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Zhang Yiming, TikTok founder resigns as CEO of the company ByteDance. However, Zhang will still contribute his expertise in TikTok if needed by the company.

.) continues to face allegations of prioritizing profits over its users, many tech giants are trying to distance themselves from Facebook.

(Last Updated On: October 29, 2021)India on Wednesday conducted the first user-trial of the Intercontinental-range Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V, in a test that paves the way for likely inclusion of the system into the armed forces. The test was conducted off the Odisha coast, India Today reported. In a statement, the Ministry of Defence said: […]

Lawmakers pressed the executives on the mounting concerns that their services harm children and teenagers.

WASHINGTON—US senators put executives from YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on the defensive on Tuesday, questioning them about what they’re doing to ensure young users’ safety on their platforms. Citing the harm that can come to vulnerable young people from these platforms—ranging from eating disorders to exposure to sexually explicit content…

TikTok executive Michael Beckerman insisted that the Chinese-owned social media platform does not share user data with the Chinese government during a Senate hearing on Tuesday.

Anthony Foxx will stay on as a senior adviser to the rideshare company.

Three social media networks massively popular with the youngest users – TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube – tried to convince skeptical US lawmakers they are safe as worry about Facebook’s potential harms spills over to other platforms

A TikTok exec has refused to tell members of Congress whether or not the Chinese government could access the data of American users. 

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who chaired the hearing, said being distinct from Facebook isn't enough to cut it for the three tech giants.