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Malaysia warns TikTok over ‘offensive’ posts about country’s king – The Diplomat

By Frank M. EverettMay 22, 2026

Malaysia has ordered social media platform TikTok to take “immediate” steps to improve the way it regulates harmful content following…

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TikTok plans to roll out TikTok Ad-Free, a £3.99 per month subscription for UK accounts aged 18 or over in the coming months, after testing the option in 2023 (Sean Keach/The Sun)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 11, 2026

Sean Keach / The Sun: TikTok plans to roll out TikTok Ad-Free, a £3.99 per month subscription for UK accounts…

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Surveys: Half of U.S. adults under 50 get health information from influencers or podcasts; 86% of health influencers are on Instagram, 62% on TikTok, 45% on YouTube (Pew Research Center)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 8, 2026

Pew Research Center: Surveys: Half of U.S. adults under 50 get health information from influencers or podcasts; 86% of health…

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Nearly 20 U.S. state-run health insurance exchanges include ad trackers that send user data such as race and citizenship information to companies like Meta, TikTok, Google (Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 4, 2026

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~90% say entertainment is one of the reasons they use TikTok, Instagram, or Snapchat, 57% send Snapchat messages daily, and 37% say TikTok impacts sleep (Pew Research Center)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 15, 2026

Featured Podcasts Cheeky pint: The world of voice AI, with Mati Staniszewski from ElevenLabs Stripe co-founder John Collison interviews founders,…

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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani allows city agencies to use TikTok, with some restrictions, reversing a 2023 ban enacted by his predecessor over data security concerns (Chris Sommerfeldt/Politico)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 31, 2026

Featured Podcasts Cheeky pint: Compliance at Scale and Why TAM is a Distraction with Vanta’s Christina Cacioppo Stripe co-founder John…

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An AI-generated TikTok parody of the reality TV series Love Island, called Fruit Love Island, averaged more than 10 million views across its first 21 episodes after debuting last week (Isabelle Bousquette/Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 29, 2026

Featured Podcasts Big Tech Podcast: Why OpenAI killed Sora, did Apple just save Siri?, Meta’s big loss The Big Technology…

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Canada will allow TikTok to continue operating in the country under new security commitments, overturning a 2024 order to shut down TikTok’s Canadian subsidiary (Thomas Seal/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 9, 2026

Thomas Sceau / Bloomberg: Canada will allow TikTok to continue operating in the country under new security commitments, overturning a…

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A look at the growing popularity of “WorkTok” videos, where employees film their daily work routines on TikTok and Instagram, particularly among Gen Z viewers (Kimi Chaddah/Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 23, 2026

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TikTok says new US entity hasn’t updated its algorithm since joint venture announcement, after users accused it of removing ICE-related posts (David McCabe/New York Times)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 27, 2026

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Eco-brutalist resistance in Central Asia – The Diplomate

Uzbekistan’s new migration destination? America. – The diplomat

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Denver-based Scotch, which makes AI-powered payment tools for alcohol retailers, raised a $20 million Series A from VMG Partners, following a $10 million seed in 2024 (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Internal documents from lawsuits filed by 1,400 school districts show how social media companies targeted children: Meta paid "teen ambassadors"Snap sent alerts during school hours (Jennifer Valentino-DeVries/New York Times)

Google now allows large creators and publishers in the United States to claim and customize dedicated search profiles to aggregate their content from multiple platforms (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Coinbase and Better fund the first Fannie Mae-backed mortgage that uses bitcoin as collateral, with a nationwide rollout planned in the coming months (Yogita Khatri/The Block)

Just 26% of Americans support increased data center construction, the lowest share among 15 major countries, including the United Kingdom, Japan and Canada (Financial Times)

Browsing: TikTok

Malaysia warns TikTok over ‘offensive’ posts about country’s king – The Diplomat

TikTok plans to roll out TikTok Ad-Free, a £3.99 per month subscription for UK accounts aged 18 or over in the coming months, after testing the option in 2023 (Sean Keach/The Sun)

Surveys: Half of U.S. adults under 50 get health information from influencers or podcasts; 86% of health influencers are on Instagram, 62% on TikTok, 45% on YouTube (Pew Research Center)

Nearly 20 U.S. state-run health insurance exchanges include ad trackers that send user data such as race and citizenship information to companies like Meta, TikTok, Google (Bloomberg)

~90% say entertainment is one of the reasons they use TikTok, Instagram, or Snapchat, 57% send Snapchat messages daily, and 37% say TikTok impacts sleep (Pew Research Center)

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani allows city agencies to use TikTok, with some restrictions, reversing a 2023 ban enacted by his predecessor over data security concerns (Chris Sommerfeldt/Politico)

An AI-generated TikTok parody of the reality TV series Love Island, called Fruit Love Island, averaged more than 10 million views across its first 21 episodes after debuting last week (Isabelle Bousquette/Wall Street Journal)

Canada will allow TikTok to continue operating in the country under new security commitments, overturning a 2024 order to shut down TikTok’s Canadian subsidiary (Thomas Seal/Bloomberg)

A look at the growing popularity of “WorkTok” videos, where employees film their daily work routines on TikTok and Instagram, particularly among Gen Z viewers (Kimi Chaddah/Financial Times)

TikTok says new US entity hasn’t updated its algorithm since joint venture announcement, after users accused it of removing ICE-related posts (David McCabe/New York Times)