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Social Media Mega Firms Join Forces to Fight Germany’s Tough Online Hate Speech Rule
Social Media Mega Firms Join Forces to Fight Germany’s Tough Online Hate Speech Rule
February 03, 2022  |  Legal

Rival social media giants Facebook (Meta), TikTok, Twitter and YouTube have united to sue the German government over its strengthened online hate speech law, Politico...

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ByteDance Launches Non-Metaverse Virtual World
ByteDance Launches Non-Metaverse Virtual World
January 28, 2022  |  Metaverse

TikTok owner ByteDance has launched an app in China that lets users explore and interact in a virtual community. Just don’t call it a metaverse....

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Creator Economy Appears More Kinetic Than World Economy as Monetization Roars
Creator Economy Appears More Kinetic Than World Economy as Monetization Roars
January 26, 2022  |  Connected Economy

As would-be moguls of 21st century entertainment, content creators are tapping into new ways of monetizing their work — once a nearly impossible task that’s...

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EU Parliament Approves Digital Service Act Targeting Big Tech
EU Parliament Approves Digital Service Act Targeting Big Tech
January 20, 2022  |  Big Tech

The European Parliament approved on Thursday (Jan. 20), with 530 votes in favor, 78 against and 80 abstentions, the Digital Service Act (DSA). This bill...

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TikTok Sets 2022 Target of $12B in Sales
TikTok Sets 2022 Target of $12B in Sales
January 13, 2022  |  Social Commerce

After taking in close to $4 billion in advertising revenue in 2021, TikTok is planning to reach triple that number in 2022. As the Chinese...

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Beyond Likes, Social Commerce Potential and Pitfalls Reach New Heights
Beyond Likes, Social Commerce Potential and Pitfalls Reach New Heights
December 28, 2021  |  Retail

Liking a post on social media. That’s so last year, or so people will perhaps be saying, once 2022 is officially underway. This as 2021...

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The Three Pillars of Retail’s 2021 Digital Transformation
The Three Pillars of Retail’s 2021 Digital Transformation
December 24, 2021  |  Retail

With 2021 ending shortly and 2022 kicking off soon, we thought now is a good time for retailers to hit pause. This article represents a...

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TikTok Beats Google for Most Visited Site in 2021
TikTok Beats Google for Most Visited Site in 2021
December 22, 2021  |  Connected Economy

Short-form video-sharing service TikTok was the most popular internet site in 2021, passing even Google, online infrastructure-provider Cloudflare Inc. reported in a blog post Monday...

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: TikTok to Open Ghost Kitchens; RBI Expands Digital Efforts
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: TikTok to Open Ghost Kitchens; RBI Expands Digital Efforts
December 20, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, TikTok teams up with Virtual Dining Concepts to open 1,000 virtual kitchens in the next year, and Burger...

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