The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, commonly referred to as Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It shares borders with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north and India to the south, east, and west. Boasting of an estimated population of 30.6 million residents as of 2022. According to recent reports,…
Indonesia Bans Social Media E-commerce
The Republic of Indonesia, commonly referred to as Indonesia, is a country located in the Southeast Asia region, between the Pacific and Indian oceans. Indonesia is the largest archipelagic state in the world, with over 17,000 islands and more than 270 million residents. According to recent reports, the island country has announced the ban of…
TikTok: $368 Million Privacy Violation Fine
The Office of the Irish Data Protection Commissioner, also referred to as the Data Protection Commission (DPC), is the independent regulator in charge of protecting the European Union’s rights of individuals to data privacy. The division was formed in 1989 and is responsible for monitoring compliance with data protection laws in Ireland. According to recent…
TikTok Launches TikTok Shop Feature
TikTok is a shortform video and messaging application with its parent company headquartered in China, that has recently been under scrutiny by the USA for its data handling practices. The social media platform has announced the launch of its TikTok Shop for US customers, offering brands and content creators the ability to sell items directly…
Montana Approves Bill to Ban TikTok
Located in the Mountain region of Western United States, Montana shares its borders with Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan to the north. According to NPR, Montana is the first state in the U.S. to…
TikTok Banned in Florida State Universities
TikTok has appeared in the news more often than it would like, and unfortunately, it’s for the wrong reasons. The social media platform with its headquarters in China, has faced series of backlash due to the unending cyber security risks associated with using the application. In a recent development, the State University System of Florida…
Australia: TikTok Banned on Government Devices
TikTok is a short-form video hosting service owned by an internet technology company, ByteDance, with its headquarters located in Beijing, China. TikTok was launched in 2017 and surpassed 2 billion mobile downloads worldwide in October 2020. According to NPR, Australia has become the latest country to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from its federal…