It was India that first banned Chinese app TikTok over security concerns
The country then was one of the largest markets for the social media platform outside of China.
The country then was one of the largest markets for the social media platform outside of China.
“Your product is killing people”. This was US Senator Josh Hawley addressing Meta Chief Executive Mark Zukerberg at a US Senate hearing which started on January 31. Zuckerberg’s response was evasive as ever.
Chinese short-video making platform TikTok has been sued by at least 5,000 parents in the US, claiming that the app is "destroying America's youth".
A recent court case concerning child abuse on Meta's Facebook and Instagram apps claimed that an internal company estimate from 2021 indicated that up to 100,000 children were subjected to sexual harassment on the platforms on a daily basis
The US state of Iowa has sued Chinese short-video making platform TikTok, alleging that it is misleading parents about the kinds of content available to children.
Recently, TikTok surpassed tech giant Google as the most popular website of the year, says a report.
The researchers concluded with recommendations for future research to consider the factual accuracy of sex education on TikTok.
As per the report, it is believed one of the reasons for the surge in Tiktok's popularity is because of the Covid-19 pandemic, as lockdowns meant people were stuck at home and looking for entertainment.
The countries with the largest number of installs were from Douyin in China at 17 per cent, followed by the US at 11 per cent, reports Sensor Tower.
In a blog post, TikTok uses the example of "scary makeup" as a search term that may prompt such a warning.