5-year-old becomes youngest Singaporean to conquer Everest base camp through ‘hard work and faith’
At just five years old, Abyan Imtiaz Irkiz has become the youngest Singaporean to reach Mount Everest base camp.
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India’s influencers still struggle 4 years after TikTok ban: ‘difficult to recreate success elsewhere’
Kumar and many other content creators eventually flocked to those US-owned platforms, but few were able to replicate their earlier followings.
TikTok ban won’t solve foreign influence, data privacy problems
When President Joe Biden signed a US$95 billion foreign aid bill into law on April 24, 2024, it started the clock on a nine-month window for TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app. The president can extend the deadline by three months, and TikTok has indicated that it plans to challenge the law in court.
TikTok to be banned in the US. Here’s what happened when India did it
The government cited privacy concerns and said that Chinese apps pose a threat to India’s sovereignty and security.
South Korean woman conned out of US$50,000 by fake Elon Musk she met on Instagram
A South Korean woman says she lost US$50,000 to a con artist who was posing as Elon Musk.
TikTok may be banned in the US. Here’s what happened when India did it
NEW DELHI (AP) — The hugely popular Chinese app TikTok may be forced out of the U.S., where a measure to outlaw the video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its way to President Biden for his signature.
Add poor media literacy to TikTok fears
The U.S. government moved closer to banning the video social media app TikTok after the House of Representatives attached the measure to an emergency spending bill on April 17, 2024. The House voted on each of the four components of the bill, and the one affecting TikTok passed 360-58 on April 20, 2024. The packaging is likely to improve the bill’s chances in the Senate, and President Joe Biden has indicated that he will sign the bill if it reaches his desk.
Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China app store on Beijing's order
(Reuters) -- Apple on Friday said it had removed Meta Platforms' WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China after being ordered to do so by the Chinese government, which cited national security concerns.