The internet is pretty much the air we all breathe now. It’s where we communicate, shop, find entertainment and discover what’s happening. It’s also where businesses track so much of what we do. So it behooves us to know how all that works, for good and for ill, and to learn how we can take …
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TikTok on Wednesday launched its own in-house music distribution and marketing platform, called SoundOn. Artists can upload their music directly onto the TikTok app, in addition to massive global platforms like Apple Music, Spotify and Pandora. Distribution is free, and TikTok is waiving transaction fees for the first year. It will take a 10% cut starting in year two. Musicians retain …
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This story is part of War in Ukraine, CNET’s coverage of events there and of the wider effects on the world. In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, TikTok will start warning viewers that videos they’re watching are posted by state-controlled media. Last year, TikTok started working on a feature to add labels to state-controlled media, and is rolling …
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MWC 2022 kicked off in Barcelona on Sunday with phone launches from companies including Honor, TCL and Nokia. But one company was absolutely everywhere at the show. Qualcomm and its Snapdragon platform are the backbone upon which are built many products unveiled at the mobile trade show, such as the new Lenovo ThinkPad X13s. And the company also rocked up …
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Facebook’s competition with short-form video app TikTok continues to heat up. On Tuesday, the social network said it’s releasing Reels to more than 150 countries and adding new features that allow creators to earn money through short-form video. The expansion of Reels could help Facebook attract more daily users to the main social network as it competes with apps such …
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TikTok on Tuesday unveiled a slew of changes to its community guidelines that it says are meant to promote “safety, security, and well-being” on the popular social video app. Among the changes, TikTok is taking a stricter approach to dangerous acts and challenges such as suicide hoaxes. Its policy around such issues, first outlined in November, will now be highlighted …
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TikTok said Thursday that it’s trying to make it easier for people to find credible information about the Holocaust, the Jewish community and antisemitism on the short-form video app. TikTok said that in the coming months it will start displaying a banner at the bottom of videos about the Holocaust that directs people to credible information about the genocide. TikTok …
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YouTube Shorts, the bite-sized videos that mimic TikTok, have been viewed more than 5 trillion times total since they launched in late 2020, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said Tuesday in her annual letter about Google’s massive video platform. In the sprawling letter that touched on issues including regulation and content moderation, Wojcicki focused most new details on YouTube’s Shorts initiative. She also …
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It seems like everyone became a content creator in the past couple of years. Those who didn’t start showing off dance moves on TikTok or how-to skills on YouTube at least started spending a whole lot more time on a webcam for work or video chats with friends and family. And the lighting was terrible. Even if you went and …
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TikTok videos may soon be coming to a gym or restaurant near you. On Wednesday, the maker of the popular short-form-video app announced a partnership to provide curated videos to venues such as Taco Bell eateries, Texas Roadhouse restaurants and Westin hotels. The deal, with Atmosphere, a streaming TV platform for businesses, marks the first time TikTok’s user-generated content will …
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