Social media companies collect, share and process vast troves of information about their users while offering little transparency or control.
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Instagram rolls out teen accounts with privacy, parental controls
Meta is rolling out enhanced privacy and parental controls for Instagram accounts of users under 18 in a significant overhaul aimed around the negative effects of social media.
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TikTok faces crucial court hearing that could decide fate in US
TikTok faces a key court hearing in a legal battle seeking to block a law that could ban the app used by 170 million Americans.
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TikTok must face lawsuit over 10-year-old girl’s death, US court rules
A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in a viral “blackout challenge.”
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TikTok disputes US claims on China ties in court appeal
TikTok told a federal appeals court on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice has misstated the social media app’s ties to China.
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TikTok Facing Federal Lawsuit Over Alleged Child Privacy Violations
TikTok and parent company ByteDance brace themselves as the Department of Justice (DOJ) officially filed its lawsuit, alleging that the social media platform illegally collected data from its underage users.
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