Zuck has single handedly destroyed the internet and the fabric of society.

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Oldies are fixated on Meta more as it’s more from their age 😬

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Dozens of states are accusing Facebook and Instagram parent Meta of designing addictive features that harm children.

41 states sue Meta, claiming Instagram, Facebook are addictive, harm kids

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Meta sued again- Grapevine

- The FTC has referred a complaint against TikTok to the DOJ over potential violations of children's privacy laws. 🚨
- TikTok disagrees with the allegations and claims to have been working with the FTC for over a year. 🤔
- In 2019, TikTok paid $5.7 million to settle a similar complaint. 💸
- The DOJ plans to sue TikTok later this year, focusing on children's privacy violations. ⚖️
- Is this a genuine concern for children's safety or just political maneuvering? 🤷‍♂️

Is TikTok Violating Children's Privacy Laws Again?

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- The Justice Department has accused TikTok of gathering bulk information on US users based on their views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion, and religion.
- Government lawyers claim TikTok employees used an internal system called Lark to send sensitive data about US users to ByteDance engineers in China, where it was stored on Chinese servers.
- The Justice Department warns that the Chinese government could manipulate TikTok's algorithm to sway public opinion and exacerbate social divisions, a practice known as 'heating'.
- TikTok has denied the allegations, stating that the government has not provided proof and is confident they will prevail in court.
- The legal battle could result in a ban on TikTok in the US if the company does not sever ties with its Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance. 

 Source: South China Morning Post

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Social commerce, live streams, music app, and now text 🥲

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House lawmakers voted to advance a bill that would ban TikTok from US app stores unless the social media platform’s parent, ByteDance, divests the company.

House panel unanimously approves bill that could ban TikTok | CNN Business

TikTok crackdown in the US - bill approved

TIL; Amazon US has its own TikTok 😂

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Apparently all 500-ish employees of Tokopedia India might be at risk of layoff since the Bytedance acquisition? Are there any GoTo/ Tokopedia folks here who can comment?

Have any of you used threads/ are using threads? Recently I checked it , and all I see are corporation/organisation post, not a single post by a creator. 

Why is it not gaining traction with users?

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It was either a GOATed intellectual move by the government or a fluke that has paid us well.
PUBG and TikTok were two cancerous apps that was f'ing with the cultural zeitgeist imo.

[Thread] Was banning TikTok a masterstroke by us?

- TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees globally, focusing more on AI for content moderation.
- More than 700 jobs were reportedly cut in Malaysia, but TikTok clarified that less than 500 were affected.
- The layoffs are part of a wider plan to improve moderation operations.
- ByteDance plans to invest $2 billion globally in trust and safety this year.
- The move comes as Malaysia increases regulatory pressure on tech firms, requiring social media operators to apply for an operating license.

Source: [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/technology/bytedance-cuts-over-700-jobs-malaysia-shift-towards-ai-moderation-sources-say-2024-10-11/)

TikTok Cuts Jobs, Shifts to AI for Content Moderation

- TikTok has urged a federal appeals court to block a law that could ban the app in the US over national security concerns related to its Chinese parent, ByteDance.
- The law, signed by President Biden, requires TikTok to divest from ByteDance by January 19, 2025, or face a ban.
- TikTok's lawyer argued that the law targets free speech and imposes extraordinary speech prohibitions based on indeterminate future risks.
- US officials warn that ByteDance could be compelled by Beijing to share American users' data for espionage or propaganda.
- The outcome of this legal battle will determine the future of TikTok in the US, a platform crucial for political campaigns and popular among young voters. 

 Source: [Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/b1c4c19f-094f-4e2c-a7c3-4285851e88fe)

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Seems apt, now that there are everywhere incl OTT, next thing to capture would be social media.

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