The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) announced on Thursday that the first dose of the Pfizer Covid vaccine will be offered to all 16- and 17-year-olds without needing the consent of their parents, reversing its own recommendation from just two weeks ago. The independent panel of experts, which …
Read More »Are all platforms the same now? TikTok accused of identity crisis after rolling out Instagram-like ‘Stories’ feature
TikTok Stories will allow content creators to make videos that will vanish after 24 hours. The trial feature was first spotted by media consultant Matt Navarra, who shared screenshots of the new option on Twitter. In a statement provided to the media, the video-sharing platform, which is owned by China’s …
Read More »I commend the TikTok hecklers who bullied Bezos – Sadly, it’s the only way to hold the super-rich accountable for their actions
The person behind the camera asked, “Hey Jeff, do you feel bad when your Amazon workers die in the warehouse?” Bezos is seen in the video briefly making eye contact with the group of hecklers before being whisked away into a vehicle. However, before making his exit another heckler made …
Read More »Police officer who was fired after TikTok video mocking NBA social warrior LeBron claims he is ‘latest victim of cancel culture’
Nate Silvester headed to social media platform TikTok regularly while still employed as a police officer in Bellevue, Idaho to voice his opinion on pressing issues related to law enforcement. In one video aimed at James, there was a nod to the Lakers star’s criticism of a police officer who …
Read More »Indonesian police hunting for 22-year-old Russian model & viral TikTok star who filmed porno on Bali’s sacred Mount Batur volcano
Named by various media outlets as Veronika Troshina, the actress, who goes by the name Mihanika69 online, happened to choose one of the country’s most holy places for her video, filmed with a male partner. It has caused outrage on the island of Bali, a popular location for Russian tourists. …
Read More »Pakistani court bans TikTok after petition was filed against its ‘immoral and indecent’ content – media
The court ruled that the ban should be applied starting from Thursday, according to Dunya News. The petition was first reported in September 2020, after an unidentified man complained to the court about TikTok. He argued that the platform promotes “vulgar” and “pornographic” content harmful to Pakistani youth and claimed …
Read More »TikTok agrees to $92mn settlement in class-action over alleged privacy breach of US users
The proposed settlement came to light in court documents filed in the US District Court in Illinois on Thursday. The settlement still needs court approval. The settlement, the result of 21 consolidated federal cases filed primarily on behalf of minors – some as young as six – applies to 89 …
Read More »It takes two to tango: ByteDance may sell TikTok to rival as dispute between Beijing & New Delhi wrecks app ops in India
The talks, initiated by Japan’s SoftBank, are currently in the initial phase, according to people familiar with the matter, as cited by Bloomberg. Glance’s parent company, mobile advertising technology firm InMobi, also operates video-sharing social media platform Roposo, which has boomed in India after the South Asian nation introduced a …
Read More »‘Blackout challenge’: Death of child participating in TikTok game prompts investigation by Italian authorities
The girl passed away in Palermo, Italy on Wednesday. She was found by her younger sister after the viral challenge she was reportedly attempting to recreate went tragically wrong. The ‘blackout challenge’ has been criticized and discouraged by medical officials after young people started choking themselves on camera in an …
Read More »Party’s over: Apple & TikTok deplatform ‘secret party’ app for promoting illegal gatherings amid Covid-19
VybeTogether, a party-promoting app that sold itself as a tool to both organize and find secret parties in New York City in the era of Covid-19, has been all but wiped off the internet after a parade of scolds accused it of putting people at risk. Kicked out of Apple’s …
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