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Meta Deletes Facebook News Tab in Europe

On September 5th, Meta announced that it would be deleting the Facebook News tab in the UK, France, and Germany in early December. Meta’s move towards deprecation is driven by several factors. According to the company, “News makes up less than 3% of what people around the world see in their Facebook feed.” This implies […]

What Can TikTok Offer to Societies? Beyond What Meets the Eye

We all know it. By now, it has become one of the leading mainstream platforms, bringing to the social media scene a new feature and a new form of entertainment, reels. It is TikTok, the short-form video entertainment platform that in no time usurped one of the internet’s leading social media kings, Instagram. Used by […]

India’s Chinese Apps Ban: India’s Own App Store? 

The recent decision by the Indian government to ban 59 Chinese mobile apps. Including popular ones such as TikTok, UC Browser, and ShareIT, has raised concerns among Indian smartphone users about the fate of these applications on their devices.  Dissecting the Chinese Apps Ban and Its Implications  The ban was introduced citing national security concerns […]

TikTok Issues: Data Privacy and Children’s Rights Violations

TikTok issues have been the talk of the world lately, especially data privacy and children’s rights violations. Lately, numerous countries are banning TikTok citing security concerns. It comes down to two main reasons: data privacy and the lack of protection for children and minors. The application has 1.534 billion users out of which 1 billion […]