Photo Credit: Mick Haupt TikTok sues Montana over legislation that bans the app across the state. Montana is facing legal challenges from creators and now the platform itself. The company filed its lawsuit in the […]
Photo Credit: John Kakuk Montana Governor Greg Gianforte (R) has signed legislation to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok from operating in the state. It’s the first state to enact a ban encompassing private citizens—and is expected […]
Brad Norton ❘ Published: 2023-05-09T03:25:19 ❘ Updated: 2023-05-09T04:08:03 Mega-popular YouTube star PewDiePie has been slapped with a mysterious Twitch account ban despite not even broadcasting live on the platform. PewDiePie’s Twitch […]
Photo Credit: Muhammad Asyfaul The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing a blanket ban on Meta’s ability to monetize underage data. The move comes after repeated violations of a 2020 privacy order. These changes proposed […]
Photo Credit: LinkedIn TikTok’s U.S. Head of Safety and Trust is leaving the company on May 12, according to reports. Eric Han’s departure comes as TikTok grapples with a potential government ban. Eric Han led […]
The Restoring Artistic Protection Act (RAP Act), a bill first introduced last July to protect artists from the wrongful use of their lyrics against them in criminal and civil proceedings, has been re-introduced to Congress […]
Photo Credit: Eric Diaz Montana governor Greg Gianforte (R) is asking state lawmakers to expand its existing TikTok ban to include other apps. Earlier this year, state lawmakers passed the first TikTok ban in the […]
Lizzo explained why she refused to cancel her concerts in Tennessee over its anti-drag legislation during her recent show in the state. During her concert in Knoxville on Friday, the Juice singer took a moment […]
Photo Credit: Steven Cordes Montana has passed legislation that could make it the first U.S. state to completely ban TikTok. Lawmakers in Montana’s House voted 54-43 to give their final approval to the bill. If […]
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Photo Credit: Jordan Sky News Australia has ceased using TikTok, where it had racked up some 65,000 followers and “many millions” of views, owing to far-reaching personal-data and national-security concerns about […]
Photo Credit: Collabstr As TikTok grapples with continued user-data criticism and regulatory scrutiny, a Senate vote to ban the controversial video-sharing platform has been blocked. This newest development in the long-running push to prohibit TikTok […]
Just 22% of American adults oppose a TikTok ban, according to a recently conducted survey. Photo Credit: Jonathan Kemper As Congress, the White House, and a number of international governments continue to deliberate over a […]
Paris, France. Photo Credit: Anthony Tan Days following TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s appearance before Congress, France has become the latest country to prohibit the video-sharing app’s use on government devices. France’s minister of public […]
Photo Credit: James Giddins Following the ban on TikTok by the UK government, the BBC is considering a TikTok ban for its employees. The BBC issued new guidance to its employees that told staff to […]
Beijing, China. Photo Credit: zhang kaiyv As the White House reportedly demands that ByteDance sell its interest in TikTok or grapple with the short-form app’s potential stateside ban, both the video-sharing service and the Chinese […]
Photo Credit: Jason Anfinsen / CC by 2.0 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has issued a statement following Tennessee’s ban on public drag. The law bans drag shows and ‘adult cabaret’ from occurring in public […]
Love Rising is an upcoming Nashville-based benefit concert in response to Tennessee’s new law banning drag performances on public property or anywhere children are present. It takes place March 20 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. […]
Photo Credit: ThoroughlyReviewed / CC by 2.0 Snapchat stock rose 9.5% this week as a federal TikTok ban looms. Snap Inc. shares surged 9.5% on Monday following the news that US Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner […]
In response to Tennessee signing into law a ban on drag shows and other “adult cabaret” performances on public properties and other places where they could be watched by minors, Bonnaroo has issued a statement promising it […]
Photo Credit: Rene DeAnda The House Foreign Affairs Committee has officially advanced a bill that would allow the president to prohibit the use of TikTok and other digital services “that threaten U.S. national security.” This […]