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Father Kills Daughter in Pakistan Over TikTok Account Dispute

A man in Pakistan has shot his 16-year-old daughter to death after a quarrel about her account on the app Tiktok. According to Pakistani police, the man told the daughter to remove the account, which the daughter refused, whereupon the man opened fire.
Father Kills Daughter in Pakistan Over TikTok Account Dispute

Tiktok Confirms European Data Was Stored in China Amid EU Fine

Tiktok is fined in the EU at 530 million euros – nearly six billion Swedish kronor. .
Tiktok Confirms European Data Was Stored in China Amid EU Fine

Trump on Market Turmoil: Tariffs Are the Necessary Medicine

The President of the USA, Donald Trump, likens the trade tariffs he has introduced against large parts of the world to "medicine" – and says that last week's sharp stock market fall shows that it has worked. He also confirms that China has backed down on the Tiktok sale due to the tariffs.
Trump on Market Turmoil: Tariffs Are the Necessary Medicine

Trump Extends TikTok Sale Deadline by 75 Days

The President of the USA, Donald Trump, is extending the current deadline for Tiktok's Chinese owner Bytedance to sell the American part of the social media company. The deadline was set to expire on Saturday, but now Bytedance has an additional 75 days, Trump announced on his own social media platform Truth Social.
Trump Extends TikTok Sale Deadline by 75 Days

Amazon and AppLovin Eye TikTok's US Operations for Acquisition

The technology giant Amazon has made a late bid for the American operations of the Chinese social media service Tiktok. The mobile technology company Applovin is also said to be in the running, according to sources for The New York Times.
Amazon and AppLovin Eye TikTok's US Operations for Acquisition

Vance believes Tiktok will meet the deadline

In January, the Chinese parent company Bytedance got an additional 75 days to find an American co-owner for TikTok's operations in the USA. Vice President JD Vance says he has great confidence that the matter will be settled when the deadline expires on April 5.
Vance believes Tiktok will meet the deadline

New Chinese AI - "Better and Cheaper"

The Chinese tech giant Baidu has launched an AI model that is "better and cheaper" than both Deepseek and Chat GPT, they claim. .
New Chinese AI - "Better and Cheaper"

Backdoors do not stop gangs on social media

The Government wants to give the police better tools to stop criminals who try to recruit children on social media. But is it possible, technically speaking? The problem now is that they (criminals) use apps that everyone uses, says cybersecurity expert Jonas Lejon.
Backdoors do not stop gangs on social media

TikTok recruits tech talent through unusual channels

Are you looking for a new job at a social media platform like TikTok? Then you can find contact information in this unexpected place. .
TikTok recruits tech talent through unusual channels

Every third Swede wants to ban Tiktok

34 percent of Swedes want to ban Tiktok. This is shown by a Novus survey, which was conducted on behalf of TV4 News.
Every third Swede wants to ban Tiktok

Tiktok: We're reopening the services again

Tiktok has shut down its app for 170 million users in the USA. But after incoming President Donald Trump supported the company, the company says it is on its way to opening its services again, reports NBC News.
Tiktok: We're reopening the services again

"Bids have been placed on Tiktok"

The USA's incoming president Donald Trump says that he is most likely to give Tiktok a 90-day deadline before he enforces the law to ban the platform in the country. At the same time, reports are emerging about a bid on Tiktok's American operations.
"Bids have been placed on Tiktok"

Tiktok may shut down for Americans on Sunday

Tiktok's Chinese owner Bytedance is planning to shut down the app for American users from Sunday onwards. The company's hope now lies in the US Supreme Court blocking the law that was voted through last year.
Tiktok may shut down for Americans on Sunday

Tiktok about the video: Don't want it to spread

A film clip that is said to show a fatal shooting in Norrköping is spreading on social media despite tech companies promising to remove gang-related content. Our focus is to ensure that this video does not exist with us, says Lukazs Lindell, communications manager for Tiktok in the Nordic region.
Tiktok about the video: Don't want it to spread

HD examines Tiktok's future in the USA

The US Supreme Court announces that it will take up the question of a law that can ban the social platform Tiktok in the USA. Tiktok questions the law that will force the company to either sell or shut down its operations in the country unless Tiktok's Chinese parent company sells its share.
HD examines Tiktok's future in the USA

Romania: EU demands on Tiktok ahead of new election round

The EU is stepping up surveillance of Tiktok ahead of the second round of Romania's presidential election, announces the EU Commission. .
Romania: EU demands on Tiktok ahead of new election round

Record valuation for Tiktok's owner

Tiktok's parent company Bytedance is valued at 300 billion dollars, according to information to Wall Street Journal. This corresponds to nearly 3,300 billion kronor.
Record valuation for Tiktok's owner

Most Popular Social Media in Sweden 2024

Internetstiftelsen (The Internet Foundation) in Sweden releases an annual report called "Svenskarna och internet" (The Swedes and the Internet), and the [2024 report](https://svenskarnaochinternet. se/rapporter/svenskarna-och-internet-2024/) has now been published.
Most Popular Social Media in Sweden 2024

USA: TikTok stores sensitive data in China

Tiktok collects sensitive information from the app's American users, according to the US Department of Justice in new legal proceedings. Some of the data is said to have been stored on servers in China, reports Financial Times.
USA: TikTok stores sensitive data in China

Celebrities and media hacked on TikTok

Few celebrities and large TikTok accounts have been hacked, according to [Forbes](https://www. forbes.
Celebrities and media hacked on TikTok
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