Technology company, Globacom, on Thursday unveiled a multi-city entertainment tour for its youth-centric product, My-G. The entertainment blast is targeted at exciting youths across the country and highlighting the amazing benefits of the offer. My-G, an innovative data offering, was…
US states sue TikTok, claiming its addictive features harm youth mental health
More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the popular short-form video app is damaging children’s mental health with a product designed to be used compulsively and excessively. The lawsuits stem from a…
Glo unveils MY-G data bundles
Globacom has launched an exciting and sizzling all-in-one social media and entertainment super-fast data bundle called ‘MY-G’. My-G, in local parlance, is used to reflect the closeness people have with their friends. The new data plan which goes by the…
TikTok HQ staff hit by mass food poisoning incident
Dozens of staff at the Singapore office of TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, have been hospitalised in an apparent food poisoning outbreak. Health and food safety officials in the city state are investigating the incident, which left 60 people with symptoms…
US regulators accuse TikTok of violating child privacy laws
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has referred a complaint against the popular video-sharing app TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance to the Department of Justice. It alleged that they failed to protect children’s privacy. The FTC said in…
TikTok will not be sold, Chinese parent tells US
TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance says it has no intention of selling the business after the US passed a law to force it to sell the hugely popular video app or be banned in America. “ByteDance doesn’t have any plans…
TikTok sparks user revolt in US over sale plan
American politicians are being inundated with calls from TikTok users unhappy at plans to force its parent company to sell the social media app. A bill that would mandate the sale within six months or see TikTok facing a ban…
TikTok’s ‘‘Add To Music App’’ feature rolls out to 19 more countries
TikTok’s ‘Add To Music App’ is set to roll out to users in 19 more countries worldwide following its launch last month. Last month, TikTok announced a new feature that allows users to directly save sounds from the app to…
Congo cobalt: TikTokers quit vaping over mining concerns
Dozens of young adults on TikTok are vowing to throw out their e-cigarettes and quit vaping – but not for health reasons. “In my effort to help [the Democratic Republic of] Congo, I’m quitting vaping,” Micah Ndango, who has been…
TikTok sues US state of Montana over law banning its use
The video-sharing app, Tiktok, has sued the state of Montana over a new law that prohibits the use of the service in the state. Montana became the first state in the US to ban the app after the bill was…