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TikTok had been forced to close its relatively new e-commerce service, TikTok Shop, in Indonesia after the country banned online shopping on social media platforms. International News Desk: TikTok violates Indonesian in-app transactions…

Islamabad: (Web Desk) Italy's competition watchdog said it had opened an investigation into video app TikTok for failing to enforce its own rules on removing "dangerous content" related to suicide and self-harm. According to the source,…

Lahore: (Staff Reporter) TikTok, and Edtech startup, Edkasa, have announced a scholarship program that will reward online study grants to 18,000 deserving students from across Pakistan. The ‘Exam Ready’ campaign was designed to help…

Islamabad: (Web Desk) Seattle public school district filed a lawsuit against Big Tech claiming that the companies were responsible for a worsening mental health crisis among students and directly affected the schools  ability to carry out…

China: (Web Desk) Byte Dance, the Chinese parent company of video app TikTok, has laid off hundreds of employees across multiple departments at the end of 2022 as part of a cost-cutting measure, the South China Morning Post reported on…

Islamabad: (Web Desk) Alabama and Utah joined other US states prohibiting the use of Chinese-owned short-video sharing app TikTok on state government devices and computer networks due to national security concerns. The actions follow…

Mumbai: (Web Desk) Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp (1810.HK) said it was "disappointed" with an Indian order that froze $682 million of its assets and would continue to protect its interests. An Indian appellate authority on Friday…

Islamabad: (Web Desk) Britain could fine TikTok 27 million pounds ($28.91 million) following an investigation that found the short-form video app may have breached UK’s data protection law by failing to safeguard privacy of children using…