: America’s online privacy problems are much bigger than TikTok (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 03/24/2023 - 06:50Utah governor signs bill to curb children’s social media use
Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) signed two bills into law that would impose sweeping restrictions on kid and teen use of social media apps such as Instagram and TikTok — a move proponents say will protect youth from the detrimental effects of internet platforms. One law aims to force social media companies to verify that users who are Utah residents are over the age of 18. The bill also requires platforms to obtain parental consent before letting minors use their services, and guardians must be given access to their child’s account. A default curfew must also be set.