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TikTok is laying off dozens of workers as the tech industry continues to shed jobs in the new year

By Associated Press

The layoffs follow other job cuts at major tech companies this year. Social media platforms Discord and Amazon-owned Twitch have laid off hundreds of workers this month. Google and Amazon have also cut jobs.

Federal judge upholds Texas’ TikTok ban on state-owned devices

By Associated Press

The decision came months after The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University challenged the ban, arguing it violated the First Amendment.

The Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate the Constitution

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether state laws seeking to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution.

European regulators hand TikTok $368 million fine for failing to protect kids’ privacy

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

It's the first time that the popular short video-sharing app has been punished for breaching Europe’s strict data privacy rules.

Everything you need to know about Europe’s new Big Tech regulations

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe are facing one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people encounter online.

Here are 8 tips for parents and kids on social media use — from the U.S. surgeon general

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

The U.S. surgeon general is calling for tech companies and lawmakers to take "immediate action" to protect kids' and adolescents' mental health on social media. But after years of middling and insufficient action, parents and young people still bear most…

Can Montana enforce a TikTok ban?

By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press

The law would have much more far-reaching effects than bans already in place in nearly half the states and the U.S. federal government that prohibit use of the app on government devices.

Montana becomes 1st state to completely ban TikTok

By Amy Beth Hanson, Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press

The law is expected to face legal challenges and become a testing ground for whether it's possible for a TikTok-free America many national lawmakers have envisioned.

From data privacy to AI, here are new rules Congress is considering for tech companies

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Most Democrats and Republicans agree that the federal government should better regulate the biggest technology companies, particularly social media platforms. But there is very little consensus on how it should be done.

‘We’re just taking space.’ How Arabic music is breaking through to new audiences

By Deema Zein, Yasmeen Sami Alamiri

Until recently, Arab music had been used by American and European studios and popular media in a way that “was very orientalist,” playing on racist tropes, according to writer and music journalist Danny Hajjar.