Social media companies accused of

Social media companies accused of

The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements in one such trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court began on Monday. Instagram’s parent company Meta and Google’s YouTube face claims …

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TikTok’s fate in the U.S. could hinge on who controls its algorithm

TikTok’s fate in the U.S. could hinge on who controls its algorithm

A preliminary agreement between the U.S. and China over the ownership of TikTok could include a licensing deal for the closely guarded secret of the social media company’s algorithm, to which access has proved a major sticking point in negotiations between the countries.  The Chinese government once vowed to block …

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