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The EU declares TikTok's 'infinite scroll' and 'highly personalised recommender system' are 'addictive design in breach of the Digital Services Act'
News The European Commission has taken a stance against some of social media's deleterious rhythms.
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EU regulators say that TikTok has 'an addictive design' in a preliminary report, and that it might receive a hefty fine if it doesn't change its infinite-scrolling ways
News "At this stage, the Commission considers that TikTok needs to change the basic design of its service."
TikTok's US arm has been sold, in a deal that one Senate Democrat says won't do 'a thing to protect the privacy of American users'
News The new company is owned by Oracle, Silver Lake, and Abu Dhabi state investment firm MGX.
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Inundated with slop, TikTok tests feature that will let users request to 'see less' AI generated content in their feeds
News The new toggle aims to help users "dial things down" on the AI front.
Razer thoughtlessly alienates half its audience with ad showing a man blocking out a woman's 'yapping' with its latest headset
News The ad is still live…
TikTok users in the US will reportedly have to move to a new app with new American owners when Trump deal takes effect
news President Trump says his administration and major tech investors have reached a deal to take over TikTok's US operations.
The impossibly-cool-looking Pocket Scion is a 'biofeedback instrument' that connects directly to plants, bathing you in the electronic sounds of, err, nature
News I am the Lorax, and I bop to the trees.
Game publisher caught using AI-generated influencers in ads says they were submitted by TikTok users, will investigate 'irregularities' with the social media app
news A series of promos for The First Descendant features influencers taking up the game's new season—but they're not real.
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