Ad Dynamo by Aleph, Africa’s largest digital media reseller, today announced its entry into the Nigerian market. The company, which is a member of Aleph, the world’s leading digital global enabler of digital advertising in emerging countries, is committed to…
Austria to ban TikTok on government-issued devices
Government officials and federal politicians in Austria will delete the video-sharing app TikTok from their government-issued phones, as Vienna aims to bar Chinese operating firm from accessing sensitive data. Austria Interior Minister, Gerhard Karner said on Wednesday that for officials and…
TikTok banned from Australian government devices amid security concerns
The Australian government has banned social media video app TikTok from politicians and public servants’ work devices after getting advice from intelligence and security agencies. In a statement, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said exceptions would only be granted on a case…
Sofia Coppola’s daughter goes viral with TikTok clip
Sofia Coppola’s daughter has inadvertently gone viral after posting a clip on TikTok. Romy Coppola Mars, who is the daughter of the Oscar-winning director and Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars, posted a since-deleted TikTok saying she had been grounded for trying…
TikTok’s US future at stake as boss faces Congress showdown
On Thursday, TikTok’s CEO, Shou Zi Chew, will be opening a lion’s mouth and placing his own head into it. He’s giving testimony in the US Congress for the first time, a scary thing to do. And at stake is…
UK to ban TikTok from government phones
The United Kingdom said Thursday it would ban TikTok on government phones with immediate effect, a move to follow other Western countries who have barred the Chinese-owned video app over security concerns. TikTok has come under increasing scrutiny due to…
Canada bans TikTok on government devices
Canada will ban video app TikTok from all government-issued devices starting on Tuesday. The decision follows a review by Canada’s chief information officer, and the app “presents an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security”, a government spokesperson said…
European Commission bans TikTok on staff devices
Staff working at the European Commission have been ordered to remove the TikTok app from their phones and corporate devices. The commission said it was implementing the measure to “protect data and increase cybersecurity”. TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance,…
US Senate passes bill to bar federal employees from using TikTok on government-owned devices
The United States Senate late on Wednesday passed a Bill to bar federal employees from using Chinese-owned, short video-sharing app TikTok on government-owned devices. The vote is the latest action on the part of US lawmakers to crack down on…
Woman docked for allegedly posting obscene materials on Tiktok
A 34-year old woman, Gift Okpomini, was on Thursday docked in an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, for allegedly posting obscene materials on a couple on Tiktok. The police charged Okpomini, whose address was not provided, with three counts…