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TikTok, Social Media, and the Rise of Digital Exploitation
| By Breanna Conner | Beyond the viral dance trends and challenges, human traffickers are weaponizing TikTok and other social media apps as tools to target victims for exploitation and modern digital slavery.
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U.S. Government Sues TikTok for Violating Children’s Privacy Laws
| By Eliana Pisons | The U.S. Department of Justice initiated a lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance alleging the social media giant failed to adequately protect children’s privacy.
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TikTok and Twitter/X Draw EU Scrutiny Under New Rules
| By Loc Le | The EU opened an investigation into TikTok, the social media platform owned by Chinese internet technology company, ByteDance, for potentially breaching the Digital Services Act.
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TikTok Targeted in US and EU Election Year Scrutiny
TikTok is taking action to promote the app’s trust and credibility amidst US and EU election year scrutiny of disinformation and data privacy on social media.