With no effective age verification system in place, the Commission thinks TikTok risks serious harm to kids' mental health with its new Task and Rewards feature. : EU threatens to ban TikTok Lite rewards amid addiction concerns
By putting his signature on this legislation, President Biden has solidified the government's stance on safeguarding against potential threats posed by certain foreign-controlled applications.
TikTok has denied a report that general counsel Erich Andersen announced in an email he would be stepping down Source
Officers were called to the property, on Fearnville Close, over a report of a “concern for safety” shortly before 2pm yesterday (April 25). A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “After entering the property, the bodies of two adults were found inside the address. A scene is currently in place at Fearnville Close. Sign up for our free newsletters today “This investigation is in its early stages and enquiries are ongoing to understand the circumstances of what has taken place, but at this...
The council’s Adult Social Care Plan report sets out measures to reduce health inequalities and support a growing elderly population. Figures in the report show average life expectancy varies by more than a decade if inner-city areas like Burmantofts and Richmond Hill are compared to Adel and Wharfedale. Rising poverty means 186,000 people in Leeds live in the ten per cent most deprived neighbourhoods nationally, an increase of 20,000 since 2015. The report said: “Health inequalities have become...
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted in favor of a bill that could lead to the ban of the popular platform TikTok in the country. The post U.S. House of Representatives Approves Bill Forcing TikTok to Sale Amid National Security Concerns first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
TikTok reportedly plans to remove its U.S.-based general counsel, Erich Andersen, amid ongoing U.S. government concerns over national security, despite Andersen leading efforts to mitigate these concerns and a bill moving through Congress that could force TikTok's sale or face a ban. read more
Youth ambassadors from the Council for Youth Development (CYD) have been hard at work preparing for this week. Continue reading at The Republic News.
ByteDance's TikTok has been given 24 hours to provide a risk assessment on its new app TikTok Lite launched this month in France and Spain on concerns of its potential impact on children and users' mental health, the European Commission said on Wednesday. The move by EU industry chief Thierry Breton under EU tech rules known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) comes two months after he opened an investigation into TikTok over possible DSA breaches. The landmark DSA requires companies to do more to...
Fort McCoy's Safety and Occupational Health Advisory Council (SOHAC) convened April 9 at the McCoy’s Community Center to discuss safety measures and performance for the third quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2024.
The European Commission gave TikTok 24 hours to turn around a risk assessment on TikTok Lite.
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