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Chinese-owned app TikTok says it regrets the Indonesian government’s decision to ban e-commerce transactions on social media platforms and particularly the impact it would have on the millions of sellers who use TikTok Shop JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Chinese-owned app TikTok on Thursday said it regretted the Indonesian government's decision to ban e-commerce transactions on social media platforms and particularly the impact it would have on the millions of sellers who use TikTok Shop. But TikTok Indonesia said in a statement it will respect the regulations and laws that apply in Indonesia and “will take a constructive path forward.” “We deeply regret the government’s announcement, especially how it will impact the livelihoods of the six million sellers and nearly seven million affiliate creators who use TikTok Shop,” said the statement sent to The Associated Press on Thursday. Indonesia banned goods transactions on social media platforms such as TikTok in a bid to protect small busines...

A federal judge has blocked Arkansas from enforcing a new law that would have required parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a new law that would have required parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts , preventing the state from becoming the first to impose such a restriction. U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks granted a preliminary injunction that NetChoice — a tech industry trade group whose members include TikTok, Facebook parent Meta, and X, formerly known as Twitter — had requested against the law. The measure, which Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law in April, was set to take effect Friday. Arkansas’ law is similar to a first-in-the-nation restriction signed into law earlier this year in Utah. That law is not set to take effect until March 2024. NetChoice last year filed a lawsuit challenging a California law req...

Controversial social media personality Lil Tay has revealed she is very much alive — just a day after her Instagram account announced the 14-year-old had died “suddenly and tragically”. Her brother, whose death had also been announced, was also alive , she said. The social media star said her Instagram account was hacked. Stream the world's best reality, Entertainment and true crime shows for free on 7Bravo on 7plus >> “I want to make it clear that my brother and I are safe and alive , but I’m completely heartbroken and struggling to even find the right words to say,” she told TMZ. “It’s been a very traumatising 24 hours. “All day yesterday, I was bombarded with endless heartbreaking and tearful phone calls from loved ones all while trying to sort out this mess. “My Instagram account was compromised by a third party and used to spread jarring misinformation and rumours regarding me, to the point that even my name was wrong. Controversial social media personality Lil Tay i...