We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately.
The Wall Street Journal / Georgia Wells and Sadie Gurman
/ Jul 29, 2024“The Justice Department said it based its conclusions about TikTok tracking sensitive views on the discovery of a software tool that lets U.S. employees of TikTok and ByteDance, also based in China, collect user information based on a user’s content, including their views on subjects such as gun control, abortion and religion. Intelligence reporting further demonstrates that ByteDance and TikTok Global have taken action in response to PRC demands to censor content outside of China.” —
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