The state is poised to be the first in the US to block downloads of the popular app, which could ignite a precarious chain reaction for digital rights.
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LinkedIn Verification Now Lets You Verify Your Job and Account
To beat back fake accounts, the professional social network is rolling out new tools to prove you work where you say you do and are who you say you are.
How Good Smile, a Major Toy Company, Kept 4chan Online
Documents obtained by WIRED confirm that Good Smile, which licenses toy production for Disney, was an investor in the controversial image board.
The TikTok Hearing Revealed That Congress Is the Problem
The interrogation of CEO Shou Zi Chew highlighted US lawmakers’ own failure to pass privacy legislation.
TikTok Paid for Influencers to Attend the Pro-TikTok Rally in DC
The embattled social media company brought out the checkbook to ensure at least 30 of its biggest assets—creators—were in DC to help fend off critics.
The TikTok CEO’s Face-Off With Congress Is Doomed
On Thursday, Shou Zi Chew will meet a rare united front in the US Congress against the Chinese-owned social media app that has lawmakers in a tizzy.
Senator Warner on the Restrict Act and a US TikTok Ban
WIRED spoke with the coauthor of the Restrict Act, a bipartisan bill to crack down on tech from six “hostile” countries.
The Push to Ban TikTok in the US Isn’t About Privacy
Lawmakers are increasingly hellbent on punishing the popular social network while efforts to pass a broader privacy law have dwindled.
A New Lawsuit Accuses Meta of Inflaming Civil War in Ethiopia
The suit claims the company lacks adequate moderation to prevent widespread hate speech that has led to violence and death.
Here’s How Bad a Twitter Mega-Breach Would Be
Elon Musk laid off half the staff, and mass resignations seem likely. If nobody’s there to protect the fort, what’s the worst that could happen?