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TikTok Takes Swift Action, Removing Video Promoting Viral Osama Bin Laden Letter

The resurgence of Osama bin Laden’s 2002 “Letter to America” on social media app TikTok has sparked curiosity and discussion among the new generation, two decades after the 9/11 attacks. Some users are drawing parallels between the terrorist’s justification for the attack and current events in the Israel-Hamas conflict. The letter also points out how US support for Israel’s occupation of Palestine is a violation of international law and contributes to the oppression of Palestinians. TikTok has a user base

TikTok and Meta Forge Alliance to Contest EU’s Gatekeeper Status

On Thursday, China’s TikTok joined Meta in appealing against the “gatekeeper” status under an EU law that brings more rigid rules for tech companies and makes it easier for users to move between competing services. The European Commission in September picked 22 core platform services from six of the world’s largest tech companies — Alphabet’s Google, Amazon, Apple, TikTok parent ByteDance, and Microsoft — to face new curbs as part of an antitrust crackdown on Big Tech. The Digital Markets