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It’s OK if you’re confused about the state of TikTok. Let’s not forget that this whole mess started when Congress banned TikTok, citing national security concerns, and the Supreme Court upheld their decision late last year. President Trump’s recent executive order to delay that ban...
It may be back to the drawing board yet again for Meta when it comes to the European version of the company’s no-ad Facebook and Instagram subscription service. According to a Reuters report Thursday (Jan. 23), consumer advocates say Meta Platforms’ latest revised version of...
The high-stakes drama involving TikTok’s future in the United States and the financial strategies of its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, took a turn as investors considered possible options. An American ban on the social media app, based on concerns about data privacy, content moderation and...
Editor’s Note: PYMNTS reported Jan. 22 about a proposed class action lawsuit filed against LinkedIn. As reported, a LinkedIn spokesperson said at the time: “These are false claims with no merit.” On Jan. 30, LinkedIn vice president of legal Sarah Wight wrote in a post on...
Turns out, we can learn a lot of things about people by studying rats. When the scientific world wants to better understand human behavioral psychology, they often run extensive experiments using them. I’m reading an interesting book about urban development and population density called Rat...
When consumers are selecting an online store at which to make a purchase, free shipping is the offering that is most commonly on their checklist. Free shipping is an online shopping feature that 66% of consumers take into account when selecting an online store, according...
China reportedly signaled that it would be open to a transaction that would keep TikTok available in the United States. The country’s foreign ministry said companies should “decide independently” when it comes to their operations and deals, Reuters reported Monday (Jan. 20). A U.S. law...
With TikTok’s future in the U.S. unclear, other social platforms are filling the void. Platforms like Bluesky and X have just launched new features making it easier for users to view and discover vertical videos, The Verge reported Monday (Jan. 20). And soon after TikTok’s...
After years of political and legal wrangling, the TikTok ban only lasted a few hours. That ban went into effect Sunday (Jan. 19), but by midday, the short-form video sharing platform said it had begun restoring service. This came after President-elect Donald Trump wrote on...