Exclusive: MP slams TikTok sponsorship with Women’s Six Nations as ‘disappointing’ amid calls to be wary of app and its data gathering March 20, 2023 A senior UK Parliamentary committee chair has questioned TikTok’s sponsorship of the Women’s Six Nations, calling the deal “disappointing”. Alicia Kearns, MP for Rutland and Melton and chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, told City A.M. of her concerns that the Chinese-owned social media platform is “being promoted through European and British Sport”. The app, [...]
Now the BBC has told staff to delete TikTok from any corporate devices March 20, 2023 The BBC has urged staff to delete TikTok from any corporate devices unless they are using it for editorial and marketing reasons. Guidance sent to staff at the broadcaster on Sunday, as first reported by Deadline, said: “We don’t recommend installing TikTok on a BBC corporate device unless there is a justified business reason. If [...]
TikTok denies Chinese state collusion after UK government bans social media app use on devices March 17, 2023 Chinese-owned company TikTok has said it is “disappointed” by the government’s decision to ban the social media app on MPs’ phones. The social media video app has been at the centre of security and data protection concerns in recent weeks – with Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden announcing the decision in parliament yesterday. Speaking yesterday [...]
Government bans TikTok on official devices over China security fears March 16, 2023 The government has banned the TikTok app on official devices, it has confirmed today. The Chinese-owned social media video app has been at the centre of security and data protection concerns in recent weeks. It follows moves by the European Commission (EC) and the United States to take action over the app’s use on secure [...]
Clock ticks down for Tiktok as UK reportedly prepares to ban app on government devices March 13, 2023 Amid reports the UK is set to recommend a ban on Tiktok from government devices, City A.M. looks at how the app went from viral dance videos to data security threat.Every Sunday, whatever the weather, groups of teenagers gather on a raised platform outside City A.M. HQ to film themselves dancing against the glittering backdrop [...]
TikTok tries to avoid US ban by offering lawmakers assurances over data sharing and security concerns January 16, 2023 TikTok has proposed allowing US officials access its algorithms in an attempt to avoid a statewide ban. In the last few months, American lawmakers have attempted to ban the video based social media platform, after FBI Director Christopher Wray said that TikTok poses national security risks in November. In the last week, over 20 US [...]
How a viral TikTok video about Prosecco helped Lidl record its busiest ever sales day January 9, 2023 Emma D’Arcy’s viral TikTok Negroni Sbagliato fad helped budget supermarket Lidl achieve its busiest day of trading in its 28-year history after sales of booze skyrocketed. The discount retailer recorded its busiest day ever on Friday 23rd December following a surge in customers switching over from more expensive rivals. The record trading came as [...]
TikTok algorithm drives teens to dangerous content says new study December 15, 2022 TikTok’s algorithms drive young people towards self-harm and eating disorder content within minutes, new research suggests. According to a study from the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), the video-sharing app is rife with dangerous content, including restrictive diets, suicide and self harm. The campaign group found one youth account was shown suicide content within [...]
TikTok rides out wider advertising slowdown December 5, 2022 TikTok is expected to ride out the advertising slowdown, as the Chinese-owned social media titan becomes an outlier to the wider industry slowdown. According to a new report published by GroupM, the media buying agency owned by WPP, TikTok doubled its advertising revenue in 2022. “This has likely been another driver of the advertising deceleration [...]
TikTok calls in tech start-ups to help with ecommerce push November 27, 2022 TikTok has called in tech start-ups to boost its ecommerce operations in a desperate attempt to diversify revenue streams. According to initial reports from the Financial Times, TikTok’s parent firm Bytedance has been working with YunExpress as a logistics partner to get its social commerce offering off the ground on a more global scale. It [...]