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hello and welcome. the chief executive of tiktok has been defending the chinese—owned video—sharing app in the face of hostile questioning at a us congressional committee hearing. shou zi chew denied tiktok is a national security risk — and played down the companys connection to china. but many in congress are not convinced, as nomia iqbal reports. 150 million americans... even before he arrived, shou zi chew was on tiktok, arguing for its existence. and even before he started sp...

Because of the effective ban on the commercial development of the technology. the hope is that the change in law will attract greater investment, leading to new companies, newjobs and new foods. but gene—edited food wont be allowed in scotland, wales and northern ireland because the governments wont change their rules. —— the devolved governments wont be changing their rules. the entire process of this bill has been one of the government consulting a narrow range of vested—interest scien...

Feel powerless as these apps has become more addictive and thatis has become more addictive and that is exactly the goal that lawmakers have with this legislation. it is to give some control back to parents and they do that in specific ways. the first is that children and minors under 18 can no longer, once the bill comes into play next year, create accounts on social media that make media app social media that make media app as, they cannot create those accounts without permission from their pa...

Now, the state of utah has become the first us state to act on such fears, after the governor signed sweeping social media legislation, requiring explicit parental permission for any one under 18 to use platforms such as tiktok, instagram and facebook. looking at this story is our reporter who joins looking at this story is our reporter whojoins me now in the studio. what is inside this bill? ~ , ., , bill? tiktok has been a big focus for — bill? tiktok has been a big focus for the _ bill? tik...