Trump's TikTok U-Turn: Data Security Concerns Remain Despite Ownership Shift
President Trump's recent dismissal of national security concerns surrounding TikTok contradicts his previous attempts to ban the app, raising questions about the effectiveness of simply transferring ownership to mitigate risks given China's access to data through various means, including data broker...
Trump's TikTok U-Turn: Data Security Concerns Remain Despite Ownership Shift
President Trump's recent dismissal of national security concerns surrounding TikTok contradicts his previous attempts to ban the app, raising questions about the effectiveness of simply transferring ownership to mitigate risks given China's access to data through various means, including data broker...
Progress
44% Bias Score
TikTok Ban Spurs Content Creator Platform Diversification
A temporary TikTok ban prompted content creators to explore alternative platforms such as Instagram, YouTube, Threads, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, and Bluesky due to concerns over the app's future, with several creators already diversifying their content.
TikTok Ban Spurs Content Creator Platform Diversification
A temporary TikTok ban prompted content creators to explore alternative platforms such as Instagram, YouTube, Threads, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, and Bluesky due to concerns over the app's future, with several creators already diversifying their content.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Rise in Anti-Foreigner Violence and Hate Speech in China
A rise in xenophobic attacks against foreigners in China in 2024, including a fatal stabbing of a Japanese child, has prompted concerns about hate speech on Chinese social media and strained international relations, despite government pledges to address the issue.
Rise in Anti-Foreigner Violence and Hate Speech in China
A rise in xenophobic attacks against foreigners in China in 2024, including a fatal stabbing of a Japanese child, has prompted concerns about hate speech on Chinese social media and strained international relations, despite government pledges to address the issue.
Progress
32% Bias Score
TikTok Star's Final Message and Daughter's Grieving Process
TikTok star Deborah Finck died from leiomyosarcoma on January 14th; her daughter shared her final loving message and subsequent experiences suggesting her mother's continued presence, highlighting the emotional impact of loss and the role of digital media in remembrance.
TikTok Star's Final Message and Daughter's Grieving Process
TikTok star Deborah Finck died from leiomyosarcoma on January 14th; her daughter shared her final loving message and subsequent experiences suggesting her mother's continued presence, highlighting the emotional impact of loss and the role of digital media in remembrance.
Progress
28% Bias Score
TikTok Sale Gains Momentum Amidst Competing Bids
Facing a potential US ban, ByteDance has been given a 75-day extension to sell TikTok's US operations, prompting bids from various figures, including MrBeast, Elon Musk, and Larry Ellison, amidst concerns about data security and algorithmic control.
TikTok Sale Gains Momentum Amidst Competing Bids
Facing a potential US ban, ByteDance has been given a 75-day extension to sell TikTok's US operations, prompting bids from various figures, including MrBeast, Elon Musk, and Larry Ellison, amidst concerns about data security and algorithmic control.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Reddit Subreddits Ban X Links Following Musk's Alleged Nazi Salute
Over 50 Reddit communities, totaling at least 40 million members, banned X links following Elon Musk's hand gesture resembling a Nazi salute, citing concerns about hate speech and pro-Nazi content on the platform.
Reddit Subreddits Ban X Links Following Musk's Alleged Nazi Salute
Over 50 Reddit communities, totaling at least 40 million members, banned X links following Elon Musk's hand gesture resembling a Nazi salute, citing concerns about hate speech and pro-Nazi content on the platform.
Progress
44% Bias Score
X's Financial Troubles: Musk Denies Report of Internal Email Detailing Revenue Shortfalls
Elon Musk reportedly expressed concern over X's financial state in an internal email, citing stagnant user growth and low revenue; though Musk denies sending this email. The Wall Street Journal reports that the platform's revenue has halved due to advertisers leaving, but some have returned, improvi...
X's Financial Troubles: Musk Denies Report of Internal Email Detailing Revenue Shortfalls
Elon Musk reportedly expressed concern over X's financial state in an internal email, citing stagnant user growth and low revenue; though Musk denies sending this email. The Wall Street Journal reports that the platform's revenue has halved due to advertisers leaving, but some have returned, improvi...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Nashville School Shooting: 17-Year-Old Gunman Kills Student, Livestreams Part of Attack
A 17-year-old gunman, Solomon Henderson, fatally shot a 16-year-old student and wounded another at Antioch High School in Nashville on Wednesday, partially livestreamed the shooting on Kick, and then died by suicide; authorities are investigating his exposure to harmful online content.
Nashville School Shooting: 17-Year-Old Gunman Kills Student, Livestreams Part of Attack
A 17-year-old gunman, Solomon Henderson, fatally shot a 16-year-old student and wounded another at Antioch High School in Nashville on Wednesday, partially livestreamed the shooting on Kick, and then died by suicide; authorities are investigating his exposure to harmful online content.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Meta to Test Ads on Threads Platform
Meta is testing ads on its Threads app with a few companies in the U.S. and Japan, marking its first attempt to generate revenue from the platform that launched in July 2023 and has over 300 million monthly users.
Meta to Test Ads on Threads Platform
Meta is testing ads on its Threads app with a few companies in the U.S. and Japan, marking its first attempt to generate revenue from the platform that launched in July 2023 and has over 300 million monthly users.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Macron Intervenes in TikTok Influencer's Speeding Ticket Case
President Emmanuel Macron personally responded to a TikTok influencer's complaint about a speeding ticket, promising intervention, generating 800,000 likes and raising questions about the use of social media in governance and law enforcement.
Macron Intervenes in TikTok Influencer's Speeding Ticket Case
President Emmanuel Macron personally responded to a TikTok influencer's complaint about a speeding ticket, promising intervention, generating 800,000 likes and raising questions about the use of social media in governance and law enforcement.
Progress
60% Bias Score
McCourt Bids for TikTok, Prioritizing User Data Control
Frank McCourt's Project Liberty consortium bid to buy TikTok, offering a user data-centric alternative to the app's current model, after a Supreme Court ruling threatened a US ban, temporarily halted by President Trump's executive order.
McCourt Bids for TikTok, Prioritizing User Data Control
Frank McCourt's Project Liberty consortium bid to buy TikTok, offering a user data-centric alternative to the app's current model, after a Supreme Court ruling threatened a US ban, temporarily halted by President Trump's executive order.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Social Media's Threat to Democracy: Sánchez Calls for EU Action
At the World Economic Forum, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned that social media, while initially designed to promote unity and democracy, has instead become a tool used by tech billionaires to spread division and advance their agendas, urging the EU to take action against this threat.
Social Media's Threat to Democracy: Sánchez Calls for EU Action
At the World Economic Forum, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez warned that social media, while initially designed to promote unity and democracy, has instead become a tool used by tech billionaires to spread division and advance their agendas, urging the EU to take action against this threat.
Progress
52% Bias Score