Minister K Shanmugam is confirmed to be filing three POHA applications against TikTok, following the platform’s failure to assist in identifying users spreading false allegations about him.
After a recent closure, short video app TikTok is set to relaunch its Indonesian TikTok Shop, aiming for a comeback through collaborations with local e-commerce firms.
Regulatory breaches, including integrating e-commerce with social media against regulations, led to its closure in October.
Brussels to probe TikTok and YouTube under the DSA for child protection. DSA mandates content regulation and prevention of illegal content. Prior probes into TikTok, X, and Meta. Emphasis on child safety.
DSA enforces penalties and applies to major and smaller platforms.
Meta and other tech giants ban political and regulated advertisers from using their generative AI advertising tools amid concerns of misinformation in elections.
European Commission has given Meta Platforms and TikTok one week till 25 Oct to present plans to combat terrorism and hate speech, following disinformation concerns.
Malaysia is considering banning e-commerce on TikTok, citing pricing and data privacy concerns, following Indonesia’s lead.
Medan orphanage faces child exploitation allegations via TikTok with its administrator arrested.
Indonesia faces backlash from TikTok as it plans to separate social media and e-commerce platforms, citing potential harm to local businesses.
A TikTok revelation has spotlighted an unsettling trend where adults, primarily men, are pursuing breast milk from mothers in Indonesia. The fetish phenomenon involves manipulating sympathy and deceiving lactating mothers.
A Malaysian man took to TikTok to recount his wife’s frustrating experience at a private hospital. During the examination, the husband, Farqhan, found that the 4-bed wards, corresponding to his wife’s medical card, were fully occupied.
Consequently, he had to pay an extra RM500 (around $109) for a higher-priced RM650 ward.
The video prompted conversations about medical coverage and comparisons between private hospitals and Malaysia’s public healthcare system.