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Opinion Mental cost of social media When joke becomes a reality—a cartoon on a person sitting in an addiction treatment clinic. The doctor is asking him... Published 28 Aug, 2024 07:06am
World Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France, French media say PARIS: Pavel Durov, the Russian-French billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at... Published 25 Aug, 2024 11:04am
World Nepal lifts TikTok ban after app addresses cyber crime concerns KATHMANDU: Nepal lifted a ban on Chinese-owned TikTok on Thursday, more than nine months after outlawing the popular... Published 23 Aug, 2024 11:38am
Opinion The challenge of disinformation The internet has led the world to an unprecedented revolution, fundamentally transforming how we access and share... Published 23 Aug, 2024 03:33am
World US defends law forcing sale of TikTok app SAN FRANCISCO: TikTok’s collection of user data makes it a national security threat, the US Justice Department ... Published 28 Jul, 2024 06:49am
Life & Style TikTok removes 20mn Pak videos KARACHI: TikTok took action against 20 million videos, in Pakistan, and removed them for breaching its community... Updated 09 Jul, 2024 01:36pm
Life & Style ‘Zindagi Tamasha’ becomes first movie to premiere on TikTok KARACHI: TikTok has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Khoosat Films, led by the director Sarmad Khoosat,... Updated 05 Jun, 2024 01:49pm
World Donald Trump joins TikTok, rapidly wins over a million followers Within hours of joining TikTok, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had attracted over 1.3 million... Published 02 Jun, 2024 08:13pm
Life & Style ‘Digital guillotine’: Hollywood celebrities face backlash over Gaza silence Reality star Kim Kardashian, who attended the Met Gala in New York, has lost hundreds of thousands of Instagram followers in recent days Updated 14 May, 2024 05:33pm
Technology TikTok to label AI-generated images, video from OpenAI and elsewhere TikTok said on Thursday it would start using a technology aimed at helping it label images and video generated by... Published 09 May, 2024 05:31pm
Life & Style Cruise operator Royal Caribbean recruiting thousands to meet surging demand NEW YORK: Cruise operator Royal Caribbean Group is in discussions with new and existing markets around the world to... Published 08 May, 2024 02:17pm
World TikTok, ByteDance sue to block US law seeking sale or ban of app WASHINGTON: TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance said on Tuesday they filed suit in US federal court... Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am
Life & Style Universal Music Group reaches new licensing agreement with TikTok Universal Music Group and TikTok said on Thursday that they had reached a new licensing agreement that will restore... Published 02 May, 2024 01:55pm
World India’s influencers still struggle years after TikTok ban ROHTAK: Choreographer Sahil Kumar found fame showcasing folk dances on TikTok, but his profile has been dormant... Published 30 Apr, 2024 11:31am
World China hints at retaliation after Biden signs Taiwan, TikTok legislation BEIJING: China hinted on Monday that it could retaliate after US President Joe Biden signed into law legislation to... Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:43am
Technology TikTok creators fear economic blow of US ban SAN FRANCISCO: Ayman Chaudhary turned her love for reading into a living on TikTok, posting video snippets about... Published 28 Apr, 2024 11:34am
Technology ByteDance says ‘no plans’ to sell TikTok after US ban law BEIJING: Chinese tech giant ByteDance has said it has no plans to sell TikTok after a new US law put it on a... Published 26 Apr, 2024 11:11am
World Bill to ban TikTok in US clears Congress WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Tuesday approved legislation requiring the wildly popular social media app TikTok to be... Published 24 Apr, 2024 10:47am
Life & Style The Crookie: the French pastry craze that took over TikTok PARIS: A bemused Paris bakery owner has been besieged by smartphone-wielding youngsters over the past year, keen to... Published 04 Apr, 2024 10:44am
Technology Tiktok removes videos over breaching community guidelines KARACHI: Tiktok has taken action against 18.596 million Pakistani videos for breaching its Community Guidelines... Published 02 Apr, 2024 04:38am
Technology Chinese TikTok sellers complain of under-fire platform tightening US rule enforcement SHENZHEN: Chinese e-commerce vendors that want to sell products on TikTok Shop in the US as an alternative to Amazon... Published 27 Mar, 2024 10:59am
World Kate Middleton conspiracies linger after cancer revelation WASHINGTON: The revelation that Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales, has cancer prompted a swift backlash over a... Published 25 Mar, 2024 11:23am
World ‘TikTok Taoiseach’: Simon Harris set to be Ireland’s youngest PM DUBLIN: Simon Harris, set to become Ireland’s youngest ever taoiseach (prime minister), will hope his social media... Published 22 Mar, 2024 04:51pm
Life & Style Content creators worry about miseducation in a world without TikTok LOS ANGELES: It was December 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when “Ms. James”, a public school... Published 22 Mar, 2024 01:24pm
Pakistan Interior minister Mohsin Naqvi urges ‘better laws’ to regulate internet free speech ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s new interior minister Mohsin Naqvi said Tuesday the country needed better laws to regulate... Updated 19 Mar, 2024 10:22pm
Life & Style Monsters, asteroids, vampires: AI conspiracies flood TikTok WASHINGTON: From vampires and wendigos to killer asteroids, TikTok users are pumping out outlandish end-of-the-world... Published 18 Mar, 2024 01:06pm
Technology TikTok’s US revenue hits $16bn as Washington threatens ban, FT reports BENGALURU: China’s ByteDance-owned TikTok posted revenue of about $16 billion last year in the United States, ... Published 18 Mar, 2024 04:56am
World Biden jokes about Trump's mental fitness at Washington's Gridiron dinner WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden took jabs on Saturday at former President Donald Trump with jokes about the... Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:04pm
World US Senate declines to fast-track TikTok bill WASHINGTON: A bill that would force the sale of TikTok from its Chinese owners or see it banned in the United States... Published 15 Mar, 2024 07:50pm
