Tag: Tiktok

Digital platforms to sign new EU Anti-Disinformation Code

The Financial Times (FT) reported Meta, Twitter, Google, Microsoft, and TikTok are all planning to sign a revamped version of the EU’s ‘anti-disinformation code.’ The...

Tech giants’ 2021 misinformation transparency reports

The first annual review of the Australian Code of Practice on Disinformation and Misinformation have commenced and recommendations to improve the code are coming from...

Voluntary misinformation code’s first review launched

A year after introducing the voluntary misinformation code, the Digital Industry Group (DIGI) launched its first review of the code. It had also produced its...

Meta, Pinterest, TikTok launch initiatives for Pride Month 

Meta, Pinterest, and TikTok have introduced a range of new additions to their platforms in celebration of the Pride Month. “Forward With Pride” Meta launched...

TikTok launches new series of summertime online safety tips

TikTok has released new cyber safety guidelines and a cybersecurity toolkit called “TikTok Summertime Safety Tips” in collaboration with ConnectSafely, the Family Online Safety Institute...

Netflix and TikTok suspends services in Russia

As Russia’s government continues to crack down on any dissent regarding their invasion of Ukraine, Netflix and TikTok have joined the multitude of companies that...

Cannabis use numbers on TikTok nothing to laugh at

Analysis of almost 900 TikTok videos has found content about cannabis use typically shows it as funny and entertaining rather than potentially risky. Researchers from...

Apps provide eating disorder ‘petri dish’

Social media apps has been labelled “the perfect petri dish” for eating disorders, with support groups demanding companies clean up their platforms. A federal parliamentary...