10:31 PM • 6028 viewsDecember 4, 02:10 PM • 28812 viewsJohnson plans to introduce four separate bills aimed at assisting Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and other national security priorities, including the use of confiscated Russian assets to help Ukraine.
The Center for Countering Disinformation has started official cooperation with the TikTok administration to reduce the influence of Russian propaganda on the platform.
Lviv customs inspector Yulia Dryga was fired after a video surfaced on social media showing her bragging about her expensive clothes and accessories worth more than $25,000, including a $5,000 Cartier watch and an $18,000 hat.
Spotify is developing tools that will allow subscribers to speed up, merge and edit songs, compensating artists and labels for the modified versions streamed on the platform to attract younger users and generate new revenue.
Taylor Swift's music has returned to TikTok ahead of her new album, while Universal Music Group's dispute with the platform remains unresolved.
The Center for Countering Disinformation said that Russian propaganda continues its attempts to discredit Ukraine's top leadership in order to reduce the level of trust among the public.
TikTok is developing a new photo and text messaging app called TikTok Notes, similar to Instagram, as part of its drive for innovation.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has joined TikTok to reach a younger audience, promising behind-the-scenes looks at government life rather than dance videos, while ensuring data security.
President Zelensky said that the majority of representatives of territorial recruitment and social support centers are now military personnel with combat experience, part of a reboot of these centers launched last year to restore respect for people in uniform.
Microsoft warns that China is likely to use AI-generated content to disrupt elections in the US, South Korea, and India in 2024 after attempting to do so during the Taiwanese presidential election.
Artem Rozkokokha, a pastry chef from Baryshivka, Kyiv region, received grant support from the MHP-Hromada charity fund. He used the funds to start a pasta business.
Biden and Xi discussed the US interest in protecting national security in relation to TikTok, which is controlled by a Chinese company.
The Security Service of Ukraine exposed an agitator who publicly threatened followers of the Hasidic movement in Zakarpattia region with physical violence and incited religious hatred, he faces up to 5 years in prison.
The Center for Countering Disinformation and the SBU Cyber Security Department exposed a network of hostile disinformation about Ukraine on TikTok.
A draft law has been submitted to the Verkhovna Rada that would regulate the operation of social media such as Telegram in Ukraine, require disclosure of information about owners and sources of funding, and restrict the use of platforms with an opaque ownership structure.
The EU introduces new rules requiring social media platforms such as X, TikTok, Facebook, and others to take steps to mitigate election risks or face fines of up to 6% of their annual global turnover.
The Verkhovna Rada is preparing a draft law to regulate the social network Telegram in Ukraine by introducing measures similar to those applied to platforms such as YouTube, including disclosure of ownership, restrictions on prohibited content, and restrictions on use by government agencies if the owners are not transparent.
OpenAI's generative AI model allows the humanoid robot Figure01 to communicate, perform tasks, and explain its actions when interacting with humans.
China has criticized the US House of Representatives' decision to ban TikTok unless the network severes ties with its Chinese parent company, calling it suppression of foreign companies that contradicts the principles of fair competition.
The U. S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill that gives TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, six months to sell its U.S. assets or face a nationwide ban on the app, which is used by about 170 million Americans.
A fake news story about a non-existent Ukrainian law that provides for a one-time payment of 14,000 hryvnias to Ukrainians who did not leave the country during the war was spread on TikTok.
A 33-year-old beauty blogger from Kyiv and a 61-year-old parking lot security guard were suspected of disseminating materials justifying Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine and denying it as an internal civil conflict.
A technical problem caused a global outage that blocked access to Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger for several hours.
Serious global outages were reported for many popular services such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Gmail, WhatsApp, and TikTok, as users were unable to log in or update their pages.
The United States and the United Kingdom discussed security risks and potential Russian interference in their upcoming elections.
TikTok introduces a new "Add to Music" feature that allows users to save songs heard on the video platform to music streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music, making music more accessible around the world, including in Ukraine.
Russian propagandists on TikTok spread false narratives that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had surrendered Avdiivka and that it was only mercenaries, not the Azov Brigade, which the Center for Strategic Communications refuted.
The EU launches an investigation into TikTok for possible violations of child protection and harmful content rules under the Digital Services Act.
Google is planning to launch a campaign using animated ads on platforms such as TikTok and YouTube in five EU countries to combat disinformation ahead of the 2024 European Parliament elections.
In 2024, elections will be held in more than 50 countries, so this year more than 2 billion voters will elect their governments. In particular, major elections are planned in India, the European Union, russia, Iran, and the United States.
