60% of TikTok videos are AI slop; 21% of YouTube ones
Music discovery on TikTok just got a lot more powerful for Apple Music subscribers
TikTok and Apple Music are teaming up to bring two new features to iPhone users. Play Full Song allows Apple Music subscribers to “listen to full music playback without leaving TikTok” thanks to an exclusive partnership. Listening Party, TikTok says, aims to bring artists and fans together on the platform.
Read MoreTikTok says it won’t introduce end-to-end encryption for DMs [U]
TikTok is setting itself apart from most other online platforms that offer messaging by stating that it won’t be introducing end-to-end encryption to ensure the privacy of direct messages.
This means that the company will be able to read messages sent between users, which is likely to cause concerns even after its US operations were separated from its Chinese owner …
Update: Added comment from TikTok below
Read MoreTikTok says badges are a solution to teenage app addiction
With a growing number of legislators wanting to set limits on the use of social media apps by teenagers and children, TikTok is hitting back.
The company argues – with an apparently straight face – that new features like an affirmation journal, background sound generator, and app badges are likely to be more effective …
Read MoreTikTok gets long-overdue fact-checking enhancement, plus new parental controls
Video streaming platform TikTok is finally introducing community fact-checking, in the form of TikTok Footnotes – the equivalent to X’s Community Notes. This is initially available in the US only.
The company has also announced new parental controls, aimed at giving oversight of both TikTok consumption and uploads by teens …
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